IMF role in the recent fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria No matter how the Nigerian present economic team chooses to shade, equivocate or obfuscate it, International Monetary Fund (IMF) played a significant role, if not an upper hand in the removal of fuel subsidy in the poverty stricken Nigeria. It is no longer news neither is it a surprise that IMF has been interested in the … [Read more...] about Nigeria: IMF role in fuel subsidy removal?
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President Obama Boosts Al Green’s Sales Almost 500 Percent
Written by Gil Kaufman Obama's singing of 'Let's Stay Together' at Apollo Theater last week upped sales of iconic 1972 hit. Sure, clean energy, the return of manufacturing, a boost in education spending and saving the domestic car industry are awesome ways to revive the American economy. But another tactic President Obama might consider is more singing. Because a … [Read more...] about President Obama Boosts Al Green’s Sales Almost 500 Percent
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Sacked
Hafiz Ringim, Inspector of Police and his six deputies has been sacked by President Jonathan with immediate effect. The Office of the presidency at Aso Rock has announced that President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the Inspector of Police Mr Hafiz Ringim and his six deputies. The sack of the top police came a week after the suspect that was allegedly involved in December … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Sacked
Nigeria: Attacks in Kano and Bauchi State
Written by United States Department Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 24, 2012 The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in the city of Kano and Bauchi state in Nigeria over the past several days. We extend our condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of … [Read more...] about Nigeria: Attacks in Kano and Bauchi State
Pictures of Nigeria’s fuel subsidy removal protesters
PHOTO NEWS - fuel subsidy removal protests "On January 1 2012, Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, ended oil subsidies that had kept gasoline prices artificially low. The cost of a liter of gasoline shot up from 65 naira (40 cents) to at least 141 naira (86 cents) virtually overnight.Furious Nigerians have since taken to the streets, staging 'Occupy Nigeria' … [Read more...] about Pictures of Nigeria’s fuel subsidy removal protesters