Windhoek, the capital of Namibia is locked in by the desert, with a serene and tranquil atmosphere that makes it your ideal holiday destination. But there will be no holiday atmosphere when African champions Nigeria square up to Namibia’s Brave Warriors in a 2014 FIFA
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The expected gains of the N450billion Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) special credit portfolio set aside by the Central Bank of Nigeria is yet to be seen due to high interest rates pegged on it by banks, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Adewunmi Adeshina has said. - See more at: http://leadership.ng/news/120613/banks-frustrating-access-n450b-agric-fund-agric-minister#sthash.lXaIogEk.dpuf
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Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit, has pledged to provide more support to Nigeria in its fight against terrorism by strengthening the nation’s capacity. Also, Sierra Leonean High Commission has denied any link with one of the Lebanese suspects in the Hezbollah weapons saga, who was said to have claimed Sierra Leonean citizenship. Djinnit made the pledge when he led his team to visit Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, in Abuja on Tuesday.
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A nine-month-old baby died while three others sustained injuries after a three-storey building collapsed on Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos State.
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Wapic Insurance Plc is shopping for N3.51 billion from existing shareholders to enhance its operations and deliver higher returns on investments.
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The undying spirit of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Chief Moshood Abiola was invoked yesterday in Lagos. The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) which spearheaded the battle to restore the result of the historic election, organised a colloquium at Epetedo in Lagos where the late Abiola declared himself president in 1994.
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United States energy giant, Chevron Corporation, on Tuesday said it is selling its stake in two Nigerian shallow water oil blocs- Oil Mining Leases (OML) 83 and 85, with an estimated 200 million barrels of oil in reserves.
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The mystery surrounding the 19 floating bodies found in Ezu River in Anambra State has been uncovered. Senate Joint Committee on Police Affairs and National Security and Intelligence investigated the discovery of the “strange dead bodies” on the river.
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Anti-insurgent operations in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States, have uprooted thousands in northeast Nigeria. No fewer than 6,000 people have fled to neighbouring Niger Republic for safety, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said yesterday
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The possibility of an increase in government due to the emergency rule declared in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states may result to further depreciation of the naira, a report has said. The report also identified recent deterioration of Nigeria’s external position due to a drop in crude oil production and the slide in crude oil prices as factors that may hurt the naira this year.
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