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World Bank chief sounds alarm about looming jobs crisis even after war endsWorld Bank President Ajay Banga says he's determined to ensure that finance officials stay focused on those longer-term challenges like cre...
At least 51 kidnapped, 3 killed in Nigeria attacksViolence grips Nigeria's Kaduna State. Over three days, 51 people were kidnapped and three killed in four villages. Attacks occurred in the...
Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria350 hostages, including 209 children and 135 women, rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Sambisa Forest, highlighting the ongoing threat t...
Nigeria destroys seized pangolin parts to deter wildlife traffickingNigeria has burned four tonnes of seized pangolin scales, valued at $1.4 million, the first time it has publicly destroyed seized wildlife ...
Congress' Nana Patole blames 'Nigerian' Cheetahs for lumpy virus in India; BJP demands Nobel Prize for ‘research’Last month, India brought Cheetahs from the Namibia to introduce into Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park. Incidentally, the lumpy skin dis...
Nigeria bombs gunmen camp, kills 78: militaryHeavily-armed bandits have wracked northwest and central Nigeria for years, but the groups have recently stepped up attacks on schools, kid...
Attackers kill 88 people in northwest NigeriaPerpetrators swept through eight villages, killing people and sending residents fleeing, police said, giving a death toll of 88. Details be...
Shell: Fire forces closure of key oil pipeline in NigeriaThe Trans Niger Pipeline feeds the strategic Bonny Export Terminal, which militants attacked last week.
Five years after Osama's killing, CIA chief eyes ISIS supremoAhead of the five-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, CIA chief John Brennan has said that taking out the head of the Islam...
- Shell held responsible for oil pollution in Nigeria by Dutch court
The Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's biggest oil companies, has been held responsible for polluting fish ponds ...
- Stay calm, we will clear Nigerian line: Zain CEO
Minority shareholders in its Nigerian unit raised the pitch in a dispute over ownership and confounded Bharti's potential acquisition. Bhar...
- Ownership tussle may put a spoke in Bharti-Zain deal
A dispute over the ownership of Zain’s crucial Nigerian unit as well as a legal offensive by a minority shareholder could complicate Bharti...
- Oil prices climb above 72 dollars
Oil prices rose above 72 dollars a barrel on Friday, spurred by hopes that the worst is over.
- Oil prices climb on lower stockpiles, Iran tensions
Brent North Sea crude for August delivery was up 16 cents at 71.00 dollars.
- Oil hovers above $60 in Asian trade
Oil hovered above 60 dollars a barrel in Asian trade Tuesday ahead of an OPEC meeting later this week and continued unrest in key oil expor...
- Oil prices surge on US financial rescue plan
Oil prices surged after the US govt said that it was working on a comprehensive plan to rescue the banking system.
- Oil prices bounce above 103 dollars
Oil prices rose for a third day running on Friday, briefly surpassing 103 dollars a barrel at the end of an extremely volatile week for fin...
- Oil rebounds after 2-day tumble
Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday as traders viewed a two-day $10 drop as overdone and driven more by recent market jitters than by fundame...
- Oil rebounds about $3 in Asia
Oil prices rebounded by about $3 in Asia on Wednesday, after recent heavy losses, and global financial turmoil is likely to keep trading vo...
- Oil tops $65 after fresh trouble erupts in Nigeria
Oil rebounded to more than $65 a barrel on Tuesday as fresh attacks on Nigeria’s oil industry deepened supply losses and interrupted a six-...