Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Former Nigeria governor confronts graft charges
afrol News, 29 April - The former governor of Nigeria's Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has challenged the fraud and money-laundering charges brought against him by the anti-graft commission, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC]. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Environment - Nature
Sahel nations lose 1.7m ha land
afrol News, 28 April - On average each year, Sahelian countries lost 1.7 million hectares of arable land to desertification, environmental experts told journalists. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights
SA attacks worry senators
afrol News, 25 April - Nigerian senators asked the federal government to issue a travel advice to all Nigerians traveling to South Africa to be wary of incessant attacks. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Human rights | Society
Africa's largest dam project in the offing
afrol News, 22 April - The World Energy Council (WEC) has organised a two-day meeting in London to discuss plans for the establishment of Africa's largest and most powerful hydroelectric dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights | Society
Food crisis alerted in West Africa
afrol News, 22 April - Despite the above-average cereal production across much of West Africa during the 2007/08 agricultural season, localized production deficits and above-normal price increases in some areas clearly signal early increases in food insecurity. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society
Nigeria's anti-graft combat yields fruits
afrol News, 16 April - Kano State's Anti-Corruption Directorate recovery of more than N40 million from the public and private sectors within three years is a clear testimony that Nigeria is recording success in the fight against rampant corruption. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Health
Corrupt officials in the dock
afrol News, 9 April - Nigerian government has filed charges against a dozen state officials, including the
controversial daughter of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and two ministers after they were accused of corruption.
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Labour | Politics | Society | Human rights
'The graves are not yet full'
afrol News, 7 April - One of Africa's most industrious sons and "father of the Internet" has made a recollection of the bloody Biafran war at the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's assassination in Atlanta, Georgia. Philip Emeagwali, a Nigerian born, also used the event to draw the attention of the world to the "committing suicide" in Africa.
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Economy - Development | Politics | Gender - Women | Human rights | Society
Nigerian cinema hits US
afrol News, 20 March - Nigerian cinema is expected to be showcased in a Nollywood Nights festival in the Atlanta, United States at the weekend. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society
'Domesticate graft convention'
afrol News, 17 March - Nigerian parliament has been urged to publicly support and facilitate early domestication of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. The anti-graft convention was signed in December 2003 in Merida, Mexico. Read more
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Politics | Society | Travel - Leisure
Nigerian plane not seen
afrol News, 17 March - A small private Nigerian plane carrying three people went missing at the weekend, Nigeria's aviation officials disclosed. Read more
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