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2011: Nigeria needs fine statesman, not politician – Nwangwu Vanguard He returned to Nigeria five years ago, after 34 years of professional life in the United States as a pharmacist, university professor, medical scientist, inventor, industrialist and entrepreneur . At Present, a professor of pharmacology, toxicology and ... See all stories on this topic »

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Nigeria: Business Returns to Lagos Seaports After Strike
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Normal business activities finally returned to ports in Lagos on Thursday following the suspension of the strike embarked on by the Dockworkers Union of Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A check by NAN showed that many of the clearing ...
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NFF cancels friendly for Eagles

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have called off a proposed friendly against Peru in Malta on March 30, officials announced Thursday. “The match fixed for March 30 in Malta has been cancelled. We are yet to finalise with the organisers of the ...
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LAGOS, March 11 (Reuters) - The Nigerian arm of Africa's biggest mobile phone operator MTN (MTNJ.J) said on Friday it plans to invest $1 billion over the next year to expand its network in the continent's most populous nation.
"MTN Nigeria will spend $1 billion capex on optimisation, building the fibre network, improving transmission capacity, building more base stations and substantially increasing the capacity of its network," said Funmilayo Omogbenigun, a spokeswoman for MTN Nigeria. (For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: af.reuters.com/ ) (Reporting by Chijioke Ohuocha; Writing by Nick Tattersall) 21Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl TechnologyProtectorWild Sighticeless...