2014-12-01 Nigeria Health

  Independent Online   

Why we should save the TAC  Independent Online
The Treatment Action Campaign needs our help to continue the war on HIV/Aids, says Eusebius McKaiser. A couple of days ago a friend of mine asked me whether the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) still exists. I have no idea what prompted the question ...

2014-12-01 Nigeria Science

  BBC News   

China at forefront of clean-energy market  The Globe and Mail
China has emerged as the leader in the race to dominate the fast-growing, global clean-energy market, an economic strategy that promises to deliver huge dividends as world governments work toward an agreement to rein in greenhouse gases in the battle ...

2014-12-01 Nigeria Sports

Irish Independent   

Busquets snatches victory for Barcelona at Valencia   
Times of India
MADRID: Barcelona snatched a vital 1-0 win away to Valencia on Sunday thanks to Sergio Busquets's volleyed winner deep into stoppage time. The Spanish international pounced after Diego Alves had made a great save from Neymar's header to ensure ...

2014-12-01 Nigeria Entertainment

360Nobs.com   

Imo State Film Academy Collapses [PHOTO]   
360Nobs.com
Headed by actress Nkiru Sylvanus, the academy's building reportedly collapsed because of the use of substandard materials in its construction. The state's commissioner of information, Engineer Chidi Ibe however denounced the rumors, claiming the ...

2014-12-01 Nigeria Technology

Sydney Morning Herald   

More WA suburbs to switch on to the national broadband network   
Sydney Morning Herald
A list of West Australian suburbs to be connected to the national broadband network by mid-2016 has been revealed. NBN Co has published an ambitious new schedule for rolling out the NBN to an additional 1.9 million premises in 19 months nationwide, ...

2014-12-01 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

Protest at Abuja Airport Over flight Cancellation   
THISDAY Live
There was a protest Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja (NAIA), Abuja on one of Arik Air's flights scheduled for Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state. Protesting passengers described the incident as one cancellation of flight schedule to Ilorin ...

2014-12-01 Nigeria World

  Reuters   

Menace or myth, Myanmar frets over Rohingya militant group  Reuters
1 of 3. A wanted poster featuring four Rohingya Solidary Organisation (RSO) suspects is displayed on a check point secured by policemen and soldiers in outskirts of Naypyitaw November 10, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Damir Sagolj ...

2014-12-01 Nigeria Africa

  postzambia.com   

PF polls on today (No one has elected Edgar Lungu, it's null and void - Scott)  postzambia.com
ACTING President Dr Guy Scott has declared the election of Edgar Lungu as PF president null and void, saying the true green did not participate in the illegal process. This was after Lungu was announced as the winner of the intra-party election at the general ...

2014-12-01 Nigeria Nigeria

Osun Defender   

ALARM! Presidency, PDP in a fresh plot to have a court declare Tambuwal's seat ...   
Osun Defender
Barely four days to the resumption of the House of Representatives, members have uncovered a plot to have a court declare vacant Speaker Aminu Tambuwal's seat. The court may grant an ex-parte order asking Tambuwal to leave office pending the ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria Health

The News   

LASUTH doctors protest non-payment of salaries, casual employment   
Nigerian Tribune
Doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) under the aegis of the Medical Guild, at the weekend, embarked on a peaceful rally to express their dissatisfaction over three months salary the state government owed them, among other ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria Science

The Nation   

Japan asteroid probe to lift off Monday after delay   
The Nation
Japan on Monday will launch a space probe on a six-year mission to mine a distant asteroid after the event was postponed due to bad weather, officials said. Hayabusa2 is now scheduled to blast off aboard Japan's main H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria Sports

Herald Sun   

Gabba curator Kevin Mitchell awaiting direction from Cricket Australia after Test ...   
Herald Sun
Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your browser to view HTML 5 content. First Test postponed for Phillip Hughes's funeral 1:15. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Cricket Australia has decided to postpone the start of the first Test so ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria Entertainment

Daily Times Nigeria   

Imo Film Academy Collapses just a day After Commissioning   
Daily Times Nigeria
It's been confirmed that Imo state film academy which is headed by actress Nkiru Silvanus and was commission some days ago by governor Rochas Okorocha has collapsed. Reports have it that the building collapsed as a result of substandard material, ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria Technology

Nigerian Tribune   

Porsche Cayenne returns in 3 variants   
Nigerian Tribune
Stallion Motors has taken delivery of all-new Porsche Cayenne powered to exude class-leading features in the luxury SUV segment, 12 years after it made a debut on the automobile scene. Now in its second generation, the Cayenne, recently unveiled at the ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria Business

Pulse Nigeria   

French Insurer AXA buys Mansard Insurance For 44 Billion Naira In Cash   
360Nobs.com
AXA has bought the holding company of insurance firm, Mansard Insurance on Friday for the sum of $248 million (N43.9 billion). AXA said it was buying 100 percent of Assur Africa holdings, which holds a 77 percent stakes in Mansard Insurance, the fourth ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria World

Irish Independent   

Egyptian court dismisses Mubarak murder charges   
Irish Independent
An Egyptian court yesterday dismissed murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak, in connection with the killing of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade rule, citing the "inadmissibility" of the case due to ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria Africa

  Irish Independent   

More than 100 killed in Nigeria mosque bomb blasts  Irish Independent
More than 102 people were killed in an attack on the central mosque in the city of Kano in Nigeria. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. A mortuary attendant said he counted over 102 dead bodies inside the mortuary ...

2014-11-30 Nigeria Nigeria

  Leadership Newspapers   

Near Crash: 59 Escape Death In Ilorin  Leadership Newspapers
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed a near accident involving an Overland flight 1186, an ATR 72 aircraft with registration number 5N-BPG from Abuja airport to Ilorin. The aircraft was carrying 59 passengers and four crews and veered ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria Health

Leadership Newspapers   

We Have Contained Polio, Only 2 States Left - FG   
NAIJ.COM
The Supervising Minister of State for Health, Dr. Khaliru Alhassan yesterday revealed that the Federal Government has contained the spread of the devastating polio virus to two states. Alhassan revealed this during his update on the fight against the polio by ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria Science

  Daily Mail   

Travel chaos as volcano erupts  Herald Scotland
A VOLCANO in southern Japan is blasting out chunks of magma in the first such eruption in 22 years, causing flight cancellations and prompting warnings to stay away from its crater. A VOLCANO in southern Japan is blasting out chunks of magma in the first ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria Sports

  Stuff.co.nz   

Elton John pays tribute to Phil Hughes  Stuff.co.nz
A HUGE FAN: Elton dedicated Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me to Phil Hughes at his Munich concert on Thursday, local time. Elton John has paid tribute to cricketer Phil Hughes by dedicating his song Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me to him at a concert ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria Entertainment

  Nigerian Tribune   

Kemi Adetiba, Niyola, Joe-el win big at Nmva  Nigerian Tribune
The Nigerian music video awards which held in Lagos a few days ago had something remarkable for a handful of artistes in the industry. Niyola's video, Toh bad got the best Rnb video award, Best Use Of Visual Effects award went to Gbade Adetisola for Baba ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria Technology

  Nigerian Tribune   

Porsche Cayenne returns in 3 variants  Nigerian Tribune
Stallion Motors has taken delivery of all-new Porsche Cayenne powered to exude class-leading features in the luxury SUV segment, 12 years after it made a debut on the automobile scene. Now in its second generation, the Cayenne, recently unveiled at the ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria Business

  The Punch   

Jonathan honours 100 top companies Monday  The Punch
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday, December 1, give special recognition to the top 100 Nigerian businesses that have contributed to making the country the largest economy in Africa. This will happen at a Presidential dinner, which is scheduled to ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria World

Hindustan Times   

Nigeria blasts: Boko Haram's reply to Muslim cleric's war cry?   
Hindustan Times
Two bombs exploded at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders Friday, a week after he issued a call to arms to fight Boko Haram. At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria Africa

Hindustan Times   

Nigeria blasts: Boko Haram's reply to Muslim cleric's war cry?   
Hindustan Times
Two bombs exploded at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders Friday, a week after he issued a call to arms to fight Boko Haram. At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen ...

2014-11-29 Nigeria Nigeria

Hindustan Times   

Nigeria blasts: Boko Haram's reply to Muslim cleric's war cry?   
Hindustan Times
Two bombs exploded at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders Friday, a week after he issued a call to arms to fight Boko Haram. At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria Health

  The Guardian Nigeria   

The Health Workers Strike  The Guardian
COMING just a few months after medical doctors nationwide held the country to a long industrial action, the current nationwide strike embarked upon by the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), is yet another telling story of a polity lacking cohesion and ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria Science

  Sourceable   

Dams Emerge as Key Climate Change Suspects  Sourceable
Efforts by many countries to reduce their carbon footprint by building hydroelectric dams could be misbegotten should these facilities also prove to be a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. While dams have long been believed to make a major ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria Sports

  Mirror.co.uk   

Stoke winger Victor Moses out for eight weeks after tearing thigh muscle in ...  Mirror.co.uk
Victor Moses has been ruled out for eight weeks with a thigh injury in a real blow to Stoke. Moses was injured against Burnley on Saturday and a scan has revealed has has suffered a tear in his thigh. Boss Mark Hughes has already lost Peter Odemwingie for ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria Entertainment

  Pulse Nigeria   

Tiwa Savage in Granma Costume and Make-Up  Nigerian Bulletin
Beautiful Nigerian singer and brand ambassador, Tiwa Savage has posted a picture of herself looking like a very aged woman on her Instagram page and fans were excited to learn that the image formed part of the behind-the-scene shots from her latest ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria Technology

Nigeria watchdog decries poor customer care services   
Telecompaper (subscription)
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decried poor customer care services offered by MTN, Globacom, Airtel, Etisalat and Visafone, the Independent reported. The NCC said it receives complaints from customers on the poor handling by ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria Business

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

We have measures to tackle declining oil prices –Okonjo-Iweala   
Nigerian Tribune
Nigeria is well prepared to address the issue of the declining oil prices, the Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala assured at the fourth Capital Market Committee (CMC) held in Abuja on Thursday. She stated that the government has taken fiscal policy ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria World

Mirror.co.uk   

Bomber targets embassy vehicle   
Herald Scotland
A BRITISH security worker was among two people killed in an attack on a UK embassy vehicle in Afghanistan. A BRITISH security worker was among two people killed in an attack on a UK embassy vehicle in Afghanistan. Sorry, you must sign in before you ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria Africa

The Guardian   

'Uganda a better tourist spot than Spain'   
The West Australian
Uganda s president thinks his country is a better tourist spot than Spain because of its Uganda's president thinks his country is a better tourist spot than Spain because of its climate. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni thinks his country is a better tourist ...

2014-11-28 Nigeria Nigeria

The Guardian Nigeria   

'Why we filed charges against terror suspect, Ogwuche'   
Nigerian Tribune
The Police High Command, on Thursday, said it filed charges against Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, for the purpose of extradition, as required by international law. Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, described as misleading, report that charges filed by the ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria Health

The Guardian Nigeria   

Artesian natural mineral alkaline water- a mystery   
The Guardian Nigeria
Nanna-ok FOR as long as I have been writing about water, readers of this column and my clients (patients) have been asking me about alkaline water and how to get it. I have been searching for it for so long. In my search, I have found supplements that can ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria Science

  CNET   

'New era for off-world manufacturing': NASA prints first 3D object in space  RT (blog)
In a historic move, the International Space Station's (ISS) NASA-installed 3D printer has manufactured its first object – a replacement part for itself. NASA's Zero-G printer, which is designed to operate in zero gravity, was developed in collaboration with Made ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria Sports

NBCSports.com   

Victor Moses' thigh injury to keep him out eight weeks   
NBCSports.com
Stoke City was dealt a blow on Wednesday when it was announced that on-loan striker Victor Moses will be out for up to eight weeks with a thigh injury. The 23-year-old winger has been a key component to Stoke's early season form with one goal and four ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria Entertainment

Pulse Nigeria   

Grandma Savage! This is How Pretty Tiwa Savage Will Look as an Old Woman   
Bella Naija
In the video Tiwa plays an old woman reminiscing about her one true love and all the things that surrounded their life. It's a really sweet video. The makeup for the video was amazing though and Tiwa Savage still looks so pretty as an old woman. What do you ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria Technology

Ericsson Partners Econet On Network Upgrade  Vanguard
Ericsson has signed an agreement with the Econet Wireless Zimbabwe for the company's core network upgrade program. The deal would see the two companies working together to simplify and upgrade the existing 2G/3G/4G/LTE networks, future proofing it ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria Business

  The Nation Newspaper   

Naira exchanges N186 to $1 at 'black market'  The Nation Newspaper
The naira touched a record low against the dollar yesterday, the day after Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele announced its devaluation. The CBN devalued the naira by 8 per cent and raised interest rates sharply, trying to stem losses ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria World

  The Nation   

Gunmen Kill four polio vaccinators in Quetta  The Nation
QUETTA - Unidentified gunmen killed four health workers, including three women, taking part in an anti-polio campaign in Quetta on Wednesday, highlighting the challenge the country faces in stopping the spread of virus. The killings took place around 10 am ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria Africa

  Nigerian Tribune   

IGP refuses to recognise Tambuwal as Speaker •Reps adjourns abruptly as IGP ...  Nigerian Tribune
THE Inspector General of Police, Abba Sulaiman, on Wednesday, pointedly refused to recognise Honourable Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of the House for now, saying that there was a law suit on the status of Tambuwal as the Speaker. The House of ...

2014-11-27 Nigeria Nigeria

  Nigerian Tribune   

IGP refuses to recognise Tambuwal as Speaker •Reps adjourns abruptly as IGP ...  Nigerian Tribune
THE Inspector General of Police, Abba Sulaiman, on Wednesday, pointedly refused to recognise Honourable Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of the House for now, saying that there was a law suit on the status of Tambuwal as the Speaker. The House of ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria Health

The Guardian Nigeria   

Soyinka Raises Cancer Awareness, Opens up on How He Beat the Disease   
THISDAY Live
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, unknown to many, was afflicted with cancer, which he says is now in remission. At a press conference on Tuesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, he spoke on how he was diagnosed with the deadly disease a year ago, ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria Science

Business Recorder   

A Potent, Overlooked Greenhouse Gas   
New York Times
Five years ago in Copenhagen, President Obama pledged to reduce America's greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. In Beijing a few weeks ago, as part of a landmark agreement with China, he went one better by pledging a 26 ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria Sports

The Guardian Nigeria   

Nigeria's Brazil 2014 World Cup $9m ready, says Amadu   
The Guardian Nigeria
MUSA-AHMADU THE $9 million accruing to the Super Eagles for reaching the last 16 at the Brazil 2014 World Cup is now ready for collection, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Secretary General, Musa Amadu, has revealed. The money, which is paid to ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria Entertainment

Nigerian Tribune   

Soltan Vacations unveils summer cruise   
Nigerian Tribune
In what appears to a breakthrough by any Nigerian travel agent at international cruise packaging and sea based adventure, a Nigerian agency, Soltan Vacations has sealed a deal to package a Mediterranean summer cruise aboard the largest cruise ship in ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria Technology

Mobile Subscription Near Billion Mark   
Nigerian Observer
LAGOS – Ericsson, an Information Technology software and infrastructure company in Africa, says that Africa has topped 880 million in mobile subscriptions for the third quarter of 2014. This was disclosed in Ericsson's Mobility Report, which was launched ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria Business

BusinessDay   

CBN acts in bold move to curb negative speculation on naira   
BusinessDay
In a move described by analysts as bold and audacious, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has moved to curb negative speculation on the naira by announcing a combination of rate hikes, tighter money policy and a devaluation of the currency. The Monetary ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria World

Newsweek   

Pope urges Europe to accept migrants   
Herald Scotland
THE Pope has urged Europe to craft a unified and fair immigration policy, saying the thousands of refugees coming ashore need acceptance and assistance, not self-interested policies that risk lives and fuel social conflict. THE Pope has urged Europe to craft ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria Africa

Zambian Watchdog   

HH promises balanced cabinet, constitution as ZESCO blacks out Lusaka   
Zambian Watchdog
UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says he will use the 8 nominated MPs to give a national character to his cabinet once elected on January 20, 2015. And several schools in Lusaka failed to submit grade nine exam reports to the Examination Council of ...