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 ...

2014-11-26 Nigeria Nigeria

Daily Sun   

The man, Ogbeni Aregbesola   
Daily Sun
Goovernor Rauf Aregbesola is an enigmatic individual whose trajectory epitomizes the building of a unique brand. And that brand is OGBENI. I first came into contact with him sometime in the early days of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's tenure as Governor of ...