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Meeting to solve Nigerian crisis The Nigerian government said Wednesday it was seeking international buyers for the refineries as part of its slow-moving privatisation programme. Despite anger against the hike by the labour movement and most Nigerians, the government has maintained that the policy would guarantee regular fuel supplies because it encourages competition among private fuel marketers and disengages the government from fuel importation. Thursday's meeting is expected to discuss how to "strike a balance between the promotion of national economic interest, the interests of Nigerian citizens and the interests of all those involved in the entire oil industry", a unionist said. www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,2-11-1447_1431017,00.html   (598 words)

Nigeriaworld Letters & Viewpoints (A Pan-African perspective on the Nigerian crisis) Those whom are unduly obsessed with crafting a political solution to Nigeria's problems, before seeking the means to attend to the welfare of its 120 million citizens, should be given a time frame to deliver on their plans or be relegated for the meantime. The collective amnesia of the general public about this stark reality is partly contributory to why Nigerians sometimes act recklessly enough to precipitate the same crises that brought the nation to the edge of the precipice during the Civil War. Those who are desirous to foist the Sharia legal code, an SNC or a Confederacy on the Nigerian nation must be made to undergo the prerequisite footwork that will lead to appropriate amendments in the constitution as the present law requires. nigeriaworld.com /feature/publication/okenwa_nwosu/pan_african.html   (1473 words)

Wilberforce Conference on Nigerian Federalism: A Project of Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue An outstanding aspect of engagement with the ongoing Nigerian crisis is the degree of involvement by the expatriate Nigerian community which has grown considerably since 1990. The expatriate Nigerian community also embodies a large number of professionals, especially engineers and medical doctors, who have either fled Nigeria or else have refrained from returning home after their training in Europe and North America. As people who have previously engaged in the examination of Nigerian problems, expatriate Nigerian scholars are in a position to bring some order to discussions of the Nigerian crisis. www.waado.org /nigerian_scholars/archive/pubs/wilber1_project.html   (761 words)

Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Petroleum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Following the 1973 energy crisis and the 1979 energy crisis there was significant media coverage of oil supply levels. This means that the relationship between the oil price and global growth is not particularly stable although a high oil price is often thought of as being a late cycle phenomenon. Energy crisis: 1973 energy crisis, 1979 energy crisis www.hallencyclopedia.com /Petroleum   (4197 words)

Buy.com - The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis : Wole Soyinka : ISBN 9780195119213 Wole Soyinka, whose own Nigerian passport was confiscated by the Nigerian military in 1994, explores the history and future of Nigeria in a compelling jeremiad that is as intense as it is provocative, learned, and wide-ranging. Nigerians are not inclined to embark once again on the labors of Sisyphus. Nigerians, not surprisingly, treat the entire proceedings as yet another circus of political mutants and opportunists, promoted by a frantic bunch of aliens who only happen to hold Nigerian passports. www.buy.com /prod/the-open-sore-of-a-continent-a-personal-narrative-of-the-nigerian/q/loc/106/30024722.html   (3936 words)

CNN.com - Nigerian oil crisis worsens - Mar. 23, 2003 Dozens of Nigerian civilians and soldiers have died in the spiralling violence between the Ijaw and Itsekiri tribes, which has also drawn in the Nigerian army, Reuters news agency reported. Ijaw warriors, who are spearheading a campaign for a greater share of Nigeria's oil wealth, have threatened to blow up crude oil flowstations if the army continues to raze their villages. Nigerian officials quoted by the Associated Press said the army had arrested 17 ethnic fighters Sunday in connection with the threat to blow up 11 oil installations. cnn.com /2003/WORLD/africa/03/23/nigeria.oilnew/index.html   (721 words)

Books about Nigeria On November 10, 1995, Saro-Wiwa and eight other MOSOP leaders were executed (hanged) by the Nigerian military government of General Sani Abacha, provoking the immediate suspension of Nigeria from the Commonwealth of Nations, which was meeting in New Zealand at the time. In 1966 the Nigerian crisis came to a head. Okigbo, who was living in Lagos at the time, relocated to Eastern Nigeria to await the outcome of the turn of events which culminated in the secession of the eastern provinces as the independent state of Biafra on May 30, 1967. www.nigeria-planet.com /Books-about-Nigeria.html   (2961 words)

CNN.com - Nigerian oil crisis worsens - Mar. 23, 2003 Chevron Nigeria managing director Jay Prior said on Sunday that while the company did not believe the latest wave of unrest was directed at its people or assets, it was not safe for its staff to remain in the Western Niger Delta. Dozens of Nigerian civilians and soldiers have died in the spiralling violence between the Ijaw and Itsekiri tribes, which has also drawn in the Nigerian army, Reuters news agency reported. Nigerian officials quoted by the Associated Press said the army had arrested 17 ethnic fighters Sunday in connection with the threat to blow up 11 oil installations. www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/africa/03/23/nigeria.oilnew/index.html   (721 words)

Hostage death raises stakes in Nigerian oil crisis ABUJA - The death of a British hostage in Nigeria's oil-producing south in a shootout between kidnappers and troops raises the stakes for oil workers but is unlikely to change much for the industry, security experts said yesterday. Abductions of oil workers are frequent in the lawless delta but this was the first time a foreign hostage died. OPEC member Nigeria is Africa's top oil exporter and the eighth biggest in the world, but its roughly 2,4 million barrels per day (bpd) are pumped from the Niger Delta, where poverty and lawlessness fuel militancy and crime. www.namibian.com.na /2006/November/world/065DCB0590.html   (374 words)

Catholic News Service - Africa Lagos Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie advised newly elected Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua that for his administration to be successful he should not appoint "dead wood" to his Cabinet. A leading Nigerian archbishop has called on the nation's president to put the necessary machinery in place for a credible election in 2007. Nigerian bishops have condemned an increase in violent crimes and armed robbery, including those at churches and other places of worship. www.catholicnews.com /data/africa/africa.htm   (4779 words)

Article-The Open Sore of a Continent- A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis -The W.E.B. Dubois Institute Series- Based on three lectures distinguished Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe gave at Harvard University in 1998, this short but trenchant work does not pretend to be a full-fledged autobiography. Unfortunately, therefore, Soyinka risks tying the African destiny with the Nigerian fate- the totality of the African situation is much more multilateral than the unilateral reference to a singular polity Nigeria. As if this is a a new pattern for the Kongi King he keeps limiting himself to the extent that even the Nigerian situation was tied to the fate of his Yoruba nationality- ethnic group. www.minihttpserver.net /z_book/A_the_open_sore_of_a_c-0195119215.htm   (1893 words)

The Blotter: Congressman Jefferson Probe Leads to Crisis in Nigerian Government Nigerian officials say the bribery investigation of Congressman William Jefferson (D-La.) has uncovered a massive corruption scheme involving several members at the highest levels of the Nigerian government. During the case, Nigerian investigators discovered that their vice president was living part of the year in a $2 million mansion outside Washington, D.C., purchased in the name of his fourth wife, an American. Jefferson's response was that the Nigerian is a friend of VP Atiku Abubakar and may have borrowed the funds sent to the US from a bank where a govt agency placed funds with the authority of the VP. blogs.abcnews.com /theblotter/2006/11/congressman_jef.html   (2232 words)

Soyinka and the crisis of Nigerian petit-bourgeois radicalism - Part One Although other Nigerian writers have been concerned with the problems of guilt, suffering, corruption, justice and have understood the lonely anguish of a questioning soul, few of them went as far as Soyinka did in his denial of validity to history and society. Soyinka's Existentialism owes its roots to the prevalent mood among a section of the Nigerian bourgeois and petit bourgeois intelligentsia in the period before and after independence. All these give an accurate reflection of the state of mind of the Nigerian petit-bourgeois intellectual in the middle of the 20th century. www.marxist.com /wole-soyinka-1-4.htm   (1256 words)

Crisis Magazine CRISIS used these high-speed electronic publications to respond to attacks on Pope Benedict XVI and the Church immediately. And since it’s easy to forward these emails to friends and family, you and other CRISIS readers were able to answer critics at the click of a button. CRISIS has built such a solid reputation that members of our staff were frequent guests on radio and TV talk shows. www.crisismagazine.com /support.htm   (1755 words)

Nigerian Newspaper: Get Nigeria news from Nigerian Newspapers Nigerian Newspaper focuses on providing information on Nigerian newspapers, magazines, movies, Nigerian news and a host of other issues. Nigerian Tribune newspaper is perhaps Nigeria's Oldest Surviving Private Newspaper. International Plc, and the Amazon of Nigerian banking says that “Oceanic Bank is committed to adding value to the Nigerian economy”. www.nigerian-newspaper.com   (549 words)

Book: The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (The W.E.B. Dubois Institute Series) - ... The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (The W.E.B. Dubois Institute Series) As the country doubles its population every 22 years, the military may become even more repressive. Soyinka believes that Nigerians are "primed for a campaign of comprehensive civil disobedience," and offers an ethical map to guide the country out of despair. www.usingenglish.com /amazon/us/0195119215.html   (246 words)

AhlulBayt Islamic Mission - AIM Islam - CRISIS ALERT: Nigerian Shia Muslims under Attack Since then, the Nigerian government used this criminal incident as a pretext to unleash an indiscriminate assault on an entire religious sect, namely; the Shi’ites of Sokoto. I also ask Your Excellency to ensure that there is an immediate halt to arbitrary arrests and detentions in Sokoto, and the necessary provisions are put in place to ensure that those arrested are tried before fair and transparent courts, which follow due legal process. I thus urge Your Excellency to make appropriate legal provisions to ensure that victims are able to claim compensation for both life and property, including by granting them any necessary legal assistance and by amending existing laws that provide for such compensation. www.aimislam.com /statements/statements/crisis-alert-nigerian-shia-muslims-under-attack   (3080 words)

Slippery Myths and the Nigerian Crisis The long-awaited broadcast of General Abudulsalam Abubakar included one confession that ought to gladden the hearts of Nigerians; he openly admitted that the Nigerian people are fed up with the pestilence of autocracy. We in the Nigerian prodemocracy movement have argued that the Nigerian military cannot midwife democracy. In a national broadcast, Nigerians were told at the beginning of the Obasanjo's political process that the elected President must win a quarter of the votes in thirteen states. www.exodusnews.com /worldnews/world007.htm   (2783 words)

SADC - News He was of the view that the Nigerian leadership was equally concerned about the turn of events and that they were quietly putting together a package that would launch the country back on a firm path to democracy and the immediate release of all potential prisoners. The Summit welcomed the programme of the Nigerian Government for transition to democracy, as announced on October 1st, and hoped that it would be implemented within the shortest possible time-frame. The Summit further appealed to the Nigerian Government to release Chief Abiola, former President Obasanjo and all others sentenced to imprisonment for plotting against the state, as well as the latest nineteen MOSOP detainees. www.sadc.int /news/news_details.php?news_id=214&media=print   (555 words)

Land Crisis in Nigerian Community ( Nigeria, Africa & World News) The Divisional Police Officer{DPO} in charge of Umunze Police Station was not on seat when a team of reporters visited the station, his second in command who only gave his name as Mr. He tactically avoided details, perhaps on account of the alleged biased role they are playing in the crisis. Nigerian police routinely murder, rape and torture suspects www.africamasterweb.com /AdSense/NigerianLandCrisisNkerehi.html   (533 words)

Crude price slips but vulnerability remains, Iran and Nigerian crisis may push it up - Oilgame In fact, U.S. and allied forces have so far failed to provide security cover to the interior regions of the country and that prevented the much-required investment in the ageing southern oil fields. The fall in price may be short lived as the Iran standoff and Nigerian oil crisis are not showing any sign of ease as for the moment. Iraq is still struggling to produce two million barrels in a day whereas it was producing 2.5 million barrels per day in the pre-war condition. www.oilgame.org /entry/crude-price-slips-but-vulnerability-remains-iran-and-nigerian-crisis-may-push-it-up   (593 words)

AfricaResource.com - Political Science Buffalo: Association of Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue, 1997. "Citizenship and Political Conflict: A Sociological Analysis of the Nigerian Crisis." Pp. "Crisis in Somalia: From Tyranny to Anarchy", Mending Rips in the Sky: Options for Somali Communities in the 21st Century, eds., Hussein M. Adam and Richard Ford (Lawrenceville, NJ: The Red Sea Press, Inc., 1997), 5-11. www.africaresource.com /content/view/26/89   (2802 words)

A Meeting Of The Minds Nduka Otiono is an award-winning writer, General Secretary, Association of Nigerian Authors; an associate lecturer, English Department, University of Ibadan; a journalist and a freelance publisher; and an active member of the National Committee on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural heritage. In a sense, this is analogous to the larger situation in the country where you have individuals who, on their own, exhibit excellence; tragically, however, Nigerians collectively seem unable to accomplish much that is of great merit... I have often been told that I am that man every Nigerian officer loves and admires… You see, even though he was a dictator, Abacha addressed me with the utmost respect. team.worldigbocongress.org /articles/igbo/ojukwu_interview.htm   (5751 words)

IRIN • humanitarian news and analysis from Africa, Asia and the Middle East - updated daily DHAKA, 23 August 2007 (IRIN) - Appropriate technology, strong government maintenance and repair structures, and good preparedness are mitigating the humanitarian impact of perennial flooding in Bangladesh. In the latest crisis, more than 10 million people were affected and hundreds of people killed, after torrential monsoon rains battered much of Bangladesh over the past month. DAKAR, 17 August 2007 (IRIN) - About 60 percent of inmates in Nigerian prisons await trial, often for years, in unsanitary, overcrowded conditions, human rights groups and UN officials say. www.irinnews.org   (950 words)

Nigerian Movies & Nollywood on Naijarules.com All discussions specific to the stars of Nigerian home videos. Discussions here will be about the industry in general, from the business end to investments, to policy, legal, copyright and media. Talk here about Nigerian, African and all kinds of music and groups here. www.naijarules.com /vb/forumdisplay.php?do=markread   (720 words)

Amazon.com: The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (The W.E.B. Dubois Institute ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Obviously this book is from a very biased source, however, in reading of the horrors in his native land his bias is understandble and only logical. There is a lot of pathos, intense emotions in his description of the crisis in Nigeria. As some of the other reviewers have pointed out, unless one is familiar with the key players in Nigerian politics it is difficult to grasp totally what is being discussed. www.amazon.com /Open-Sore-Continent-Narrative-Institute/dp/0195119215   (1421 words)

nigeriannet.com - Nigerian Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Alumni Articles Classified Ads Contact Us Content Donations Downloads Ebay Auctions Enterprise Event Calendar FAQ Forum Fun Pictures Fun Videos Job Listings Marquee News Newsletter Nigerian Links Nigerian Newspapers Partners Photo Gallery Polls Shopping Site Statistics Video WeBLog World News Yellow Pages videos NCAA boss calls for single market zone across West Africa NFA/NFL Crisis: 'We Stand By Club Owners' Decision,' Says NFL www.nigeriannet.com   (154 words)

Amazon.co.uk: The Open Sore of a Continent: Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (The W.E.B. Dubois Institute ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) This House Has Fallen: Nigeria In Crisis by Karl Maier Surviving in Biafra: The Story of the Nigerian Civil War by Alfred Obiora Uzokwe Climate of Fear: The BBC Reith Lectures by Wole Soyinka www.amazon.co.uk /Open-Sore-Continent-Personal-Narrative/dp/0195119215   (484 words)

The Open Sore of a Continent a Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis - SOYINKA, WOLE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The Open Sore of a Continent a Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis - SOYINKA, WOLE SOYINKA, WOLE The Open Sore of a Continent a Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis They offer full satisfaction and normal prices - no markups, no hidden costs, no overcharged shipping costs. www.antiqbook.co.nz /boox/tib/16134.shtml   (79 words)

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