Ivorian army pledges to restore order to Abidjan

reuters 26-FEB-11

US back cocoa ban in Ivory Coast

bbc 25-JAN-11

West African heads move to cut Gbagbo cash supply

chinadaily 24-JAN-11

Iran hangs Shahla Jahed for 'murdering love rival wife of national footballer'

dailymail 18-JAN-11

Jonathan wins Nigeria party primary

aljazeera 14-JAN-11

ECOWAS bloc threats Ivory Coast's Gbagbo

euronews 25-DEC-10

West African leaders threaten use of force against Gbagbo

cnn 24-DEC-10

France warns citizens of danger in the Ivory Coast

cnn 22-DEC-10

Gbagbo moves to eject peacekeepers

aljazeera 18-DEC-10

Nigeria, U.S. meet over arms shipment from Tehran, others

ngrguardiannews 10-DEC-10

Nigeria seizes heroin from Iran

bbc 20-NOV-10

Nigeria-Iran friendly called off

bbc 15-NOV-10

Nigeria intercepts 'Iran arms ship'

aljazeera 13-NOV-10

Nigeria Threatens Iran Over Arms Smuggling

CBSnews 12-NOV-10

Hague condemns Nigerian car bombings as tolls rises to 12

dailymail 02-OCT-10

Talks to free hijack children as troops patrol (AFP)

news 30-SEP-10

Angola: Constitutional Court Orders Release of SME Defendants

allafrica 27-SEP-10

UN sends crisis team to Nigeria after lead deaths (AP)

news 21-SEP-10

Kenya's new constitution will help ensure peaceful polls - experts

alertnet 06-AUG-10

Controversy stalks Lekki-Epe highway toll plan

ngrguardiannews 26-JUL-10

Nigeria: State Governors Choose Vice-Presidential Candidate

allafrica 11-MAY-10

Iran calls US a nuclear threat

aljazeera 04-MAY-10

U.S. begins work on commission with Nigeria

ngrguardiannews 22-APR-10

Nigeria: FG Borrows U.S.$1Billion From World Bank

allafrica 22-APR-10

Nigeria: Jonathan's U.S Visit Opens New Investment Vista for Us - Ajumogobia

allafrica 16-APR-10

Critics fear allies of Nigeria's ailing leader interfering (AFP)

news 10-APR-10

Nigerian acting leader names female oil minister (AFP)

news 06-APR-10

Nigeria: Jonathan to Swear-in Cabinet Tuesday

allafrica 05-APR-10

Barkindo unveils fresh plans to transform NNPC

ngrguardiannews 31-MAR-10

Nigeria: Senate Braces for Confirmation Hearings of Ministerial Nominees

allafrica 29-MAR-10

Akunyili, seven others make list as ministerial screening begins Monday

guardiannewsngr 25-MAR-10

Cabinet Nigeria needs, by leaders

ngrguardiannews 19-MAR-10

Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan dissolves cabinet

euronews 18-MAR-10

Yar’Adua: Crisis Hits NIG over Planned Impeachment

thisdayonline 17-FEB-10

Yar'Adua's Health:?Atiku Appeals for Compassion

thisdayonline 04-DEC-09

Gas Coordination Group sees overall good level of preparedness of EU Member States and Energy Community countries in case of

dg 19-NOV-09

N'Delta group gives conditions for amnesty

guardiannewsngr 23-JUN-09

Oil heads to $72 on demand uptick$

sundaytimes 11-JUN-09

Nigerian oil production hit as militants bomb Chevron pipeline

TheScotsman 26-MAY-09

Violence in oil-rich Nigeria boosts prices

washtimes 22-MAY-09

Delta exodus

bbc 21-MAY-09

Nigeria vow further offensive against rebels (AFP)

news 19-MAY-09

Nigeria oil unions to launch warning strike next week

NewsJang 22-MAR-09

PHCN loses N2bn daily to technical faults

champion 06-MAR-09

No more cheap gas, says Russia

euronews 23-DEC-08

Nigerian president appoints new Cabinet

ChinaPost 18-DEC-08

Opec to make 'biggest ever' cut in oil production as 2 million barrels a day are slashed

dailymail 17-DEC-08

Oil sinks below $41 on US recession fears

ft 05-DEC-08

FG warns oil firms on gas supply default - BusinessDay - Fastnews Nigerian Export News

nigeria 05-DEC-08

Rising oil inventories worry Opec members

ft 29-NOV-08

Govt pegs oil at $30-$40 for budget

guardiannewsngr 26-NOV-08

Oil rallies from 3-1/2-year low (Reuters)

news 22-NOV-08

Nigerian president unveils list of cabinet nominees

DailyNation 18-NOV-08

Nigeria: FG Charges Operators to Explore Other Possible Oil Reserves Outside Niger Delta

allafrica 18-NOV-08

Can Nigeria make it into the G20? (3) - BusinessDay - Fastnews Nigerian Pensions News

nigeria 13-NOV-08

Nigeria militants threaten violence if attacked - Interactive Investor - Fastnews: Nigerian Related News

nigeria 11-NOV-08

Nigeria: Refineries 30 Years Obsolete, Says NNPC

allafrica 10-NOV-08

Balancing act?

MaltaStar 01-NOV-08

Output cut fails to halt oil price slide

ft 25-OCT-08

Pirates hijack Nigeria oil ship, attack two others

reuters 25-OCT-08

Oil prices continue to fall

middle 09-OCT-08

Oil price recovers from 10-month lows

irishtimes 08-OCT-08

Nigeria: $62.5 is 2009 Budget's Benchmark

allafrica 25-SEP-08

Nigerian militants say army carried out air strike

alertnet 24-SEP-08

Assembly may push for total deregulation of kerosene, diesel import

ngrguardiannews 12-SEP-08

Opec makes surprise cut to oil output

ft 10-SEP-08

Oil falls below $100 a barrel ahead of Opec meeting$

sundaytimes 09-SEP-08

Nigeria, Britain to collaborate on energy - The Punch - Fastnews Nigerian Computer News

nigeria 21-AUG-08

NLC opposes fuel price increase

vanguardngr 14-AUG-08

FG to embark on phased subsidy withdrawal

vanguardngr 12-AUG-08

FG to embark on phased subsidy withdrawal

vanguardngr 12-AUG-08

Nigeria oil output 1.8 mln bpd - minister - Reuters Nigeria - Fastnews: Local Nigerian News

nigeria 09-AUG-08

Nigeria wants to boost oil production

afrol 06-AUG-08

Nigeria oil output down 650,000 bpd due to attacks

AfghanistanSun 05-AUG-08

Yar'Adua Restates Support For Fight Against Polio

independentngonline 25-JUL-08

Nigerian oil admits to paying militants

topix 24-JUL-08

Fuel subsidy: FG spent N1.45trn in one year — Minister

vanguardngr 20-JUL-08

FG confirms plan to stop subsidy on fuel - Daily Champion - Fastnews Nigerian Aviation News

nigeria 18-JUL-08

Nigeria militant group says not behind boat attack

themirror 17-JUL-08

Nigeria: Strike - Nupeng, FG Meet Today

allafrica 15-JUL-08

Striking Oil Workers Give Conditions to End Strike - AllAfrica Nigerian News

nigeria 14-JUL-08

No intention to increase petroleum prices, says FG - BusinessDay - Fastnews Nigerian Budget News

nigeria 10-JUL-08

No intention to increase petroleum prices, says FG - BusinessDay - Fastnews Nigerian Budget News

nigeria 10-JUL-08

Govt to replace Gambari

guardiannewsngr 07-JUL-08

Sylva seeks foreign intervention in N-Delta crisis - Vanguard - Fastnews Nigerian Banking

nigeria 02-JUL-08

Nigeria: Niger-Delta - Yar'Adua Faces Moment of Decision

allafrica 30-JUN-08

Nigerian conflicts tighten oil bottleneck

latimes 29-JUN-08

Nigerian militants call ceasefire

angolapress 23-JUN-08

Nigerian youths blow up oil pipeline, output cut (Reuters)

news 22-JUN-08

Shell shuts oilfield after gun attack

ft 20-JUN-08

Oil clings close to record high

ft 09-JUN-08

Brown under fire on fuel as Nigeria attack lifts oil price

independent 27-MAY-08

Nigerian rebels sabotage Shell oil pipeline

ft 26-MAY-08

Nigerian oil giant NNPC will become real company: president

angolapress 18-MAY-08

Refinery strike has oil near $120

bbc 28-APR-08

Gas climbs 2 cents to record $3.53

cnn 23-APR-08

Oil prices hold around $106

theglobeandmail 18-MAR-08

Nigeria agrees to increase oil sales to Ghana - Trend News Agency - Fastnews: Nigerian Related News

nigeria 12-MAR-08

Opec spurns Bush plea for oil

ft 05-MAR-08

Oil edges up above $89, recession concerns weigh (Reuters)

news 04-FEB-08

OPEC to sit tight amid United States recession fears

dailytimesPK 03-FEB-08

Opec to maintain oil output level

aljazeera 02-FEB-08

Nigeria Crude Oil Reserves Drops By 2bn Barrels - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Budget News

nigeria 30-JAN-08

Nigeria: Tribunal Security Tightened for Yar'Adua

allafrica 29-JAN-08

Nigeria: Fuel Price - Labour, Civil Society Begin Mobilisation

allafrica 15-JAN-08

Nigeria: Forget Fuel Price Hike!

allafrica 14-JAN-08

Clouds hover over Nigeria oil industry

kuwaittimes 24-DEC-07

AFRICOM: Why Nigeria Backed Down

ngrguardiannews 23-DEC-07

Nigerian Court Rejects Request to Dismiss Presidential Election Challenge

voanews 13-DEC-07

Nigeria’s Economy to Hit $900bn By 2020 – Yar’Adua (This Day) - Yahoo: Nigeria News

nigeria 11-DEC-07

For OPEC, high oil prices bring riches and risk

IHT 16-NOV-07

Crude oil prices squeeze factory margins

ft 13-NOV-07

Question of the week

thetimes 10-NOV-07

Govt Stops Funding Of Joint Oil Ventures

guardiannewsngr 03-NOV-07

Senate condemns anti-OPEC bill in U.S. Congress

guardiannewsngr 26-SEP-07

OPEC members reject output worries

cnn 10-SEP-07

Committee On Legislative Framework for Oil Sector Reforms

africaFM 08-SEP-07

�FG�s Split of NNPC is Mere Pronouncement�

thisdayonline 05-SEP-07

Nigeria: Global Oil Player'll Rise Out of NNPC's Remains, Says Daggash

allafrica 03-SEP-07

Nigeria bids to build global oil group

ft 31-AUG-07

Nigeria bids to build global oil group

ft 31-AUG-07

We're already under partial emergency rule; why not perfect it? —Alabo Graham Douglas

vanguardngr 26-AUG-07

Petroleum Congress: Turkey Seeks Nigeria�s Support

thisdayonline 23-AUG-07

Yar'Adua Assumes Duty at NNPC, Vows to Fight Corruption

thisdayonline 15-AUG-07

Nigeria militants free hostages

africaFM 10-JUN-06

Militants in Nigeria Release 6 Hostages

ABCnewsRSS 09-JUN-06

[-told]: The world is no longer the way it was when the apparatus was set up,

trust 31-MAR-11

[ said]: Ecowas would then be acting under the aegis and with the support of the UN

allafrica 25-FEB-11

[-told]: The delegation is led by President (Ernest Bai) Koroma of Sierra Leone and comprises the president of the ECOWAS Commission, James Victor Gbeho, myself and our ambassador in Washington,

reuters 25-JAN-11

[-said that]: must be made to understand that there is a very real prospect of overwhelming military capability bearing down on him and his cohorts.

globalsecurity 25-JAN-11

[-wrote]: requires unequivocal international support through an appropriate United Nations Security Council resolution to sanction the use of force

iafrica 25-JAN-11

[-wrote]: Gbagbo must be made to understand that there is a very real prospect of overwhelming military capability bearing down on him and his cohorts,

thestar 25-JAN-11

[ wrote]: by troops,

allafrica 24-JAN-11

[-wrote]: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) requires unequivocal international support through an appropriate United Nations Security Council resolution to sanction the use of force,

smh 24-JAN-11

[-wrote]: ... The Economic Community of West African States [Ecowas] requires unequivocal international support through an appropriate United Nations Security Council resolution to sanction the use of force,

MailGuardian 24-JAN-11

[-wrote]: ... The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) requires unequivocal international support through an appropriate United Nations Security Council resolution to sanction the use of force,

DailyNation 24-JAN-11

[-wrote]: requires unequivocal international support through an appropriate United Nations Security Council resolution to sanction the use of force,

thetimes 24-JAN-11

[-said]: It is only then that he will give serious consideration to the demands that he step down immediately.

DailyNation 24-JAN-11

[ wrote]: Ecowas requires unequivocal international support through an appropriate United Nations Security Council resolution to sanction the use of force,

allafrica 24-JAN-11

[-told]: We have sent a delegation to France and the United Kingdom,

LBdailystar 14-JAN-11

[-added]: They will go to the U.S., of course the U.N., Russia, China and possibly India,

LBdailystar 14-JAN-11

[-decline]: global problem.

smh 07-JAN-11

[-told]: Legitimate force is not off the table, but we're going to do everything we can to persuade President Gbagbo to step down,

smh 07-JAN-11

[-said]: In line with the extant policy on the safety of the lives of Nigerian diplomats in crisis-torn posts, the families of officers serving in the Nigerian mission in Abidjan have been moved to Accra-Ghana,

ghanaweb 24-DEC-10

[-said]: He has a choice of what he does if he steps down. Nigeria, the president Jonathan, has offered assistance to give him a dignified resettlement whatever that means for him,

globalsecurity 24-DEC-10

[-told]: The question of compromise is not on the table,

expatica 24-DEC-10

[-told]: avert the imminent return to unnecessary conflict and bloodshed,

iafrica 18-DEC-10

[said:]: obviously sensibilities will be affected by the leaks

vanguardngr 12-DEC-10

[-said]: Under the ECOWAS protocol, the minutes on the sanctions that are available to us, the options, are limited to sanctions against the country. And we've done what we can do in this regard. But President Jonathan has made it clear that he will support, and the organization will support, any sanctions regime prescribed by the international community, the UN, the EU and the African Union,

globalsecurity 10-DEC-10

[-told]: He's being interrogated as we speak by the security agents to find out more,

cnn 26-NOV-10

[-said]: This is part of the reason why for healthy exchanges, 16 of our missions abroad now have interconnectivity with headquarters, contracts for 55 others have been awarded and all our missions would soon be brought into this where there can be video-conferencing and the others before the second quarter of next year,

ngrguardiannews 25-NOV-10

[said:]: The nuclear aspiration is ours and we are collaborating with our Russian partners. We do have excellent relations with Russia. We believe that nuclear power will be to our benefit in the long-term.

ngrguardiannews 19-NOV-10

[said:]: There is also an aspect of the investigation that we are pursuing, which is that these arms were being shipped to a third country. We are investigating that aspect of the claims.

allafrica 18-NOV-10

[-said]: We insisted on respect for our processes and our laws,

msnbc 15-NOV-10

[-said]: The consignment did originate from Iran,

aljazeera 13-NOV-10

[-told]: If Nigeria finds at the conclusion of the investigation that there has been a breach of international law, a breach of UN sanctions, Nigeria is a member of the UN Security Council (and) we will do what is necessar y,

kuwaittimes 13-NOV-10

[-told]: If Nigeria finds at the conclusion of the investigation that there has been a breach of international law, a breach of U.N. sanctions, Nigeria is a member of the U.N. Security Council (and) we will do what is necessary,

allafrica 13-NOV-10

[-told]: One of the individuals connected to the shipment was an Iranian national who we understand from security reports took refuge in the Iranian embassy,

TurkishDailyNews 12-NOV-10

[-said]: If Nigeria finds at the conclusion of the investigation that there has been a breach of international law -- a breach of UN sanctions -- Nigeria is a member of the UN Security Council [and] we will do what is necessary,

MailGuardian 12-NOV-10

[-said]: At that point another set of shipping documents appeared and the individuals who were connected to the shipment suggested these goods were being trans-shipped through Nigeria to a third country, the Gambia,

thestar 12-NOV-10

[-told]: The consignment did originate from Iran. That's been confirmed from our own shipping documents and the Iranian foreign minister,

reuters 12-NOV-10

[-said]: If Nigeria finds that at the conclusion of the investigation that there has been a breach of international law, a breach of U.N. sanctions, Nigeria is a member of the U.N. Security Council, we will do what is necessary,

defensenews 12-NOV-10

[-said]: The Security Council resolution to which Nigeria was party was dealing with nuclear materials. There's no indication that's implicated here,

thestar 12-NOV-10

[-told]: If Nigeria finds at the conclusion of the investigation that there has been a breach of international law, a breach of U.N. sanctions, Nigeria is a member of the UN Security Council (and) we will do what is necessary,

ynetnews 12-NOV-10

[-told]: I had a productive meeting with the Iranian foreign minister this evening and he has assured us of his government’s co-operation in our ongoing investigation regarding the arms shipment,

vanguardngr 12-NOV-10

[-said]: One of the hiccups in the ongoing investigation was the fact that an Iranian national who is some way complicit ... is in the Iranian embassy,

thestar 12-NOV-10

[-said]: One of the individuals connected with the shipment was an Iranian national. We understand from security reports he took refuge in the Iranian embassy,

reuters 12-NOV-10

[-told]: I had a productive meeting with the Iranian foreign minister this evening and he has assured us of his government's co-operation in our ongoing investigation regarding the arms shipment,

allafrica 12-NOV-10

[-told]: We are talking about two individuals, one of them is a diplomat,

DailyNation 12-NOV-10

[-also said]: immediately directed that access be given to our security agencies to interview this individual who may be able to throw more light on the circumstances of the shipment, its destination and why we have the Nigerian consignee.

defensenews 12-NOV-10

[-told]: I had a productive meeting with the Iranian foreign minister this evening and he has assured us of his government's cooperation in our ongoing investigation regarding the arms shipment,

reuters 11-NOV-10

[-added]: Invariably, these matters are also on the agenda of the African Union, which is frequently called upon to respond,

MailGuardian 23-OCT-10

[-said]: You don't take a worst case scenario and present it as the probable, and I think that was what he did,

allafrica 22-SEP-10

[-said]: This respected former U.S. envoy appears to take delight in inciting instability in Nigeria with his entire thesis based on a worst-case scenario and seeming relish in willing it to occur,

pambazuka 16-SEP-10

[-said]: This respected former U.S. envoy ... appears to take delight in inciting instability in Nigeria with his entire thesis based on a worst-case scenario and seeming relish in willing it to occur,

reuters 14-SEP-10

[said:]: We are looking at the entire process, essentially the templates. The price of oil has come down, therefore, there is the expectation that the pump price should also reflect that reduction in the crude oil price. Unfortunately, on the other side of the equation you have a huge subsidy made up of the template that PPPRA is producing and we are investigating those costs that involve demurrage. One of the biggest costs is demurrage which reflects on the pump price.

vanguardngr 05-AUG-10

[said:]: First and foremost, President Jonathan would have to determine for himself whether he is willing to make the sacrifices that the presidency requires for another four years. There are enormous sacrifices, enormous challenges from a purely personal point of view.

thisdayonline 20-JUL-10

[said:]: he was elated to be in Ghana to celebrate the birth of a Great Son on the Continent

ghanaweb 24-MAY-10

[-said]: >National Assembly. We just hope that through our interactions we can make a case for a bigger slice of the pie because of the huge obligations that we have to undertake,

allafrica 27-APR-10

[-said]: I have had the opportunity to visit several of our missions abroad before now and my colleague has too and we can speak first hand about the deplorable state of some of those houses and missions in various countries. This brings me to the issue of funding of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Without funding there are constraints that we cannot address. We hope that in the coming months we will work with you to try and fill those gaps that clearly exist in our budget to be able to meet the minimum demands. We

thisdayonline 27-APR-10

[said:]: It was a very successful visit and I think it is important that Nigeria engages with the world again and I think we did so in a very open and successful way.

vanguardngr 16-APR-10