Current News for the week of May 25, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 by admin

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Politics:

[Nigeria Senator-Elect Wanted in US for Drug Deal Under Arrest Pending Extradition] –

http://www.newser.com/article/d7378443a4174b0db62e552
f507505f6/drug-agency-nigeria-senator-elect-wanted-in-us-for-drug-deal-under-arrest-pending-extradition.html

[579 Officers, Soldiers on Trial for Conduct in Fighting Islamic Extremists] –

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/05/20/nigeria-579-soldiers-and-officers-on-trial

 

Economy/Market/Business:

[The Changing Face Of Business In Nigeria] –

http://www.forbes.com/sites/amyjadesimi/2015/05/21/the-changing-face-of-business-in-nigeria/

[Fuel Crisis: Depots “Dry” Nationwide] –

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/183478-fuel-%E2%80%8Bcrisis-depots-dry-nationwide-pengassan.html

[Nigeria’s ‘Lost Year’ Deterring Investors] –

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/nigeria-s-lost-year-of-growth-deterring-investors-rencap-says

[Nigeria to Hold Key Interest Rate Before Incoming Government] –

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-18/nigeria-to-hold-key-interest-rate-before-incoming-government

[Oracle, MTN Set to Bridge ICT Skills Gap in Nigeria] –

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/oracle-mtn-set-to-bridge-ict-skills-gap-in-nigeria/209599/

[Nigeria Fuel Crisis Could Shut Down Mobile Phones] –

http://news.yahoo.com/phone-operator-mtn-warns-over-nigeria-fuel-crisis-101526213.html

 

Energy:

[Oil in Nigeria: Five Questions for the New Government] –

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/may/21/five-questions-for-oil-dependent-nigeria-incoming-leaders

[Nigeria Plans to Split Gas From Oil Leases to Boost Output] –

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-18/nigeria-plans-to-split-gas-from-oil-leases-to-boost-output

[Nigeria’s Buhari Must Start his Presidency Facing Crippling Fuel Scarcity and Power Cuts] –

http://qz.com/411284/nigerias-buhari-won-the-fight-for-power-now-he-has-to-give-his-country-power-the-electric-kind/

 

Other:

[Nigeria Combines Antigens to Stop Polio Transmission Once and for All] –

http://www.afro.who.int/en/nigeria/press-materials/item/7682-throwing-everything-at-the-polio-virus-nigeria-combines-antigens-to-stop-polio-transmission-once-and-for-all.html

[Boko Haram Militants Raped Hundreds of Female Captives in Nigeria] –

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/19/world/africa/boko-haram-militants-raped-hundreds-of-female-captives-in-nigeria.html?ref=topics