Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

July 24, 2008 11:54:11 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: Nigeria

Stories

Stories 1 - 20 of 26

<< Prev 1 2 Next >>
  • June 2008

    • Nigerian Youths Blow Up Oil Pipeline

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 22, 08 3:19 PM CDT

      Nigerian Youths Blow Up Oil Pipeline

      A youth gang blew up a Chevron pipeline in Nigeria yesterday, reducing output from the world's eighth-largest oil producer by 120,000 barrels a day. Such attacks are common in Nigeria, Reuters reports: Sparked by poverty and hatred of foreign companies, militants have cut oil production there by one-fifth over the past 2 years. More »

      Tags

      oil price  • oil  • Nigeria  • Chevron  • Niger Delta  • pipelines

  • April 2008

    • AmEx Leads Dow Rally

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Apr 25, 08 3:39 PM CDT

      AmEx Leads Dow Rally

      Stocks were mixed today as financials rallied but Microsoft dragged down the tech sector.  Nevertheless, all three major indexes recorded back-to-back weekly gains for the first time since February, Bloomberg reports. The Dow closed up 42.91 at 12,891.86, the Nasdaq dipped 5.99 to 2,422.93, and the S&P 500 rose 9.02 to 1.397.84. More »

      Tags

      Microsoft  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones Industrial Average  • crude oil  • Nigeria  • Persian Gulf

  • January 2008

    • Shell Profits Spike to a Record $27.6B

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 31, 08 7:55 AM CST

      Shell Profits Spike to a Record $27.6B

      Soaring crude prices and new oil and gas projects drove Royal Dutch Shell to 2007 profits of $27.6 billion—a new record for a British corporation—despite declining production. While critics branded the results “obscene” and called for a windfall tax, Shell’s CEO called them “satisfactory” and warned that 2008 would be a tougher year for the company as production costs soar and reserves dwindle, reports the Guardian . More »

      Tags

      gas prices  • corporate earnings  • Nigeria  • oil reserves  • Royal Dutch Shell  • Shell Oil

    • Nigerian Rebels Seek Help From Clooney

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 19, 08 7:21 PM CST

      Nigerian Rebels Seek Help From Clooney

      Nigeria’s top rebel group urged George Clooney to come heal their war-torn land today, the AP reports. The militants, who often pressure officials by blowing up oil pipelines, promised to work with Clooney “and other credible peace makers" to cool off fighting in Nigeria. Clooney gave no immediate response to the invitation. More »

      Tags

      United Nations  • Nigeria  • George Clooney  • militant  • peace  • MEND  • Rebel

    • Oil Hits Record $100 a Barrel

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 2, 08 11:11 AM CST

      Oil Hits Record $100 a Barrel

      Crude oil prices jumped $4.02 today to push past $100 a barrel for the first time as Nigerian violence, disrupted Mexican exports, and the specter of dipping US stockpiles stoked supply fears in the face of ever-rising energy demands, CNNMoney reports. The previous record was $99.29, set November 20. More »

      Tags

      oil price  • oil  • interest rate cut  • Nigeria  • exports  • oil supply  • $100 a barrel oil  • Port Harcourt

  • December 2007

    • Inside the Siemens Bribery Scandal

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 28, 07 8:40 AM CST

      Inside the Siemens Bribery Scandal

      In one of the world's largest corporate bribery scandals in recent years, German industrial giant Siemens allegedly channeled millions of euros in bribes to customers in Nigeria, Russia, Libya, and other countries to win infrastructure contracts. The Wall Street Journal traces the unearthing of the Siemens case across four years of investigations in Switzerland,  Liechtenstein, and Germany. More »

      Tags

      Russia  • Germany  • Switzerland  • Nigeria  • Libya  • bribery  • bribe  • Siemens  • Liechtenstein

    • Africa Nations Move to Ban Plastic Bags

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Dec 2, 07 6:55 PM CST

      Africa Nations Move to Ban Plastic Bags

      With garbage rotting in the streets and being burnt in toxic bonfires, many African countries are looking to ban plastic bags. Kenya produces 48 million every year, and is now trying to follow Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda by outlawing them. In Nairobi’s slums, bags even clog channels leading out of toilets, creating a “stomach churning mass,” the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »

      Tags

      Kenya  • Nigeria  • Tanzania  • ban  • plastic bags  • Nairobi  • Uganda

  • November 2007

    • Gates Aims $100M at Polio

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 27, 07 4:30 AM CST

      Gates Aims $100M at Polio

      The world stands at the brink of eradicating polio, Bill Gates says, and his foundation yesterday awarded $100 million toward that end. One of the foundation's largest challenge grants will fund programs in four countries where the disease is still epidemic, notably Nigeria. The Rotary Foundation received the grant and will match it over the next 3 years, reports the Chicago Tribune . More »

    • Nigeria Sues Big Tobacco on Kid Smokers

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 8, 07 4:45 AM CST

      Nigeria Sues Big Tobacco on Kid Smokers

      Nigeria has launched a $40 billion lawsuit against Philip Morris and two other major tobacco companies, claiming they deliberately market cigarettes to children. Its government is demanding punitive damages and compensation for current and future health care costs, reports the BBC. A spokesman for the largest of the three, British American Tobacco, said that the action was "flawed" and insisted that the firm does not target young smokers. More »

      Tags

      lawsuit  • smoking  • Nigeria  • tobacco companies

  • October 2007
  • August 2007

    • Americans Own 30% of World's Guns

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 28, 07 9:05 PM CDT

      Americans Own 30% of World's Guns

      Americans form the biggest gun-toting posse on Earth, Reuters reports, boasting a high 90 firearms per 100 noncombatants. Other countries lag behind on a per capita basis: Yemen takes second with 61 per 100 and Finland places a surprising third with 56 for every 100 civilians. Many poor countries, like Nigeria, rank low on the list despite their reputation for gun violence. More »

      Tags

      gun  • America  • Nigeria  • weapon  • Yemen  • gun violence

    • Gay Nigerians Face Death by Stoning

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 10, 07 6:41 PM CDT

      Gay Nigerians Face Death by Stoning

      Eighteen Nigerian men arrested on suspicion of sodomy face death by stoning under the nation’s Sharia law. Police found the men, reportedly dressed as women, in a hotel in the northern state of Bauchi, where they were allegedly celebrating a “gay wedding.” More »

      Tags

      gay rights  • homosexuality  • Nigeria  • Muslim  • Sharia law  • stoning

  • July 2007

    • Nigerian Kidnappers Free Toddler

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 8, 07 7:45 PM CDT

      Nigerian Kidnappers Free Toddler

      Four days after her terrifying abduction, a 3-year-old girl is back with her parents in southern Nigeria, "covered in mosquito bites" but otherwise OK, her father tells the BBC. Margaret Hill, who was snatched from a car at gunpoint on her way to school Thursday, was freed today and was not ransomed, the Times of London reports. More »

      Tags

      kidnapping  • Nigeria  • Niger Delta  • Port Harcourt  • Margaret Hill

    • Kidnappers Threaten Toddler's Life

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 6, 07 7:30 AM CDT

      Kidnappers Threaten Toddler's Life

      Kidnappers in Nigeria have threatened to kill a 3-year-old girl unless her father takes her place, and negotiations for her release have begun. Margaret Hill's mother interrupted an interview today to join officials in bargaining for her safe return, Reuters reports, after recounting a chilling conversation in which an abductor said he "doesn't care about killing and burying the baby." More »

      Tags

      oil  • Nigeria  • Niger Delta  • Port Harcourt  • MEND  • Margaret Hill

    • UK Toddler Kidnapped in Nigeria

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 5, 07 7:06 AM CDT

      UK Toddler Kidnapped in Nigeria

      A three-year-old British girl was kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta today. The abduction comes after five oil workers were kidnapped yesterday. Militant groups who want a larger share of Nigeria's oil profits to go to the poor have taken more than 100 foreign hostages this year, the BBC reports. More »

      Tags

      oil  • kidnapping  • hostage  • Nigeria  • Niger Delta  • MEND

    • 5 Kidnapped From Nigerian Oil Rig

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jul 5, 07 3:30 AM CDT

      5 Kidnapped From Nigerian Oil Rig

      Five expat contractors were taken abducted yesterday during an attack on a Shell oil rig in the Niger Delta, just as a rebel group responsible for many similar attacks called off a one-month truce. The hostages include two New Zealanders, one Australian, one Lebanese and one Venezuelan; more than 200 expats have been kidnapped since the start of 2006. More »

      Tags

      Africa  • kidnapping  • Nigeria  • Niger Delta  • Umaru Yar'Adua

  • June 2007

    • Nigeria Sues Pfizer Over Deadly Tests

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 5, 07 12:35 PM CDT

      Nigeria Sues Pfizer Over Deadly Tests

      Nigeria is suing pharma giant Pfizer for $7 billion, claiming the company carried out improper trials on children. 200 children in the state of Kano died, and others developed deformities, after Pfizer tested Trovan, an experimental antibiotic, during a 1996 meningitis outbreak. Nigeria claims the tests were unauthorized, but Pfizer insists the company had consent. More »

      Tags

      children  • medicine  • Nigeria  • Pfizer  • pharma  • meningitis

  • May 2007

    • Nigerian Scams Hit Purebred Puppy Market

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 29, 07 5:25 PM CDT

      Nigerian Scams Hit Purebred Puppy Market

      Nigerian scammers have a new ploy—this time giving away "free" purebred puppies that are worth upwards of $3,000, the LA Times reports. Racketeers advertise the pups using websites, MySpace postings, and even print ads, asking pet lovers to rescue the dogs or offering to sell them at heavily discounted prices. The only catch: The pets are stuck in Nigeria. More »

      Tags

      MySpace  • animal  • dog  • pets  • Nigeria  • scam  • puppy

    • China Helps Nigeria Into Space

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 24, 07 7:10 AM CDT

      China Helps Nigeria Into Space

      China is launching its own space program, after years of getting a cold shoulder from NASA. Beijing is developing satellite technology for developing nations—the same nations it's looking to for resources to fuel its runaway economic growth, the New York Times notes. Last week saw the launch of a communications satellite for Nigeria, with another planned for Venezuela. More »

      Tags

      China  • NASA  • space exploration  • Nigeria  • satellite  • aerospace

Stories 1 - 20 of 26

<< Prev 1 2 Next >>

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »