50315The local oil industry has yet again been hit by a confidence crisis after oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc finally admitted it was exiting the country.In a press statement, the firm said it planned to quit the downstream business in 21 African cou...

50034 AfranIslamic Republic of Iran's Naval Force has foiled a Somali pirates' attack on an Iranian oil tanker.The IRI's Naval Force announced on Tuesday that the Somali pirates attacked on the Iranian oil tanker at 5:45 local time in Aden Gulf by four...

50036 AfranTehran, April 6, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday that Tehran has planned to host the G15 Summit of leaders on May 17 to help promote mutual and regional cooperation.Speaking to reports in his weekly brie...

50035 AfranTehran, April 6, IRNA – The Foreign Ministry spokesman invited Tuesday the countries which advocate nuclear disarmament to attend Tehran’s nuclear disarmament meeting on April 17-18.Ramin Mihman-Parast made the remarks at his first weekl...

50319 – 09042010MUSLIM LEADERS remained cautious on going public with their stand on the Proposed Constitution.They said they were still consulting and holding meetings before taking a position. Prof. Abdullghafoor H.S. Elbusaidy, Chairma of Supreme ...

50320 - 09042010KINGSWAY TYRES LTD plans to invest Sh50 million in a retread production line.The proposed Nairobi factory, which is a signature project in marking Kingway’s 50 year anniversary, will reduce the cost of tyres by 60 per cent and curb en...

50321 - 09042010African Union (AU) has embarked on a race to fight piracy, a major challenge for several coastal countries in the continent.An experts meeting on maritime security Ethiopia sought to develop a holistic policy to address the vice, which ...

50036 Afran The Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday called on the nuclear states to disarm in a bid to bring about an atmosphere of peace and security in the international community. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the call in a ceremony to inaugur...

50037 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Wednesday that if President Barrack Obama followed the path of former US president George W Bush, he would face a crushing response by world nations.President Ahmadinejad, who arrived in this provin...

50038 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Friday that there is no barrier to Iranian nuclear scientists today in the field of nuclear energy and they can meet related national requirements.Addressing National Nuclear Festival, President Ahmadi...

50039 AfranTehran, April 9, IRNA – The main test needed before operation of Bushehr nuclear power plant will start on the day marking National Nuclear Festival, said the official in charge of the project.Jaafari said the “warm-water test” at the ...

50040 AfranTehran, April 9, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has just unveiled the first model of the third generation of machines for uranium enrichment, the so-called third generation centrifuges.President Ahmadinejad unveiled the achievement o...

50041 AfranTehran, April 9, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Friday that Iran will in the near future turn into an exporter of nuclear technology.Addressing the Fourth National Nuclear Festival, President Ahmadinejad said thanks to thei...

50042 AfranTehran, April 9, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Friday that Iran is against nuclear bomb.Addressing the Fourth National Nuclear Festival, President Ahmadinejad said those seeking nuclear bomb are against human logic.“W...

50108The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) have jointly come into agreement by committing N210 million for the enrolment of girls into schools.The two organizations said the gesture i...

50109Nigeria’s immediate former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has returned back to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a party he left due to political disagreement between him and the former president Olusegun Obasanjo.Atiku’s media ...

50110Hundreds of Nigerian people have been reported to have died of food borne disease according to the country’s Consumer Protection Council (CPC) report.Director General of the Council Mrs. Ify Umenyi has said that already a total of 559 people die...

50111The bill prohibiting the operation of commercial motorcycles also known as “Okada” within Jos-Bukuru metropolis of the crisis-ridden Plateau state was signed into law by the state Governor Jonah Jang at government house yesterday.The signing o...

50112The newly sworn-in Minister of State for Finance Mr. Remi Babalola has placed a ban on government officials and other public servants especially working in the various agencies under the ministry to stop using public funds to pay for first class t...

50113The head of Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Maurice Iwu insisted that he would continue with his assignment given to him by the federal government until the end of his tenure expected to rou...