Nigeria news for April 2009

Nigeria to export yams to EU
Date: 15 April 2009
With the achievements so far recorded in the production of root and tuber crops through improved varieties, Nigeria may soon maximise its position as the world's number one producer of cassava, yams and cocoyams by exporting the crops.
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Economic Meltdown Has Helped Nigeria
Date: 15 April 2009
Vice President,Goodluck Jonathan, has said that the global economic downturn and dwindling prices of crude oil in the international market have necessitated the drive for Nigeria to diversify her economic base.
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CBN Gives Banks June 30 Deadline to Remove ATMs From Hotels, Airports
Date: 15 April 2009
Banks have been given a June 30 deadline to remove their automatic teller machines (ATMs) from public places, particularly hotels and airport lobbies.
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Nigeria: Three Banks Named Among World's Biggest
Date: 15 April 2009
Three Nigerian banks - First Bank of Nigeria Plc, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Intercontinental Bank Plc - have made the Forbes list of top 2000 world biggest companies.
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Shell starts repairs on Nigerian oil pipeline
Date: 15 April 2009
The fire that shut down flowstations feeding into Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) Trans-Niger oil pipeline earlier this month was extinguished and repair work has started, a company spokesman said.
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