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Nigeria: Federal Govt Launches Geochemical Map to Boost Mineral Exploration
The Federal Government on Thursday launched the field procedures manual for the Geochemical Mapping of Nigeria, which is expected to help boost mineral exploration and agricultural activities in the country.
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Spreads Attacks to Somalia’s Puntland State
Abdirashid Mohamed Irro, the minister for commerce of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, stated yesterday that his government was aware that militias trained in Southern Somalia have been sent to cause instability in Puntland, a semi-autonomous state in Northeastern Somalia.
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Create Employment, as Unemployment Hits 19.47 Percent
The Federal Government, weekend, raised alarm over the increasing rate of unemployment in the country which hits a high of about 19.47 per cent.
Uganda: 60 FBI Agents Here
The US government has sent 60 Federal Bureau of Investigations specialists to comb Uganda for forensic leads as two more terrorist suspects were picked in Arua District on Friday.
F.D.A. Panel Votes to Restrict Avandia
A majority of the federal panel recommends either yanking Avandia from the market or strictly controlling its sale.
‘Martyrdom Video’ Surfaces From Times Square Bomb Plotter
An Arabic-language television channel broadcast excerpts of what it said was a martyrdom video by Faisal Shahzad, who pleaded guilty to a failed Times Square bomb plot.
Somalia: Somaliland Can Save Somalia From Mogadishu’s Maniacs, but Will It?
Somaliland can serve as an example to other Somali regions and Hargeisa, Somalia’s second capital, can become the seat to a new Federal Somalia.
Mortgages: Changes in Mobile-Home Lending
Recent policy changes by the Federal Housing Administration may help increase the availability of loans to buyers of mobile homes.
Credit Still Tightening, Fed Governor Says
The level of outstanding credit in the U.S. economy continues to fall as strong and weak banks alike pull back on lending, according to a Federal Reserve governor.
Kidnap Victim Wins Settlement
California paid $20 million in order to settle a claim by Jaycee Dugard that state parole agents had not adequately monitored her abductor, a convicted sex offender.