(9 stories) An Opportunity for Greater U.S.-Nigeria Ties

	Nigeria - News September 24, 2013 See Nigeria Weather An Opportunity for Greater U.S.-Nigeria Ties (The Heritage Foundation) President Obama will meet with the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan tonight on the margins of the U.N General Assembly in New York. Nigeria tells U.N. sparing no effort tackling terrorism 'menace' (AlertNet) An Islamist insurgency in Nigeria's northeast is challenging the country's stability and every effort is being made to tackle the extremists with "due regard for fundamental human rights," Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday. Nigeria: Max Airlifts 22,500 Pilgrims to Saudi (AllAfrica) Out of the 40,527 pilgrims allocated to Max Air Ltd for this year's hajj, a total of 22,500 have so far been airlifted to Saudi Arabia, the spokesperson of the airline Alhaji Ibrahim Dahiru has said. Nairobi Westgate, Nigeria, Iraq, Peshawar: A Week of Islamic Terror that Shook the World (International Business Times) In the first attack on 17 September, Boko Haram guerrillas wearing army uniforms stopped traffic on a highway between the cities of Maiduguri and Damaturu, dragging people out of their vehicles and killing them, with 143 bodies recovered so far. Nigeria: Fiscal Crisis Looms As States, LGs May Default On Sept Salarie (AllAfrica) Civil servants in several of the states and local governments in the country may not be paid their salaries at the end of this month, as a fiscal crisis looms following the revenue shortfall in the Federation Account for distribution among the tiers of government. Nigerian Economy Gaining on Regional Heavyweight South Africa (Voice of America) A farmer plows the field in Saulawa village, on the outskirts of Nigeria's north-central state of Kaduna, May 2013 file photo. Nigeria: Kenya Attack - Nigeria's Shopping Malls Beef Up Security (AllAfrica) Following the terrorist attack on Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, security has been beefed up at shopping malls in Lagos, Abuja and Kano. Nigeria May Hold Benchmark Interest Rate at Record 12% (Bloomberg) The Central Bank of Nigeria will probably hold its benchmark lending rate unchanged at a record high today to support the naira as oil revenue slumps and spending pressures increase before 2015 elections. How to check Nigerians trooping to India for treatment, by envoy (Guardian Newspapers) DESPITE the acclaimed improvement in ability of local hospitals and medical centres to handle more complex health cases, the number of Nigerians trooping to India and other countries for medical treatment has risen astronomically, latest figures have revealed. More Nigeria News... Manage your subscriptions or Unsubscribe Topix has Job listings for your town! Find Local Singles in your town! Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Install the Topix Community Toolbar Copyright © 2013 Topix All rights reserved. PO Box 50654, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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