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ABUJA - Nigeria has sought Indian assistance to boost the country's ailing textile industry.

ABUJA, Nigeria - President Goodluck Jonathan announced Wednesday on Facebook that he will run in the oil-rich nation's January election, ending months of speculation over his plans after he assumed power following the death of Nigeria's elected leader.

ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria's worker union for the state-run power company has called a general strike, a day before the nation's president is to announce his plans to privatize the industry.

ABUJA, Nigeria - Two Nigerian government officials say the state-run oil company is on sound fiscal ground, a day after a finance minister called the firm "insolvent." Information Minister Dora Akunyili told reporters Wednesday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.

ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria's state-run oil company is "insolvent" and needs $6.6 billion to cover its debts and fund future oil exploration in the West African nation, a government minister said Tuesday.
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