Goodluck Jonathan News
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the release of some suspected terrorists, including all women, said Chris Olukolade, a Defense Ministry spokesman.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria left its benchmark interest rate at a record high, concerned by a drop in oil output and the threat of higher spending as the government combats Islamist insurgents in the northeast.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria will probably keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at a record high to bolster its foreign-currency reserves and support the naira after oil prices fell last month.
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Nigeria’s military is chasing Islamist fighters as they flee to the borders of Chad and Niger from the northeast, where President Goodluck Jonathan has declared emergency rule, spokesman Chris Olukolade said.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said troops fighting Islamist insurgents with emergency powers in the northeast will protect civilians and respect internationally accepted rules of engagement.
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Nigerian troops killed 14 Boko Haram Islamist insurgents and arrested 20 others in clashes yesterday around the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said.
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Nigerian troops killed 10 Boko Haram Islamist insurgents and arrested 65 others in clashes around the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said.
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Nigerian troops mounted air and ground attacks on camps used by the militant Islamist Boko Haram group in the northeast, destroying anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons, a military spokesman said.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared emergency rule in three northeastern states, giving sweeping powers to the security forces against Islamist insurgents he said were taking over parts of the region.
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Nigeria approved a debt-management plan that will allow it to reduce short-term domestic borrowing in favor of cheaper, longer-term foreign loans, Minister of State for Finance Yerima Ngama said.
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