Tag Archives: RUSSIA

2 RUSSIAN NATIONALS IN CUSTODY OF NIGERIAN PIRATES

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

LAGOS, March. 1 (Xinhua) Two unidentified Russian nationals are presently in the custody of armed pirates who opened fire on a Dutch cargo ship a few miles from Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, a competent diplomatic source told Xinhua on Thursday. “Both … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA, RUSSIA STEP UP WORK ON NUCLEAR REACTOR

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

THE GUARDIAN September 14, 2011 ABUJA NIGERIA is not looking back in its quest to generate electricity using nuclear technology. To achieve this, it is stepping up its negotiation with Russia for the construction of Nigeria’s nuclear power plant. Following … Continue reading →

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BELARUS MAY BUY ‘OUTDATED’ SU-30 FIGHTERS FROM RUSSIA

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

  MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti) Eighteen Su-30K fighter jets which were delivered by Russia to India in the 1990s could end up in service with the Belarusian air force, respected Russian business daily Kommersant said on Friday. Russia and … Continue reading →

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