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Enugu
Enugu , city (1991 est. pop. 279,000), SE Nigeria. It is a diversified industrial center and a road and rail hub. Furniture, ceramics, textiles, shoes, asbestos, cement, oxygen and acetylene gases, and steel are the chief products. Enugu developed as a mining town after the discovery of coal in 1909... Read more
Republic of Biafra
Republic of Biafra secessionist state of W Africa, in existence from May 30, 1967, to Jan. 15, 1970. At the outset Biafra comprised, roughly, the East-Central, South-Eastern, and Rivers states of the Federation of Nigeria , where the Igbo people predominated. The country, which took its name fro... Read more
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially Federal Republic of Nigeria, republic (2006 provisional pop. 140,003,542), 356,667 sq mi (923,768 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Gulf of Guinea (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean) in the south, on Benin in the west, on Niger in the northwest and north, on Chad in the northeast, ... Read more

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Enugu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Enugu , city (1991 est. pop. 279,000), SE...gases, and steel are the chief products. Enugu developed as a mining town after the discovery...1916 the railroad from Port Harcourt reached Enugu. The city served as capital of Nigeria...
Republic of Biafra
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Odumegwu Ojukwu and included some non-Igbos. Biafra's original capital was Enugu ; Aba, Umuahia, and Owerri served successively as provisional capitals after Enugu was captured (Oct., 1967) by Nigerian forces. Seeking to maintain national...
Igbo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Igbo are divided into the Nri-Awka of Onitsha and Awka; the Enugu of Nsukka, Ud ì , Awgu, and Okigwe; and those of...administrative units. Presently, they constitute the entire Enugu State, Anambra State, Abia State, Imo State, and the Ahoada...
Arinze, Francis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...pointed out, if he was going to proceed. He attended Catholic schools in Nigeria and entered the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu when he was 13. He received a degree there in 1955, was ordained as a priest three years later after sailing from Nigeria...
Nigeria
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World NIGERIA Federal Republic of Nigeria Major Cities: Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Kaduna, Kano, Enugu Other Cities: Aba, Abeokuta, Ado, Benin City, Bonny, Calabar, Ede, Ife, Ilesha, Ilorin, Iseyin, Iwo, Katsina, Maiduguri...
Chinua Achebe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...being starved to death and massacred. He wrote articles for newspapers and magazines about the Biafran struggle and living in Enugu, the designated capital of Biafra, and founded the Citadel Press with Nigerian poet Christopher Okigbo. Writing a novel at...
Cyprian Ekwensi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...disturbances in the Western and Northern regions in the summer of 1966, Ekwensi gave up his position and relocated his family at Enugu. He became chair of the Bureau for External Publicity in Biafra and an adviser to the head of state, Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu...

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Biafran War
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...international recognition was only forthcoming from four African countries, as well as Haiti. By 1968, Port Harcourt and Enugu, the Biafran capital, had come under Nigerian control, making Biafra land-locked. Surrender was announced on 12 January...

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Government policy and student behaviour in Enugu State, Nigeria
Magazine article from: Research in Education; 5/1/2000; ; 658 words ; ...indiscipline among Nigerian students in Enugu State from 1991 to 1999 has been quite...indiscipline among secondary school students in Enugu State. Six hundred and eighty teachers...selected from 242 secondary schools in Enugu State. A thirty-item questionnaire which...
Nigeria: Multilinks Telkom Extends Services to Enugu.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 9/9/2009; 700+ words ; Byline: datta003 THE ENUGU State Government has pledged to forge...Barrister Sullivan Chime, made this remark in Enugu last week during a courtesy call to the...Welcoming the telecommunications firm into Enugu, Chief Onyebuchi commended Multi-Links...
Nigeria: the prohibition of infringement of a widow's and widower's fundamental rights law, 2001, No 3, Enugu State. (Reports From Around the World: Africa).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: WIN News; 3/22/2002; 700+ words ; ...WIDOWERS, AND FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS ENACTED BY THE ENUGU STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, THIS 8TH MARCH, 2001 CONTACT...Nwadinobi, P.O. Box 11602, Independence Layout, Enugu, Enugu State, NIGERIA PROHIBITION (1) "No person for whatever...
Nigeria: Enugu Government to renovate Zik s Stadium Ahead Nigeria 2009.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 6/4/2008; 382 words ; ...2009 U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. The Enugu campus of the University of Nigeria. The Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium is located in Enugu. The stadium is being considered to host the tournament, while the UNN Enugu Campus pitch is expected to serve as one...
Nigeria: Enugu govt pledges support to Multi-links Telkom.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 9/7/2009; 700+ words ; Byline: manish03 The Enugu State Government has pledged a positive...quality. We are happy to receive you into Enugu to offer your services to our people...having being used to the service outside Enugu. We appreciate your presence in the state...
Nigeria: Rehabilitation Enugu targets 182km rural roads.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 10/22/2008; 700+ words ; ...traversing eight local government areas in Enugu State are to be reconstructed by the state...Nkwo-Nike - Ugwuogo Neke Ikem within Enugu East and Isi Uzo council areas and the...construction equipment at Okpara Square , Enugu , the state governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime...
Nigeria: Enugu Demolishes N100 Million Property.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/10/2009; 462 words ; ...Orakpo, was demolished on the orders of Enugu State government at the weekend for allegedly...Road, by Conoil Mega Filling Station, Enugu, Saturday morning. The demolition was...out in spite of a subsisting order of an Enugu High Court, made by Justice A. R. Ozoemena...
Nigeria: Enugu demolishes N100m property.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/10/2009; 460 words ; ...Orakpo, was demolished on the orders of Enugu State government at the weekend for allegedly...Road, by Conoil Mega Filling Station, Enugu, Saturday morning. The demolition was...out in spite of a subsisting order of an Enugu High Court, made by Justice A. R. Ozoemena...
Nigeria: Enugu power plant project excites eminent elders.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 6/21/2008; 700+ words ; ...manish03 The eminent wise men and women of Enugu State under the aegis of state council...scholarship and students loan scheme for Enugu State indigent students was on its way...Admiral Madueke called on the people of Enugu State to continue to give him maximum support...
Health-seeking behaviour of mentally ill patients in Enugu, Nigeria.(Report)
Magazine article from: South African Journal of Psychiatry; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...conducted at the neuropsychiatric hospital in Enugu. It is one of eight psychiatric hospitals...the Nigerian civil war of 1967-1970. Enugu was the former capital of the southeastern...University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Informed verbal consent was also obtained...