Nigerian Quotations

Why we cannot build a system like El Al to be proactive. Why do we have only to react? The shoe bomber - reaction? Take off your shoes. The Nigerian - the body scanner is a result of the Nigerian guy.

Part of the creative journey for me was not to come up the conventional route. I didn't go through drama school. I chose not to. I came from a very working-class area, a child of Nigerian immigrants.

I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her country's civil war in the late 1960s.

I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.

My parents lost everything, all their savings, because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were Igbos.

Nigerian politics has been, since the military dictatorships, largely non-ideological. Rather than a battle of ideas, it is about who can pump in the most money and buy the most access.

You know, I don't think of myself as anything like a 'global citizen' or anything of the sort. I am just a Nigerian who's comfortable in other places.

I think I'm ridiculously fortunate. I consider myself a Nigerian - that's home; my sensibility is Nigerian. But I like America, and I like that I can spend time in America.

I grew up in a very small town in Massachusetts, and it goes without saying that there weren't many Nigerian families in that town, and a lot of people couldn't say Uzoamaka.

You cannot come to a Nigerian restaurant without having pepper soup.

News that four foreign oil workers held hostage by Nigerian militants have been released (was) helping prices to ease back a bit.

One doesn't see the Nigerian situation getting any better anytime soon. There is plenty for people to focus on. People just don't know which way markets are going to break.

My earliest vivid memory would be my Nigerian mother. She would wrap me on her back. I remember being on her back a lot. It felt like a ride, like I was riding a dinosaur; going everywhere and seeing everything.

I don't know that this was a Nigerian scam, ... This is a mutating form of extortion that has been going on since the 1970s. It used to be conducted through letters, but now with the Web, it's getting more sophisticated.

Lower withdrawals than most estimates -- at 20 billion cubic feet -- are bearish for gas, but the concern about the Nigerian supply of crude and the reaction to the Iranian situation could result in crude giving gas some support.

He is on the way to Liberia. He was sent by a Nigerian presidential jet.

Buoyed by the Nigerian oil sabotage news and a weaker U.S. dollar, gold has reasserted its safe-haven attributes since last Friday.

If the stock market were not making five- and six-year highs, Iran and the U.S. were fast friends and the Nigerian militants were stuffing flowers in the gun muzzles of the Nigerian army -- then we might be worried about a reversal, but not now.

There is ample evidence that the Nigerian bird flu situation is difficult and worrisome.

The rally is based on the Nigeria attacks. It is quite a significant amount. The market was used to Nigerian outages, but these attacks appear to be gathering speed and are much more worrying.

OPEC is keeping it from going any higher. But we've risen on Nigeria. Nigerian crude is light, sweet crude. It tends to be in short supply.

OPEC production is falling in any case thanks to Nigerian losses, and the threat from Niger Delta militants to oil exports has the potential to get even more serious.

I think the U.S. needs to keep up the pressure on the Nigerian government to pay attention to these people, and do something about their poor conditions. Because I honestly, truly believe these people will fight till death. And there's going to be one behind every tree from now on.

It is not enough for the Nigerian government to initiate an investigation. We need an international commission of inquiry that will report directly to the UN Secretary-General and make its findings public.

It is not unusual to lose Nigerian supplies but headlines of armed men attacking facilities explains this little rally.

It could be that it shuts down all of Shell's onshore operations in Nigeria. The markets are going to discount Nigerian production in the price of oil.

We are interested in hostages of countries with interests in the Nigerian oil industry because their home governments will transfer the pressure they feel onto Nigeria's government. The hostages won't be freed any time soon.

We didn't bring this church to the United States to be another Nigerian church.

We haven't received an official request to send experts. But we are in contact with the Nigerian government to see what exactly the country's needs are.

We've tried our best to draft the policy in a way so that Nigerian tragedy is not repeated in Bangladesh.

The crazy excuses, Iranian nuclear threats or Nigerian unrest, I shake my head when I hear it. It was hurricanes before. It's a very crazy market, and unfortunately we're stuck with it just like Air Canada and any other transportation companies.

Traders are looking at the Nigerian and Iranian issues. They don't like to sell at present.

We are working closely with the Nigerian government to (distribute) these resources the best way possible... and America has provided protective equipment, laboratory equipment, supplies and technical assistance.

We have got to wait to hear from the Nigerian FA, so there's still a long way to go before we can actually say he's with us for January.

There has been no confrontation so far between our units and Nigerian soldiers.

We are also considering the release of the Thai, Egyptian and Filipino hostages as well. Their countries do not have interests in the Nigerian oil industry.

With Nigerian problems, uncertainty about the Iran nuclear program before the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) meeting next week, and the overhang of the Saudi attack and an OPEC meeting on the 8th, we are in for a lot of volatility in prices.

With the ongoing political tensions in Iran and with Nigerian militants threatening more attacks on oil companies, short covering should push prices higher next week. Speculators still hold a considerable amount of short positions. With the current news flow, those investors should feel increasingly uncomfortable with their positions.

I sort of consider myself a Nigerian who spends a lot of time in the U.S.

The threat is fresh and direct, and therefore significant to the ongoing stability of the oil-rich region. The light, sweet Nigerian crude grade that could be affected is also highly attractive.

The tangible, physical disruption of Nigerian supply has propped up prices over the past few weeks.

The situation has not improved. With several major overseas markets down and continued attacks on Nigerian oil fields, this market has a negative backdrop.

People are worried that although stocks are comfortable, there are places where supplies could be disrupted. Nigerian oil is valuable in terms of quality and location.

The misappropriation of resources provided by the government for weapons means the Nigerian military is unable to beat Boko Haram.

That the Nigerian military has been preparing for weeks only for their incompetence to be revealed in mere minutes is enough warning to oil companies and their workers that they stand no chance against any of our units in the event of an attack.

Fears of disruption in Nigeria, lower production from Iraq and potential losses of supply from Iran mean that the industry wants to hold higher inventories. Nigerian oil is valuable in terms of quality and location.

I've always been a fan of Nigerian artist D'banj. He's now signed to Kanye West's Good Music label.

The U.S. should support the Nigerian government to stay in Sierra Leone under the ECOMOG umbrella. The U.S. should also support other countries, including Ghana, in ECOMOG until stability is established.

Still, the middle of October is the time for us to look at a top. A number of fundamentals that used to move higher are getting pretty stale. The drop in production from the U.S. Gulf, the Nigerian strike, a lot of these factors aren't getting any worse.

The Nigerian attacks have really sparked concerns about supply. People are wondering how deep is it going to go and how long will it go on for?

The Nigerian government has been saying that the whole time. This is an ongoing thing. ... Until we see something really moving, I would have to think that's not true.

The Nigerian government is not sufficiently impacted to consider the conditions we have laid out before them and we perhaps need to be more ambitious in our attacks on oil facilities. Whether we will achieve this objective remains to be seen.

The Nigerian government needs to use its naval resources, and get help if it can from the U.S. Navy, to stop the serious bunkering and cut off the big money that is flooding the area with weapons.

The Nigerian incident is a clear sign to buy. There had not been much similar market-moving news for a while and it's easier to move prices now because volumes and liquidity are low due to the holiday period.

The Nigerian news would typically not get much of a market hearing given the modest amounts usually involved and the relatively short-lived nature of disruptions. However, given the potential crisis with Iran, markets are moving higher on just about any news that entails a possible supply pinch.

The Nigerian problem is driving oil prices ? it's a pure security question.

The Nigerian problem is driving oil prices -- it's a pure security question. If the posturing over Iran continues, then we will see oil prices go the same way again.

The Nigerian problem, it seems, is transforming itself from a pesky, on-again, off-again, bottleneck to one with more staying power.

The Nigerian rebels have shown they are able to interdict shipments. It won't be surprising if there are more disruptions.

The Nigerian situation has the potential to get a lot worse. It's going to run and run.

The U.S. inventory data clearly worried the market, but the Iranian and Nigerian situations are providing support to prices.

I live half the year in Nigeria, the other half in the U.S. But home is Nigeria - it always will be. I consider myself a Nigerian who is comfortable in the world. I look at it through Nigerian eyes.

Chevron used the Nigerian military as their security force and that resulted in gross human rights violations.

Geo-politics is behind the surge in oil pricing... The Nigerian unrest has caused a disruption in supply.

Geopolitics is behind the surge in oil pricing... The Nigerian unrest has caused a disruption in supply.

Anyone captured after this, as will surely be the case, will not be so lucky. These oil workers will soon understand that they don't stand a chance relying on the promises of safety by the Nigerian government and military.

an opportunity for Nigerian civic society, an opportunity for the Nigerian military, and an opportunity for the international community.

As far as the constitution allows me, I will try to ensure that there is responsible and accountable governance at all levels of government in the country. For I will not have kept my own trust with the Nigerian people if I allow others abuse theirs under my watch.

After some profit-taking, we are now waiting for the inventory data. But the Nigerian crisis remains a serious issue.

The judicial authorities are imposing a grim ordeal on three journalists under pressure from the governor of an unstable state. The Nigerian press is still in the grip of harsh legislation, a brutal police force and authoritarian governors. On this New Year's Eve, we call for their release and we reiterate our commitment to the independent press and, in particular, to the three Port Harcourt prisoners who are exposed to dangerous challenges.

A billion dollars a year is a lot of money. You can't move that kind of oil out to the high seas without some pretty significant, high-level cooperation in the Nigerian government and the military.

For now, their release is tied to the fulfillment of our stated conditions by the Nigerian government. We know that won't happen so soon, so in other words we intend keeping these guys for a long, long time.

The market is extremely hesitant to go below $60 a barrel and that is because of the Nigerian outages for the most part.

The market is extremely hesitant to go below USD60 a barrel and that is because of the Nigerian outages for the most part.

The markets are going to discount Nigerian production in the price of oil. It could be that it shuts down all of Shell's onshore operations in Nigeria.

The disappearance of Charles Taylor from Nigerian soil is a humiliating disgrace to Nigeria. Obasanjo must explain why this happened.