Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the conferment of the prestigious Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award on three distinguished Nigerians for 2013.This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award, Oluwafeyisola S. Adegoke (Professor) during a press conference held in Abuja to announce the names of the 2013 proposed Awardees to the public. According to him, those to be conferred with the award are:i. Seth Sunday Ajayi – (Professor of Science) who is a major figure in the international community of scholars in wildlife conservation, environmental protection and management.ii. Francis…
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The University of Uyo Teaching Hospital has opened a health post at Ikot Akpambang in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area to cater for the medical needs of its rural communities. While inuagurating the health centre recently, the Hospital’s Board Chairman said that the gesture was in line with government’s policy on the provision of affordable healthcare to all Nigerians. Earlier in his address, the Chief Medical Director of the Teaching Hospital, Etete Peters noted that it has been the desire of the management of the hospital to establish health posts in rural areas in the three senatorial districts of the…
The Ministerial Committee on the Development of a National Policy on Public Safety and Security has organised a stakeholders’ zonal consultative forum recently in Uyo for states in the South – South Geopolitical Zone. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Police Affairs, James Obiegbu in his address said that the workshop was one in the series of planned search for a focused, workable and robust national policy on public safety and security. Adding, the policy would be a guide and pathway towards ensuring the provision of enduring policies on public safety and security in Nigeria. James Obiegbu indicated that…
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has revealed that the 118,912 beneficiaries of the Community Services Women and Youths Employment Project (CSWYE) of SURE-P in the 36 States of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory have recorded a total of one hundred and sixty million, five hundred and forty eight thousand, four hundred man hours output. Emeka Wogu made the revelation in Abuja during a formal meeting with members of the Senate AD-HOC Committee on Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) recently. According to the Minister, “The volume of work done by the beneficiaries of CSWYE so…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday November 21, 2013 arraigned one Raymond Okemo before Justice H. A Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt on a 3-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque. Raymond allegedly induced a company, Fuidex Nigeria Limited to confer a benefit on him by delivering some construction materials amounting to thirty four million, nine hundred and sixty thousand naira (34, 960,000) on the pretext that he would pay the sum sixty days after delivery. Despite the agreement signed by the parties and the invoice issued to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday November 21, 2013 arraigned the duo of Emmanuel Osita Okereke and Ishmael Chinyere Nwogu before Justice J. Y. Tukur of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo on a six count charge bordering on personation, forgery and criminal conspiracy to obtain the sum of N1,145,000 (one million, one hundred and forty five thousand naira) for employment into National Task Force. The accused persons are alleged to have forged a document of the federal government titled “Restricted, Federal Government of Nigeria, National Task Force” and falsely held public offices as Director-General and…
The Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Christy Atako has recently conducted an inspection tour of the ultra-modern foot bridge project under construction along the busy Aba Road in Port Harcourt. During the inspection tour, the NDDC boss assured users of the road which also links the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission in the State of safety from accidents and other road hazards while crossing the road. She added that the foot bridge is very significant as the Commission’s top priority has remained the delivery of quality projects. Christy Akako urged more…
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, Prof. Amos Sawyer has appealed for peaceful parliamentary polls in Mali on Sunday to consolidate the progress made towards the restoration of constitutional order and the country’s territorial integrity.Speaking to journalists shortly after his arrival in Bamako on Thursday 21st November 2013, Prof. Sawyer, former President of Liberia’s Interim Government of National Unity, who is leading 100 ECOWAS observers urged Malian political parties, the electorate and other stakeholders to replicate the political maturity they demonstrated during the recent successful presidential elections in the country.He explained…
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Somalia has brought together 41 Somali diaspora experts from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, the United States and the United Kingdom to develop a three-year strategy for institutional capacity development in Somalia. The group, meeting at IOM’s annual Migration for Development in Africa (MIDA) conference, will provide a strategy that will guide IOM’s intervention in capacity development in Somalia over the next three years. MIDA is an institutional capacity-building programme that aims to mobilize competencies acquired by African nationals abroad to address the human resource needs of the continent.At the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As part of its on-going European Union-funded project, “Stabilizing At-risk Communities and Enhancing Migration Management to Enable Smooth Transitions in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya” (START), IOM Libya has organized a workshop for Libyan officials to discuss migration management challenges facing the country.The event prioritized actions aimed at developing the country’s migration policies and established a policy taskforce that will serve as a forum for continuing discussion on further development of Libya’s migration management policies.The workshop saw the attendance of nine ministerial level officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Labour, Interior,…
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — While expulsions of undocumented migrants from Tanzania have tapered off, conditions for many Burundian, Rwandan and Ugandan migrants now stranded in border transit centres are deteriorating due to heavy rain.Many migrants, including vulnerable women, children and the sick have little or no shelter, with children at particularly high risk of contracting diseases associated with the wet season, including upper respiratory tract infections and diarrhoea. At Sango Bay transit centre, close to the Ugandan border, two children also died of malaria last week due to lack of medicines.At border transit centres in…
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Delegations The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will meet in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) from 25 to 27 November to debate security in the Great Lakes region and the situation in the Comoros archipelago. The plenary debates will be precededover the weekend by meetings of the JPA standing committees and the womens’ forum.The debates will also focus on the social and environmental impacts of pastoralism on ACP countries, South-South cooperation and “triangular” cooperation (South-South cooperation with the support of a county in the North) and cooperation between the African Union…
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In just four days, Nairobi will be the East African capital of the food processing and packaging industry. From the 26th to 28th of November the KICC will be the venue for the first Food Processing & Packaging Exposyum – FPPE 2013 (http://www.fppe-ke.com).Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/banniere.pngDownload the brochure: http://bit.ly/1i1dMOeDownload the programme: http://bit.ly/17xW8edPhoto 1: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/image.png (Continent of opportunities; Africa is on the up)Photo 2: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/image2.pngPhoto 3: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/photos/capture1.pngThe Exposyum is aimed at visitors from the food producing and processing industry such as coffee, tea, meat, fish, fruit, vegetable, dairy, beverages, bakery goods, confectionery and horticulture…
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Somali authorities arrested two journalists, one of them the victim of an alleged rape, on Wednesday in Mogadishu, the capital, and charged them with defamation in connection with a report on the alleged rape, according to news reports and local journalists.In a video, which was posted online earlier this week, Radio Shabelle journalist Mohamed Bashir interviews a female reporter of Kasmo Voice Women Radio, who says that she was raped at gunpoint. The unnamed victim said she was assaulted by two journalists from the state-owned Radio Mogadishu, according to news reports.The…
WASHINGTON, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directorstoday approved an International Development Association (IDA)* credit of US$80 million to boost water supply for Bamako and improve access and quality of service in the capital city. “The Kabala Project is fully aligned with the Bank’s Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for Mali covering the period 2014-15, which defines the short-term reengagement strategy in Mali after the crisis, particularly, its third pillar that aims to prepare conditions for economic recovery,” said OusmaneDiagana, World Bank Country Director for Mali.The Kabala Project aims to increase water production for…
The former acting director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Ms Juliet Ibebaku has been re-deployed to the legal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ms Julliet Ibekaku who has since resumed at her new duty post had previously served in the external cooperation Unit and the Training and Research Institute (Now EFCC Academy) before her redeployment to the NFIU. Mr. Francis Usani formerly of the Legal Directorate of the Commission has been posted to head the NFIU in acting capacity. Mr. Usani is a veteran prosecutor and seasoned lawyer, having been part of the prosecution…
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, November 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Ms. Dalia Hakura, Mission Chief for the Republic of Congo, visited Brazzaville during November 12-20, 2013. Ms. Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf, Deputy Director of the African Department, joined part of the staff visit. The mission reviewed recent macroeconomic developments and the near-term outlook, discussed the 2014 draft budget, and sought the authorities’ input on the agenda for the 2014 Article IV consultation with the Republic of Congo, planned for April 2014. The mission met with the President of the National Assembly,…
Job Title: Finance Analyst (Projects) Reference: 181113-2 Employer: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Location: Ilupeju – Lagos, Nigeria Reporting To (Job Title): Business Analyst Type of position: Permanent Job Purpose/Scope: The job exists to support the Business Analyst in the delivery of a high performance, management accounting service. Key Responsibilities; Business Management, Business Partnering and Decision Support; • Driving a process of continuous improvement in business partnering which enhances the understanding of the Executive and Senior Management teams of their key financial performance drivers and business performance issues. • Supporting the Business Analyst in contributions to the development and delivery of strategic objectives…
Job Title: Business Analyst Reference: 181113-1 Employer: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Location: Ilupeju – Lagos, Nigeria Reporting To (Job Title): Finance Planning Manager Type of position: Permanent Job Purpose/Scope: – The job exists to support the Finance & Planning Unit in all aspects of the management reporting and control. – To work closely with commercial departments as a business partner to deliver the short, medium and longer term objectives. Key Responsibilities: Business Management, Business Partnering and Decision Support; • Driving a process of continuous improvement in business partnering which enhances the understanding of the Executive and Senior Management teams of their key…
Job Title: Tetra Engineer Reference: 191113-1 Employer: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Location: Agbara, Nigeria Reporting To (Job Title): Head of Engineering Type of position: Permanent Job Purpose/Scope: The job exists to lead maintenance of all TetraPak equipment and related Processing equipment with emphasis on delivering KPIs for TetraPak equipment in a manner that will constantly result in efficient, reliable, safe and cost effective operation. Key Responsibilities: – Lead Tetra maintenance team to deliver maintenance KPIs for Tetra Engineering section – Direct supervision, asset care and maintenance up keep of Tetrapak equipment – Ensure training and retraining of technicians on repairs and maintenance…