South Africa’s 340,000-strong NUMSA union marched Wednesday to protest a new labour law it says will increase unemployment and poverty, amid a tense stand-off with the ruling ANC weeks before polls. Thousands of people striked and marched across the…
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WASHINGTON, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Obama will host Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa of Tunisia at the…
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The situation in Saraf Omar, North Darfur, has stabilized…
JUBA, South Sudan, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press invitationYou are warmly invited to a press conference with…
Dallas, TX — (SBWIRE) — 03/18/2014 — This report provides the latest asset allocations of Nigeria HNWIs across 13 asset classes. The report also includes projections of the volume, wealth and asset allocations of Nigeria HNWIs to 2017 and a comprehensive…
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday told Boko Haram militants that talks remained an option, as top brass visited troops in the group’s traditional stronghold. “To the insurgents, the dialogue table is still open, else the national power is available to…
Yesterday, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice welcomed 12 governors and one deputy-governor from Nigeria to the White House to discuss areas of strategic importance to both the United States and Nigeria. Ambassador Rice and the governors discussed…
Turkey’s national carrier denied on Wednesday allegations of arms shipments to unknown groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and Islamist militants. “Turkish Airlines, in accordance with company policy, does not ship…
Nigeria’s new broader approach to tackling the Boko Haram insurgency won plaudits on Wednesday, with the plan seen as recognition that military might alone would not end the bloodshed. National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki unveiled the new measures…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs. Navi…
STASBOURG, France, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Delegations The UN Security Council must authorise a UN peace-keeping mission…
LUANDA, Angola, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On March 5, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Government of Equatorial Guinea and the African Union Commission…
19 March 2014 – The Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution condemning attempts to illicitly export crude oil from…
19 March 2014 – The United Nations envoy for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has welcomed progress made by the national army…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has launched a petition…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay,…
(Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment News) – The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Samuel Ortom has…
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has assured the students of Colleges of Education across the country that…
The Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Tammy Danagogo on Tuesday March 18, 2014 inaugurated…