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The seven months old strike by Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, took a dramatic dimension yesterday at a meeting…
19 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm at the attempt on Sunday by senior members of South Sudan’s…
19 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the validation of the final results of Madagascar’s presidential election, and…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has called for collaboration between the anti-graft agency…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has uncovered a sophisticated web of trickery involving a 34 year-old graduate of…
Information Minister and Supervising Minister of Defence, Mr. Labaran Maku has assured that sports will remain at the heart of…
The Nigerian Government has donated drugs to the Nassarawa State Government to check the spread of cholera and lassa fever…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated USD 8…
TOKYO, Japan, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. As a result of a public referendum held on 14th…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM is distributing medical and laboratory equipment to different health clinics…
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, willinvest $10 million…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “Transforming Africa’s Agriculture: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable…
NEW YORK, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Human Rights…
NEW YORK, January 21, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN…
Dr Kayode Fayemi As Ekiti State prepares for another governorship election, the governor, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, says his achievements…
L-R: Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; Chairman of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Ekiti State, High Chief Jide…
PULLING DOWN THE HOUSE TO PROTECT A CORNER: A NOTE OF CAUTION It is with considerable hesitation that I…
The United Nations said Monday it is running out of food for the growing number of homeless in Central African Republic because of spreading unrest in the country. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said 38 trucks carrying rice are stuck at the Cameroon…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Few countries have invested as much goodwill and diplomatic energy in the birth of South Sudan as the United States. And few presidents have tied their legacies more tightly to the fledgling nation than George W. Bush, for whom the…