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GENEVA, Switzerland, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Upon request of the Malian Government, IOM carried out last week…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Togo still needs to strengthen respect for human rights in the…
The Ministry of Power is set to provide sector wide common service that would close existing technical gaps through the…
The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has promised his Ministry’s willingness to partner with…
Artisanal and Small Scale Miners in Niger State have been advised to legalize their operations through the formation of mining …
Barring any last minute change, all seems to be set for the commissioning of the solar-powered electrification project in Durumi,…
The Supervising Minister of Environment, Darius Ishaku has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Government to ensuring healthy living for…
More than 1,000 demonstrators marched in the Niger capital Niamey on Saturday to protest against their country’s “unbalanced” partnership with nuclear firm Areva as the French giant negotiates a new uranium mining agreement with the government. The…
Nigeria’s military has surrounded a village in the northeast to flush out Islamist rebels who fled there after reportedly snatching soldiers’ wives and children during a daring attack on an army barracks nearby, witnesses told AFP Saturday. Suspected…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has ordered the conduct of a need analysis exercise in Government House Yenagoa with…
Ekiti State Government has presented five 18-seater passenger buses to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Progress FM, Ado…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Thursday night urged the citizenry not to relent in their prayers for the…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi (left) receiving an Award of Good Governance from the President, Nigerian-American Chamber for Commerce…
The Imperative of Broadband in Nigeria’s Remotest Villages Speech delivered by: Mr. Kayode Jegede, Special Adviser, Infrastructure and Public Utilities,…
Two alleged fraudsters being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly being in possession of fake…
Scores of suspected Islamist gunmen stormed a military barracks in northeast Nigeria on Friday, spraying gunfire on the troops inside before torching the compound, the army and residents said. The military has reportedly deployed fighter jets and ground…
A Nigerian court on Friday sentenced the man behind a 2011 Christmas Day bombing to life in prison, in one of the highest profile convictions linked to the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency. Rights group have been pressuring Nigeria to take more Boko Haram…
TUNIS, Tunisia, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The Western Union Company (http://www.westernunion.com/) (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment…