DAKAR, 19 November 2013 (IRIN) – Djité Sekou, 32, smokes as he passes his nights guarding one of the many…
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MBERA/BASSIKOUNOU, 19 November 2013 (IRIN) – Since April, when the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) started biometric registration of the Malian…
The Ogun State Government has concluded plans to introduce a new programme tagged “Government Envelopment Concept”. The concept is part…
Wife of the Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has had another feather added to her star-started cap as…
The wife of Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan has advised the nation’s youth to take advantage of the knowledge and wisdom of respected elders as role models and emulate their sterling virtues.
She made the remark on Saturday November 15, 2013 at the funeral service of Late Okoronkwo Ezekiel Ihejirika which took place in Ovim, Abia State; saying he was a disciplinarian, community leader, bridge builder, lover of peace, man of great wisdom and humility.
The First Lady particularly eulogised late Ihejirika’s great sense of enterprise as well as his visionary qualities and observed that he lived a very successful life, leaving behind him enviable legacies. She offered prayers to God for the family of the deceased as well as the community.
In his remarks on the occasion, President Goodluck Jonathan paid glowing tribute to late Okoronkwo Ihejirika. The President who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Ayim Pius affirmed that during his lifetime the late Ihejirika was dedicated to the service of his community and humanity.
Speaking earlier, the Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji noted that Abia State joins the people of Elu Obayi, Ovim in Isuikwuato Local Government Area to mourn and celebrate a great patriarch from a renown linage. The funeral was attended by dignitaries and people in and outside Ovim community.
“The Nigerian Government through the Bank of Industry’s counterpart funding programme with seventeen State governments has generated a funding pool…
The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe has on Thursday 14th November, 2013 in Kaduna launched a project on the…
MONROVIA, Liberia, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An innovative project aimed at reducing rural poverty and household food…
Agitations for the return of schools to their original owners heightened on Saturday at Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, where hundreds of old students of the famous school assembled for their yearly meeting. The old students argued that such measure remained one of the best ways to enhance the standard of education and save the schools from infrastructural decay. …
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ECOWAS is to deploy twenty (20) members of its Emergency Response…
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Azerbaijan, Nicaragua and Nigeria are among the countries the United Nations…
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Two significant multinationals join forces to increase consumer access…
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The performance in the power sector across the 15 ECOWAS Member…
LAGOS, Nigeria, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With interests from hotels, agriculture, and real estate to power generation…
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Testimony Linda Thomas-Greenfield Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs House Foreign Affairs…
Provision of car and housing loans, special grants for teachers deployed to rural areas and regular training programmes are parts of incentives announced by Ekiti State government at the weekend for teachers in public schools. Besides, the government said it has a plan to offer a two-bedroom bungalow for any teacher and education manager posted …
BANJUL, Gambia, November 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Some 150 participants from West Africa and elsewhere are expected to…
The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo has on Friday November 15, 2013 flagged off a solar powered electricity project in…
Delta State Government, yesterday, said it has purchased N4.5 billion equity from three private owners that took over from the…
After the recent setback occasioned by activities of youths of Ibusa community, the installation of the Delta State Government’s integrated…