Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki announced on Friday his decision to voluntarily take a two-thirds pay cut as the government grapples with a financial situation it has described as “critical.” “We are facing a financial and economic crisis. The state…
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17 April 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency announced today that following many months of suspension, family visit flights…
The Chairman of Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), retired General Martin Luther Agwai has called on all patriotic Nigerians…
The Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna has joined several other well meaning Nigerians to condemn in strong terms,…
Migration in West Africa is primarily motivated by reasons of employment and economic activity, highlighting the importance of the labour…
Hajiya Amina Namadi Sambo, the Wife of the Vice President has announced the partnership of her Office with the Diabetes…
Gunmen Thursday ambushed officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) between Sade and Lanzai towns in Darazo Local Government Area…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Thursday admitted that troops were still searching for majority of the girls abducted by suspected Boko…
The senate committee on the Federal Capital Territory yesterday promised to make available adequate funds in the current fiscal year…
Justice ZAINAB BULKACHUKWA The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar on Thursday charged Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, new President of…
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The five members of the International Committee of the Red Cross…
The world’s first museum dedicated to the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown wants to convince Chinese visitors to fight for democracy when it opens in Hong Kong next week, almost 25 years on, organisers said Friday. The permanent exhibition, which is…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ondo State, Mr. Akin Orebiyi, has clarified that his statement on the conduct of the…
President Goodluck Jonathan has again summoned all the 36 state governors for an emergency security meeting scheduled for next Wednesday…
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has told the Federal Government to recover the purportedly missing $20bn and use the…
JUBA, South Sudan, April 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Country representatives of key non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies and…
CAIRO, Egypt, April 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — – Latest addition to global line-up of iconic city monuments lit…
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementMarie HarfDeputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCApril 17, 2014The…
OTTAWA, Canada, April 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On April 17, 2014, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab…
About 100 Malaysian Muslim activists protested Friday outside the US embassy against the coming visit by President Barack Obama, denouncing him as an enemy of Islam. The demonstration underscored the delicate nature of Obama’s trip to Muslim-majority…