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It is not yet uhuru for suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as…
The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Abdulwahed Omar, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to create more job opportunities…
2 April 2014 – Stating that the world failed to stop the Central African Republic’s slide “into a grave political,…
1 April 2014 – Amid growing humanitarian aid needs and despite recent assurances from the Government, the United Nations mission…
1 April 2014 – The United Nations panel dealing with peacebuilding efforts in Guinea-Bissau today welcomed the successful preparations for…
1 April 2014 – The number of suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola (EVD) in Guinea has jumped from 103…
1 April 2014 – With the Central African Republic (CAR) capital of Bangui having relapsed into wider violence, the United…
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Ahmed Hassan Roba, aged 72, spent six years stranded in Puntland,…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes the formation of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) last night reiterated its “profound respect” for the judiciary following its initial reaction to the…
FROM LEFT: Former GOVERNOR OF ABIA, DR ORJI UZOR KALU; Former CHAIRMAN, AROCHUKWU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ABIA, MAZI JONAS…
The United States added a modest 192,000 jobs in March as the economy emerged from a brutal winter, while the unemployment rate held steady, Labor Department data showed Friday. Job growth in the world’s largest economy was a shade below analysts’ average…
Swiss cement group Holcim announced on Friday that it is in merger talks with building supplies giant Lafarge. Shares in the Swiss company surged by over 4 percent and Lafarge stock climbed by 6 percent late on Friday on rumours ahead of the announcement…
The UN accused Chadian soldiers Friday of carrying out an unprovoked attack when they opened fire in a crowded market in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, killing at least 30 people. The damning findings came a day after Chad — under fire…
Ukraine’s Western-backed leaders scrambled on Friday to find new sources of energy after Russia hiked its gas price by 80 percent in response to the overthrow of Kiev’s pro-Kremlin regime. The crisis-hit nation saw the amount it must pay for 1,000 cubic…
The abduction of Ebikeme Clark, son of elder statesman and Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has been condemned in…
Farmers in Ogun State who have not registered for the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) Scheme of the Federal Government have…
The present administration in Ogun State is ready to partner with any individual or group willing to collaborate with it…
Attacks in Baghdad and predominantly Sunni Arab areas of northern and western Iraq killed nine people on Friday, the latest in a surge of bloodshed ahead of a general election. The shootings and bombings, which also wounded dozens more, came with campaigning…