23 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Egyptians to mark the third anniversary of their revolution by…
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22 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today opened a concerted new effort to end the brutal civil war in…
22 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Yemen on successfully concluding nearly year-long talks on which the country’s…
22 January 2014 – Independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the Government of Iran to urgently halt…
With the deployment of Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) to strategic locations for emergency response, the National Emergency Management Agency…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan has counseled Nigerian girls to have confidence in themselves and actualize their visions with dedication…
Simmering tensions over a key oil-producing state in Nigeria mounted on Thursday, as the country’s two main political parties traded threats and insults, stoking fears of violence in the run-up to elections. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) Q4 2013: Revenue: $1,274 million, up 7% from Q3’13…
Tens of thousands of striking workers at South Africa’s top three platinum producers agreed Thursday to take part in government-brokered talks aimed at ending the dispute and limiting economic damage. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction…
Hostility towards gays is escalating in Nigeria since President Goodluck Jonathan signed a popular anti-gay bill into law. Police used tear gas today to disperse an angry mob outside a Nigerian court today as the crowd threw rocks at prisoners accused…
OSLO, Norway, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “Norway welcomes the ceasefire agreement in South sudan. It is crucial…
NEW YORK, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF VALERIE AMOS TO VISIT SOUTH SUDANWHO: Valerie Amos,…
KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — [as delivered] Good Morning and Happy New Year everyone. It has…
The Nigerian cement industry has attracted additional investment worth $8 billion, driven largely by the implementation of the Federal Government’s…
The Minister of Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has re-assured the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) of Government’s commitment to…
The Federation of Public Service Games (FEPSGA) has honoured the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku and the Permanent Secretary in…
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku has expressed fulfillment with the performance of the ministry’s contingents to the 2013 Civil…
The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Nkechi Ejele has held an interactive session with the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Council,1. Takes note of the Report of the Chairperson of…