Community – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:57:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Community – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 I’m Happy The LBGT Community Is More Recognized Now Across The Globe – Bisi Alimi https://www.theinfostride.com/im-happy-the-lbgt-community-is-more-recognized-now-across-the-globe-bisi-alimi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/im-happy-the-lbgt-community-is-more-recognized-now-across-the-globe-bisi-alimi/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:57:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=329457 Popular figure, Bisi Alimi has come out to celebrate being a record-breaking gay man. He and some other members of the LGBTQ community flew the progress rainbow flag into the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth games with the Queen’s baton, and Nigerians have been reacting. Bisi Alimi, a citizen of Nigeria, where homosexuality is criminalised, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/im-happy-the-lbgt-community-is-more-recognized-now-across-the-globe-bisi-alimi/feed/ 0 CSR: Bayelsa assemblyman accuses oil firm of neglecting community https://www.theinfostride.com/csr-bayelsa-assemblyman-accuses-oil-firm-of-neglecting-community/ https://www.theinfostride.com/csr-bayelsa-assemblyman-accuses-oil-firm-of-neglecting-community/#respond Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:16:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302682 The representative of Ekeremor Constituency 2 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Wilson Ayakpo Dauyegha, has tackled alleged negligence of his community by the Bayelsa Oil Company Limited (BOCL), of not carrying out its statutory Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR). Dauyegha, in a statement, yesterday, added that despite the goodwill enjoyed by BOCL, it abysmally [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/csr-bayelsa-assemblyman-accuses-oil-firm-of-neglecting-community/feed/ 0 Buhari Knows That Nigeria Is A Global Community – Geoffrey Onyeama https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-knows-that-nigeria-is-a-global-community-geoffrey-onyeama/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 07:57:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216486 The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says President Muhammadu Buhari, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, which begins Sept. 18, 2018. The 73rd UNGA will begin Sept. 18 at the UN Headquarters, New York, while the General Debate will hold from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, [...]

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]]> PDP Is The Best-Placed Party In Nigeria – Atiku Abubakar https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-is-the-best-placed-party-in-nigeria-atiku-abubakar/ Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:14:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209336 Atiku Abubakar has expressed his dissatisfaction with the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as he vowed that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will unseat the current government soon. He said this while paying a visit to former president, Goodluck Jonathan, in Bayelsa State on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. According to the former vice president, Nigeria [...]

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]]> The Police Has Adopted Community Policing – Ibrahim Idris https://www.theinfostride.com/the-police-has-adopted-community-policing-ibrahim-idris/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:46:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197738 Mr Ibrahim Idris has called for synergy between traditional rulers and security agencies in the fight against crime. “We have adopted community policing with the support of the royal fathers to identify the causes of insecurity in the communities. “This is aimed at preventing crime and criminality in the communities to have total peace for [...]

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]]> Meek Mill Continues To Be A Danger To The Community In Philadelphia – Genece Brinkley https://www.theinfostride.com/meek-mill-continues-to-be-a-danger-to-the-community-in-philadelphia-genece-brinkley/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 20:33:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=191702 Last month, Meek Mill (born Robert Rihmeek Williams) was sentenced to two-to-four years in prison following a judge’s ruling that he violated his probation. On November 15, his lawyers filed a motion to appeal the sentencing. The next day, they filed another motion for the modification of his bail. Later that month, Meek’s team filed [...]

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]]> Disasters Are Serious Disruption Of The Functioning Of A Community – Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/disasters-are-serious-disruption-of-the-functioning-of-a-community-samuel-ortom/ Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:32:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=191595 Samuel Ortom of Benue reently urged stakeholders in the environment sector to begin effective disaster management and risk reduction strategies in the state. “I am sincerely encouraged by the purposefulness and commitment of participating agencies and groups in ensuring emergency preparedness response; we appreciate all the stakeholders involved in disaster management service delivery. “As we [...]

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]]> Westbury Is More Than A Community – Rihanna https://www.theinfostride.com/westbury-is-more-than-a-community-rihanna/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:00:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=191329 Rihanna has thanked the “community” in her hometown of Bridgetown, Barbados after officials named a street after her. The 29-year-old singer grew up in the country’s capital Bridgetown, and in honour of her chart-topping and award-winning success, the street she lived on as a child has had its name officially changed to Rihanna Drive. It [...]

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]]> My Community And My Identity Is Nigeria – Rochas Okorocha https://www.theinfostride.com/my-community-and-my-identity-is-nigeria-rochas-okorocha/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 21:50:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=182464 Rochas Okorocha, has once again distanced himself from the idea of Biafra, saying that his “community and identity is Nigeria.” “I can see that the unity of Nigeria is today dramatised in the land of Imo State. I say so because growing up as a child, I never knew where I came from because I [...]

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]]> FG Begins Training Of Community Tax Officers https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-begins-training-of-community-tax-officers/ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 20:05:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169377 In a bid to boost tax awareness and collection, the Federal Government has commenced the training of 27 unemployed graduates as Community Tax Liason Officers. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, made this known on Friday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the outcome of her meeting with the graduates presently undergoing training at [...]

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]]> Kaduna State Community Hail UNICEF’s Rural Water Supply Scheme https://www.theinfostride.com/kaduna-state-community-hail-unicefs-rural-water-supply-scheme/ Sun, 28 May 2017 23:26:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=166622 Residents of Ungwar Jatau, a rural community in Chukun Local Government Area of Kaaduna State, on Monday commended the provision of a borehole by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under its rural water supply scheme. Mr Peter Dowoyi, the Chairman, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Committee, made the commendation in an interview with the [...]

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]]> Soldiers Attack Residents Of Ondo Community https://www.theinfostride.com/soldiers-attack-residents-of-ondo-community/ Thu, 04 May 2017 09:38:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163839 Residents of Ajakpa community in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State have alleged that soldiers have killed several people in a reprisal attack. On Monday, May 1, 2017, three soldiers, 15 militants were killed during a gun battle that ensued between men of Operation Delta Safe and the hoodlums. After the incident, soldiers [...]

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]]> Rivers State Community Praise Nyesom Wike https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-state-community-praise-nyesom-wike/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 01:30:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155798 The Ibaa community in Emohua council area of Rivers has commended Gov Nyesom Wike’s administration for awarding the contract for the construction of the Rumuji-Ibaa-Isiokpo road. Mr Adolphus Umesi, the Community Development Committee (CDC) Chairman of Ibaa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibaa on Sunday that the governor had fulfilled his promise [...]

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]]> Community Policing Can Tackle Security Challenges – Yemi Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/community-policing-can-tackle-security-challenges-yemi-osinbajo/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:25:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144513 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday that community policing had become necessary to tackle internal security challenges facing the country. Osinbajo made the call at the 20th Memorial Service of the first female industrialist in Nigeria and third Iyalode of Egbaland, late (Mrs) Esther Bisoye Tejuoso. The Memorial Service and Symposium at the Olusegun [...]

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]]> Duncan Mighty Gives Back To The Community https://www.theinfostride.com/duncan-mighty-gives-back-to-the-community/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:55:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144156 Popular singer Duncan Mighty has got a heart of Gold! The crooner shared photos of himself giving back to his local community yesterday, September 15, 2016. Duncan Mighty can be seen giving out notebooks, stationeries to kids as they resume a new session. “It’s a wrap… I really had fun with u guys, Thanks to [...]

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]]> NACCE Joins White House's TechHire Initiative [Press Release] https://www.theinfostride.com/nacce-joins-white-houses-techhire-initiative-press-release/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:34:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2016/03/nacce-joins-white-houses-techhire-initiative-press-release/ National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship joins White House’s TechHire Initiative; NACCE Invited to Participate in National Campaign to Rapidly Train Employees for Technology Jobs Springfield, MA, March 09, 2016 –(PR.com)– The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), the nation’s leading organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges, has been invited to participate [...]

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]]> President Buhari Meets Nigerian Community In London https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-meets-nigerian-community-in-london/ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:41:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119999 President Muhammadu Buhari today, February 5, met with the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom. The President flew into London earlier today to observe a 5-day vacation. He is expected to return to the country on Wednesday, February 10. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will assume Buhari’s role until he returns.

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]]> Bokoharam Kill Six In Fresh Attack On Borno Community https://www.theinfostride.com/bokoharam-kill-six-in-fresh-attack-on-borno-community/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:46:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119720 Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly killed six people in a fresh attack on a Borno State community. The insurgents are said to have invaded Goniambari village in the Kaga Local Government Area of Monday, February 1, 2016. According to a fleeing resident, identified as Mallam Modu Abari, the attack occurred between 6:30pm and 7pm. The [...]

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]]> Magistrate Court Sentence Two Market Women To 72-Hour Community Service For Public Fighting https://www.theinfostride.com/magistrate-court-sentence-two-market-women-to-72-hour-community-service-for-public-fighting/ Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:43:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107028 An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced two women to 72 hours community service for fighting in public. The Magistrate, Mrs Olagbegi Adelabu, sentenced Rashidat Amao, 48, and Elizabeth Ajagbe, 48, after they pleaded guilty. “Having taken that you are guilty of the offence, this court hereby sentenced you to 72-hours community service and you [...]

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]]> Terrorism No Longer Respects National Borders – President Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/terrorism-no-longer-respects-national-borders-president-buhari/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 09:02:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105896 President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has called on the international community to urgently evolve and implement more effective collaborative measures to enhance global security. The call, he said, became necessary since terrorism no longer respects national borders. President Buhari stated this on Thursday while receiving a special envoy of President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea at [...]

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]]> Human Waste, Source of Energy for Kenyan Homes https://www.theinfostride.com/human-waste-source-of-energy-for-kenyan-homes/ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:54:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104993 Environmental activists in Kenya are trying to make their community more energy efficient. Naivasha is known for its flower farms which earn the government millions of dollars from export. But it is also a sanitation hazard. There are not enough toilets and no proper waste disposal system. So, most of the waste here is dumped [...]

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]]> Finance, Power and Economic Instability, Top Challenges Facing SMEs in Nigeria – Kaymu https://www.theinfostride.com/finance-power-and-economic-instability-top-challenges-facing-smes-in-nigeria-kaymu/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:52:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99565 Online shopping community, Kaymu, has narrowed the top three challenges facing small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria down to insufficient access to finance, unstable power supply and economic instability. Kaymu obtained this data from a survey carried out at on entrepreneurs at the recently concluded Entrepreneurs Club which had over 200 entrepreneurs in [...]

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]]> Fake Army Terrorizing Nekede Community Nabbed In Imo | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/fake-army-major-general-terrorizing-community-nabbed-in-imo-nigeria/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:08:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/fake-army-major-general-terrorizing-community-nabbed-in-imo-nigeria/ Report has it that Samuel Ngozi, a native of Isiala Ngwa Local Government Area of Abia State, has been apprehended and paraded at the Imo State Police Headquarters, Owerri, for posing as a Major-General in the Nigerian Army. It was learnt that the fake army major had been a thorn in the flesh of residents [...]

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]]> Otuoke Community Laments Scarcity Of Potable Water | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/otuoke-community-laments-scarcity-of-potable-water-nigeria/ Sun, 23 Aug 2015 15:30:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/otuoke-community-laments-scarcity-of-potable-water-nigeria/ Mr Elijah Ateki, the Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa, has bemoaned the scarcity of potable water in the area. Ateki said in Otuoke on Sunday that lack of drinking water was the major problem in the community. According to him, the situation is due to the pollution of rivers [...]

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]]> Two Masquerades In Police Net Over 57,000 Naira Robbery | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/two-masquerades-in-police-net-over-n57000-robbery-nigeria/ Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:49:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/two-masquerades-in-police-net-over-n57000-robbery-nigeria/ The Police in Nsukka on Saturday nabbed two men in masquerade costumes in Ovoko Community, Nsukka LGA, Enugu State, for allegedly beating up a passenger on a commercial motorcycle and robbing him of his 57,000 Naira. The incident happened on the Nsukka/Oballo-Afor highway. A police source said policemen moved to the scene when the victim, Mr. [...]

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]]> 3 Missing, 10 Injured As Land Grabbers Storm Ogun Community | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/3-missing-10-injured-as-land-grabbers-storm-ogun-community-nigeria/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:56:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/3-missing-10-injured-as-land-grabbers-storm-ogun-community-nigeria/ At least 10 persons were yesterday injured while three others have been declared missing, at Ipetoro/Lowa in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. This happened following an invasion of the community by suspected land grabbers. Vanguard reports that the development has given rise to protests by elderly women in the community, who reportedly stri*ped [...]

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]]> Army Apologises Over Attack On Benue Community | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/army-apologises-over-attack-on-benue-community-nigeria/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:30:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/army-apologises-over-attack-on-benue-community-nigeria/ The Commandant, Nigeria Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi, Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Ogunkale, has apologised to Governor Samuel Ortom for soldiers’ attack on a community in North Bank on August 15. We had reported here that 39 soldiers from NASME attacked the Hausa-dominated community at the weekend because a girl courted by one of them was [...]

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]]> IOM Builds Capacity of Bosaso Fisheries Community in Puntland https://www.theinfostride.com/iom-builds-capacity-of-bosaso-fisheries-community-in-puntland/ Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:15:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/iom-builds-capacity-of-bosaso-fisheries-community-in-puntland/ GENEVA, Switzerland, December 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM, with support from Japan, and in collaboration with the regional authorities of Puntland, including the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and the Port Authority, has conducted its first ever training for the fishing community in Bosaso. The training aimed to help improve the livelihoods [...]

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]]> Yoruba Community Donates Relief Materials To Displaced Persons In Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-community-donates-relief-materials-to-displaced-persons-in-borno/ Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:16:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/09/yoruba-community-donates-relief-materials-to-displaced-persons-in-borno/ The Yoruba community in Borno state, Tuesday, donated relief materials to people who were displaced from their communities following attacks by insurgents Boko Haram in the state. Oba of Yoruba in Borno, Alhaji Hassan Yusuf Alao led other members of the community to the NYSC orientation to present relief materials to the IDPs. Alhaji Alao, [...]

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]]> Big Switch Networks Partners With In-Q-Tel to Expand Hyperscale Networking Solutions to U.S. Government https://www.theinfostride.com/big-switch-networks-partners-with-in-q-tel-to-expand-hyperscale-networking-solutions-to-u-s-government/ Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:50:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/big-switch-networks-partners-with-in-q-tel-to-expand-hyperscale-networking-solutions-to-u-s-government/ SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 22, 2014) – Big Switch Networks today announced a strategic partnership with In-Q-Tel (IQT), the independent strategic investment firm that identifies, adapts, and delivers innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. This partnership will help Big Switch continue development of advanced hyperscale networking solutions for [...]

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]]> Borno LG Boss Decries BBC’s Report Of Boko Haram Attack On Community https://www.theinfostride.com/borno-lg-boss-decries-bbcs-report-of-boko-haram-attack-on-community/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:15:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/borno-lg-boss-decries-bbcs-report-of-boko-haram-attack-on-community/ The chairman, caretaker committee of Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State, Alhaji Ali Modu Gana, has expressed dismay at a media report credited to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service programme on Tuesday, which stated that “some Boko Haram terrorists invaded Dikwa on Monday and set ablaze the council’s secretariat after chasing away [...]

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]]> Gunmen kill 13 in central Nigeria village attack https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kill-13-in-central-nigeria-village-attack/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:24:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30478 Gunmen have killed 13 people in an attack on a farming community in central Nigeria in the latest deadly violence to rip through the region, police said on Monday. A further 10 people were injured in the shooting in the village of Gbajimba on Sunday…

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]]> DOJ Says Company That Vetted Snowden Faked 665,000 Background Checks https://www.theinfostride.com/doj-says-company-that-vetted-snowden-faked-665000-background-checks/ Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:03:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=14383 When we last checked in on USIS, the contracting firm which large parts of the federal government and the intelligence community used to conduct background checks on employees (including Ed Snowden), we noted that it had been caught falsifying reports…

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]]> Anambra Sports Community Charges Governor-Elect On Non-Stop Continuity https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-sports-community-charges-governor-elect-on-non-stop-continuity/ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 22:50:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13819 Anambra State Sports fraternity have charged the newly elected governor of the State Chief Willie Obiano not to deviate from the sports developmental policies of Governor Peter Obi as he prepares to take over the mantle of leadership in March 2014, reports Ojieva Ehiosun. . The leader of a group know as Sports for All [...]

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]]> Nigerian community in Kuwait lauded for excellent conduct https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-community-in-kuwait-lauded-for-excellent-conduct/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/apr/2013/11/20/nigerian-community-in-kuwait-lauded-for-excellent-conduct/ Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has commended the Nigerian community in Kuwait for their exceptional behaviour towards projecting the good image of Nigeria. He made the acclamation during his meeting with them as part of his engagements at the 3rd Africa-Arab Summit holding in that country. Vice President Sambo expressed delight for the confidence [...]

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]]> Community Mobilization and Marketing Officer Job at Marie Stopes International https://www.theinfostride.com/community-mobilization-and-marketing-officer-job-at-marie-stopes-international/ Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/community-mobilization-and-marketing-officer-job-at-marie-stopes-international/ Job Title: Community Mobilization and Marketing Officer (CMMO) Location(s): Edo, Nasarawa, Ogun, Kano and Lagos, Nigeria Reporting To: Regional Manager Employer: Marie Stopes International Sector: NGO Key Responsibilities: • Work closely with clinical training and quality advisor in planning and implementing training activities in assigned states, • Develop and implement a mix of strategies that [...]

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