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Minister Dismisses Allegations: No N1 Billion Allocated for Geneva Trip in 2024 Budget

Temitope Nlewemchi — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:11:28 +0000

In a recent statement, the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, vehemently denied media reports suggesting that N1 billion was earmarked for a foreign trip to Geneva in the 2024 Budget. Setting the record straight, Uzoka-Anite emphasized that the allocated funds were intended for specific obligations, overhead, and maintenance costs associated with Nigeria’s [...]

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Nigerian Minsiter, Enelamah Elected Vice Chairperson, Africa for WTO Ministerial Conference

Ade Adewale — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 20:01:08 +0000

In GENEVA, Switzerland, Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah was on July 31, 2017 elected the Vice-Chairperson representing Africa, for the 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference. Enelamah was elected as the Vice Chairperson, Africa, WTO Ministerial Conference based on the following reasons: Nigeria’s election was decided at the meeting [...]

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War Against Cancer: Sahara Group Donates N120m To Acquire Mobile Cancer Centres

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:01:26 +0000

A leading energy conglomerate in Nigeria, Sahara Group, has donated N120 million towards the cause of acquiring Mobile Cancer Centres (MCC) to combat cancer in Nigeria. This donation was announced in Lagos State today, June 22. The MCC is a clinic on wheels with state-of-the-art facilities for screening, follow-up and treatment including surgeries for pre-cancer and [...]

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Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment To UNIDO Industrial Development Program

Ade Adewale — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 11:02:34 +0000

Nigerian government has reaffirmed her readiness to partner with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in implementing inclusive and sustainable industrial development through its pilot project, using the program for country partnership (PCP).” The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Aisha Abubakar stated this while addressing the opening session of the UNIDO 16th Bi-Annual [...]

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IOM Builds Capacity of Bosaso Fisheries Community in Puntland

apofeed — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:15:44 +0000

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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Somalia: Urgent food aid for 36 000 displaced people

apofeed — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 05:15:59 +0000

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), assisted by the Somali Red Crescent Society, just completed a distribution of food to over 36,000 displaced people in the town of Beletweyne, in the central part of the country. In addition, 4,000 children under five years of [...]

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IOM Reunites Somali Family in Slovenia

apofeed — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:06:12 +0000

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 11, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Somalia, in coordination with the Somali immigration department, has conducted its first family reunification from the south central region of the country. The operation reunited a mother and her three children who had been living in Mogadishu for 12 years with their husband and father [...]

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IOM Ethiopia and Ministry of Foreign Affairs organize Diaspora Mapping Seminar

apofeed — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:15:46 +0000

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), is holding a five-day seminar on diaspora mapping in Addis Ababa. For this first-of-its-kind seminar, IOM has invited specialists on labour migration and development to deepen the knowledge and sharpen the [...]

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President Barack Obama says cannot be sure if Ukraine deal will work

Adewale A. — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:52:52 +0000

President Barack Obama said a deal Thursday to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine was a "glimmer of hope" but cautioned he could not be sure if Russia would live up to it. Obama, in a careful response to the apparent breakthrough in Geneva, said he was…

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US Secretary of State heads for crunch Ukraine talks as tensions mount

Ade Adewale — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:34:00 +0000

US Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday for Geneva for high-stakes talks on Ukraine, armed with the threat of more sanctions against Moscow if diplomacy fails, as tensions on the ground escalated sharply. The US and the European Union will hold…

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Cambodia: UN expert concerned over curbs affecting human rights, democratic processes

UN News — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 06:35:48 +0000

7 April 2014 – The United Nations independent expert on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, expressed concern today that the country’s National Assembly held its second session last week without the opposition representatives taking up their seat, and urged the legislature to upkeep the key principles of any law-making process: transparency, accountability and [...]

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Exiled Uzbek dissidents break into first daughter’s house

Ade Adewale — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:09:39 +0000

Exiled Uzbek dissidents broke into the Geneva home of President Islam Karimov's eldest daughter last month, publishing images of items allegedly taken from the Uzbek national museum, according to a report Sunday. The members of a dissident group called…

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UN says 935,000 flee conflict in Central Africa

Ade Adewale — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:15:38 +0000

The number of people uprooted by conflict in the Central African Republic is nearing one million, with half of the residents of the capital Bangui driven from their homes, the United Nations said on Friday. "The humanitarian situation in the Central…

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Iran nuclear talks to resume in Geneva on Thursday – EU

Adewale A. — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:29:13 +0000

Talks between experts from Iran and world powers on implementing last month's nuclear deal will resume on Thursday in Geneva, a spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Wednesday. "The technical talks will be resumed tomorrow and…

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