Buguma Community Hails NDDC’s Policy on Quality Jobs
Nigeria November 4, 2013
Chiefs and elders of Buguma community in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State have praised the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for its uncompromising stand in demanding high quality performance from its contractors. The community leaders, who had gathered at the Kalabari National College, Buguma, for the commissioning... Read more
The renegade faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned in strong terms what it said was a second attempt by the police to disrupt its G7 caucus meeting which took place on November 3, 2013, at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, where the faction had... Read more
Nigeria: AfDB Board Approves US$152.50 Million Financing for Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
Press Releases November 3, 2013
PRESS RELEASE The overall goal of the Program is to transform agriculture into a profitable business TUNIS, Tunisia, November 1, 2013/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (http://www.afdb.org) has approved an ADF* loan of US$ 152.12 million (UA98.78 million*) and an ADF grant of US$... Read more
ATNS Promotes Talks on Industry Innovation, Research and Development
Press Releases November 3, 2013
The 2nd Annual ATNS AVI AFRIQUE Aviation Innovation Summit will be held at the Innovation Hub in South Africa on October 31 TSHWANE, South Africa, November 1, 2013/ — Aviation and aerospace industry experts, academia and critical role players from various government departments and state-owned entities, multinational companies and... Read more
Golden Eaglets’ Head coach Manu Garba (MFR) says there won’t be any escape route for Uruguay when they meet for the first time at the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Sharjah Stadium on Saturday for a semi-final ticket at UAE 2013. The South Americans recently had an... Read more
‘My Own Side of The Story’
FeaturedSpecial Reports November 1, 2013
Being the defence put up by the Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah at the House of Representatives, Abuja, Thursday, October 31, 2013. 1.1 Let me first and foremost apologise for my inability to honour your invitation to appear before you on the last day the public hearing held.... Read more
The International Criminal Court on Thursday postponed the trial of Kenya’s president on crimes against humanity charges until February, but the African Union said that’s not enough time and stepped up pressure for a one-year deferral. The judges made the announcement while an AU ministerial delegation was meeting behind... Read more
Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) Disown NOPA
Opinion October 31, 2013
The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) has warned a group, Nigerian Online Publishers Association (NOPA)against parading itself as the body of Nigerian on-line publishers and dissociated its members from the latter which claims to be represent Nigerian online publishers. In a statement on Wednesday October 30, OPAN,... Read more
Alhaji Aminu Maigari, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday led the ‘super Golden Eaglets’ from Al Ain to the historic city of Sharjah-about 25 minutes drive off the commercial city of Dubai-ahead of their quarter-final match against Uruguay on Saturday. The journey which took about two-and-half hour... Read more
By Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire It is important to speak professionally on this matter for a number of reasons. There is really no case against Ms. Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, in any real sense of the term. What there may be is a pent-up sense of frustration, which... Read more
