The World Bank has budgeted 300 million dollars for Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO) scheme in Nigeria, Marie-Francoise Mariel-Nelly, Country Director of the World Bank in Nigeria said. Mariel-Nelly made the statement in Abuja on Tuesday at the 53rd Annual conference of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES). “We are preparing a Youth Employment […]
Nigeria have ended their interest in playing Egypt in an international friendly in the United Arab Emirates on 11 September. The Egypt Football Association had been talking to their Nigerian counterparts for a match that would have taken place three days after the latter’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia in Monrovia. The […]
A former Somali prime minister denied diplomatic immunity must pay 21 million dollars in damages to the victims of his alleged torture and human rights abuse, a U.S. federal court ruled on Tuesday. Mohamed Ali Samantar, who served as Somalia’s defence minister in the 1980s and prime minister from 1987 to 1990, agreed in February […]
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, ordered power minister Prof Barth Nnaji, to resign following an alleged involvement of two companies linked to him in the ongoing privatisation exercise in the power sector. LEADERSHIP gathered that the president might have been embarrassed by media reports that the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) had to cancel the technical […]
United States President Barack Obama has declared Nigeria as the world’s next economic success story, stressing that this was one of the major reasons why his government was committed to helping the country build strong democratic institutions and remove constraints to trade and investment through the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Making this declaration at […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Anyim Pius Anyim has asked all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to respect the nation’s anthem and stop using tattered national flags and Coat of Arms. He also asked all the MDAs and their staff members to honour the country when the national anthem is being […]
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Tuesday said that the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS could be reduced if more women were educated. NACA Director General, Prof. John Idoko, said this in Enugu, during a three-day retreat aimed at reviewing the performance of the Global Fund implementation programme. He said, “Women are 60 […]
By Dr. Kunle Ojeleye | Calgary, AB, Canada | August 29, 2012 – If it is indeed true that Professor Barth Nnaji has resigned as the Minister for Power in Nigeria, he is a man of honour and integrity. Based on the report from ThisDay (www.thisdaylive.com/articles/privatisation-bids-cancelled-over-firms-linked-to-nnaji/123388/), if the man indeed declared his indirect (and/or direct) […]
SECURITY EXPERTS from the United Kingdom and United States of America have joined forces with the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, code-named ‘Operation Pulo Shield’, to tackle oil platform vandals and illegal bunkering gangs operating in the region. It was gathered that the latest move followed concerns by the government and non-government agencies […]
President promises to suprise critics -Babangida threatens to expose Buhari On a day a former Head of State placed the blame for Nigeria’s woes at his doorstep, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday hit back at his critics. He rejected such blame, especially by former leaders and vowed that although he is the most vilified President in […]
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