Nigeria: INEC Targets 70 Million Voters, Seeks Additional N10 Billion
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega yesterday gave an insight into the number of Nigerians expected to be registered in the new voters' registration underway.
Guinea: Climbing Out of the Donor Funding Gap
More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see Guinea as an "emergency".
Guinea: Climbing Out of the Donor Funding Gap
More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see Guinea as an "emergency".
Liberia: Over 60 World Leaders Congratulate Country
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disclosed that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Government and the People of Liberia have received over Sixty Messages of Congratulations from world leaders and sovereign governments, as the Liberia graciously celebrated its 163rd National Independence Anniversary.
Liberia: U.S. Couple Refutes ACFI Child Trafficking Allegation
An American couple has strongly reacted to claims of allegations made against the African Christian Fellowship International (ACFI) regarding child trafficking under the church’s adoption program.
Liberia: Prince Johnson Risks 'Neglect'
Senator Prince Y. Johnson made waves last week when refused to be part of the Nimba 2010 Natal Day Celebrations of Liberia on grounds that he would be committing 'political suicide' to do so. Not many saw the wisdom in the expected presidential aspirant's political posturing; neither did he himself see what others consider the vainness of his decision. But no sooner the wave settled – the celebrations came and went – than the senator began taking the political whipping, from expected quarters. "Will he survive the whipping in view of his presidential ambition amidst all this?" is the reigning question, according to observers. The Analyst, reports.The refusal of Nimba County Senior Senator, Prince Y. Johnson, to attend ceremonies marking the observance of the 163rd Independence of Liberia in Nimba has put him at the risk of abandonment and neglect by his own people.
Nigeria: On the Kidnapping Monster
Perhaps a positive outcome that may be perceived in the one-week national trauma that accompanied the abduction of four journalists and their driver a fortnight ago by criminals in Abia State is that it provoked intense soul-searching among the law enforcement agencies, especially the police, and Nigeria's political elite.
Togo: Activist Attends Forum With Young African Leaders
A young community activist in Togo, Koffi Amegbo Nomedji, believes that his participation in President Obama's Forum with Young African Leaders in Washington August 3-5 will spur his work in developing his homeland.
Sierra Leone: Youth Attending Obama's Young African Leaders Forum
A young Sierra Leonean working to improve his nation by strengthening civil society and job creation will share his ideas about Africa's future with President Obama as he attends the President's Forum with Young African Leaders August 3-5.
Nigeria: N4 Billion Narcotics - Lawmakers Deny Involvement
Leadership of the Enugu State House of Assembly, rose in defence of the Assembly members yesterday, denying the alleged involvement of its members in the reported interception of a container load of substance suspected to be cocaine worth N4 billion by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in Lagos.
Nigeria: Wild Plant May Provide Energy for Poor - Report
Jatropha, a wild plant that grows well in dry areas on degraded lands and can be processed into biofuel, has potential as a low-cost energy source for poor farmers, according to a new United Nations report, which adds that further research is still needed on this crop.
Nigeria: Make Maternal Health Priority, African Leaders Told
Deputy United Nations Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has called on African leaders to make the issue of improved maternal health a top priority and meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) deadline of drastically improving reproductive care across the continent.
Nigeria: Thumbs Up for Statistics Bureau
For a nation often bemoaning the absence of relevant and valid statistics for effective planning and policy implementation, the recently released survey by the Bureau of Statistics on corruption and crime in the Nigerian society is indeed a refreshing development.
Nigeria: Mark, National Assembly Benue Caucus Endorse Jonathan for 2011 - Shekarau Declares Presidential Ambition
Political leaders from Benue State on Wednesday joined what is becoming a bandwagon in endorsing Goodluck Jonathan for President, coming two days after prominent South Southerners did so in Port Harcourt.
Nigeria: Voter Register - INEC Needs N74 Billion, Not N72 Billion - Funds Must Be Ready August 11
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Attahiru Jega, told Senators on Wednesday that N74 billion is the total amount required to register voters for the elections in 2011.
Nigeria: 2011 - Police Push for Staggered Polls
THE Police High Command, yesterday, canvassed staggered polls, such that those of state governors, senators, House of Representatives members and council chairmen would be rotated on zone by zone basis.
Nigeria: Food Security - FG Partners Cuba On Agro Technology
The Federal Government is collaborating with the Cuban Government to facilitate the transfer of a new aspect of biotechnology as a means of addressing food shortage in the country.
Nigeria: Jonathan And the 'Port Harcourt Declaration'
On Monday, July 26, 2010 , leaders of the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria converged on Port Harcourt , the Rivers State capital to take a unanimous stand on zoning and the 2011 presidential election. But some people argued that rather than being an all-inclusive stakeholders meeting, it ended up as merely a PDP affair. LAWAL SABO and ANAYO ONUKWUGHA recount what happened there.
Nigeria: 2011 - INEC Now Needs N74 Billion - Jega
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday made a volte face in the figure he demanded to conduct the 2011 general elections, saying in real terms, what the commission needed was N74billion and not N72billionmachine for voter registration.
Nigeria: Adebayo - I Won't Succumb to Pressure - Jega
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, yesterday assured that he will not succumb to pressure to transfer recently redeployed Resident Electoral Commissioner to Ondo State, Mrs Ayoka Adebayo.
Nigeria: Cameroon Lays Claim to Obudu Ranch
As the Cameroonian government enjoys the ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to it, it has extended its claims of ownership to the Obudu Ranch Resort in Obanliku local government area of Cross River State. But the Cross River state government says such a claim is only an empty threat that is yet to be substantiated.
Nigeria: Trovan - Pfizer Okays Case Transfer
Following the decision of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered the transfer of the Pfizer suit to the Kano State High Court in a suit filed by Mustapha Maisikeli and others against the company,Pfizer Inc. New York, has declared its support for the decision.
Nigeria: Northern Govs Forum - 'We Never Voted On Zoning'
Contrary to reports in most national dailies yesterday (excluding Leadership), northern governors did not vote on the raging controversial issue of zoning.
Nigeria: Sanusi - No Cause for Alarm On National Economy
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday did a critical review of the national economy at the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and concluded that there was no cause for alarm.
Nigeria: Shell to Sell Four Oil Blocks in Niger Delta
Oil giant Shell has offered some of its oilfields in the Niger Delta valued at between $150 million to $2 billion for sale, THISDAY investigations have revealed.
Nigeria: Corruption Hindering National Devt, Says Vice President
Vice President Namadi Sambo has identified corruption as the greatest enemy of national development. Sambo said that unless it was contained, it could reverse any gains made in the direction of national progress.
Nigeria: N6.1 Billion Sim Registration Tears House Apart
The House of Representatives yesterday witnessed another rowdy session following the disagreement amongst lawmakers over a proposal by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to expend the sum of N6.1 billion for the registration of mobile phone SIM cards in the country.
Nigeria: How Maigari Motivated Falconets to Defeat U.S.
So seismic was the impact of Nigeria's victory over USA in the Germany 2010 quarter-finals that it has been called the greatest achievement in the history of women's football, not just in that country but for the whole of Africa.
Nigeria: Zoning - Northern Leaders Lobby Reps
Northern Political Leaders' Forum led by Adamu Ciroma met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives for three hours in a closed-door meeting at the National Assembly yesterday seeking his nod for presidential power to be retained in the North for another four years.
Nigeria: Auto Crashes Claim 89 in Anambra
EIGHTY-nine lives were lost in Anambra State through motor accidents between January and June this year, the sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Ayobami Omiyale, has said.