Category: General
Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Court fixes Aug 23 for arraignment of Emefiele
An Abuja High Court on Thursday fixed Aug. 23 for the arraignment of suspended Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele for alleged procurement fraud.Emefiele was to be arraigned alongside Sa’adatu Yaro and her company, April1616 Investment Limited on 20…
Human rights commission moves to end workplace bullying
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has partnered with Equality Development and Research Centre (EDR-centre), an NGO, to curb workplace bullying.Mr Tony Ojukwu, the NHRC Executive Secretary, made this known when Ms Marshal Nwanne, Founder of th…
UN Vows to Further Enhance Longstanding Partnership with Ethiopia
The State Minister for Political and Economic Diplomacy Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mesganu Arga, conferred at his office with incoming United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov.Du…
NDF, Inhabitants of Amhara Region Restoring Peace and Order Within Short Period: West Amhara Command Post Chair
The National Defense Force (NDF) and the people of Amhara Region have succeeded in restoring peace within a short period in the region that has been facing security problems, North West Commander and West Amhara Command Post Chair Lieutenant General B…
IFAD trains Anglophone countries on financial management
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Wednesday trained 130 persons from Anglophone countries in West and Central Africa on financial management.Dr Dede Ekoue, IFAD Country Director said this in Abuja at the first regional work…
CDS visits wounded soldiers, pledges best treatment
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa with the Acting Chief Medical Director 44 Army Reference Hospital, Col. Stephen Onuchukwu on WednesdayBy Mohammed TijjaniThe Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa on Wednesday visit…
FCTA to demolish about 500 unapproved buildings, structures in Dutsen-Garki
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, announced plans to demolish about 500 illegal houses and structures in Dutsen-Garki, Apo District, Abuja.Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Department of Development Control, FCTA, disclos…
What next for Liberia after 20 years of peace? A UN Resident Coordinator blog
After the civil war, which claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, a comprehensive peace agreement was signed in August 2003 in Accra, Ghana. Since then, Liberia has sustained a period of uninterrupted stability; transforming from one of the most vol…
