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2015 Election: US, UK WARNS FG AGAINST ALTERING OF RESULTS
Mar 30, 2015The United States Secretary of States, John Kerry, and the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, has warned against attempt by the Federal Government to alter results of the recebtly concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections.... -
U.S, Nigeria, others in joint maritime exercise
Mar 26, 2015Twenty three nations, including Nigeria, are actively participating in the 2015 Obangame Express — a multinational maritime exercise sponsored by the U.S. Africa Command. The purpose of the exercise is to test multinational maritime forces in... -
United States, Partners Promote Increased Access to Basic Education
Mar 26, 2015The Nigerian government has signed a $100 million grant agreement with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), an initiative partially funded by the U.S. government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The grant will... -
Nigeria Decides: US President Urges Nigerian Youths To Shun Violence
Mar 23, 2015President Barrack Obama of the United States, today has urged Nigerian youths to activively participate in the forthcoming elections and ensure they shun violence of all kinds. Obama, who spoke directly to the people of Nigerian... -
U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL MARKS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Mar 6, 2015The Public Affairs Section of the United States Consulate General in Lagos, in collaboration with Access Bank Plc and Idea Builders Initiative, launched the 2015 International Women’s Month on March 5 with films, a panel discussion... -
Tackling Terrorism In Africa: An Open Letter To African Kings, Presidents And Ministers Of Governments
Feb 10, 2015In pursuit of their sinister political agendas, terrorist groups in Africa continue to engineer a series of increasingly brutal and disgusting atrocities. At the beginning of the month, Boko Haram, the Islamist extremist group that has waged... -
Virtual Banking: Mobile Phone Becomes A Personal Banking Assistant In Rural China
Jan 7, 2015Since 2008, Taisys had been enabling Slim SIM banking services with local banks in China, especially in the rural areas where inadequate financial resources are provided. With Taisys Slim SIM technologies, the banks have successfully built up... -
Community Watch: Shell Agrees £55 Million Settlement With Bodo Community
Jan 7, 2015The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), has today announced a £55 million settlement agreement with the Bodo community in respect of the two highly regrettable operational spills in the area in 2008. The... -
Morocco Ranks In Top 10 Of 2015 Climate Change Performance Index
Dec 16, 2014The 2015 Climate Performance Index named Morocco “one of the global forerunners in renewable energy policy making,” ranking the country among the top 10 making the most progress in addressing climate change and number one among developing... -
UN Secretary General’s Synthesis Report To Set Stage For Intergovernmental Negotiations On Post 2015 Agenda
Dec 15, 2014By Catherine Nyambura and Lennox Yieke On the 4th of December, 2014, the advance unedited Synthesis Report of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Post-2015 Agenda was released in New York, U.S. The report, which discussed...