A three-day seminar on the elaboration of the framework of mid term expenses (CDMT) of the 2009 budget of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security opened in Yaounde yesterday.
Two of the biggest umbrella bodies in the clothing and motor industries have denied allegations that they retrench workers without consulting with unions first.
As the search for an acceptable chairman of the proposed Niger Delta Summit continues, Vice president Goodluck Jonathan yesterday advocated that the summit should not be chaired by an indigene of the region to avoid reducing it to a Niger
MWANA Wevhu Revolutionary Council Trust, an indigenous pressure group, has urged the opposition MDC and its Western backers to urgently lift economic sanctions slapped on Zimbabwe so as to allow inter-party negotiations currently underway in South Africa to progress well.
CHief Timipre Sylva, the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State was at the just-concluded World Petroleum Congress (WPC) in Madrid, Spain, where his state had a stand, the first by any Nigerian state government. In this interview with Hector Igbikiowubo of
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that states have made considerable progress in combating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, but cautioned that many challenges still remain.
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Mr Peter Idion has appealed to the state's elder statesmen to wade into the differences between Ijaw leader, Chief EK Clark and former Governor of the state, Chief James
VICE- President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has assured that resolution reached at the planned Niger Delta Summit would be implemented to the letter by the Federal Government.
The deputy chief of General Army Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) for Social sphere, Maurício Amado "Nzulu", Tuesday here called on soldiers to accomplish the civic duty, ahead of the country's forthcoming 05 September's legislative elections.
Congressman Donald M. Payne, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, commended the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo for bringing charges against Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.
Commissioner Sheik Kafumba Konneh of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has denied claims by Senator Prince Johnson of Nimba County that he (Konneh) participated in the Liberian conflict.
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia today expressed grave concern at the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the country after two Somali aid workers were killed on Friday, while the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported that one of
The award-winning film on child soldiers, "Johnny Mad Dog" filmed in Liberia is expected to be screened today at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Charging Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir with genocide at a time when there is a major dispute in the country will not provide a harmonious solution to the current conflict in Sudan.
As conservationists in the Virunga park struggle to protect the forests that is home to the much prized Gorillas, Rwandan rebels in DR Congo - FDLR - also want the charcoal from cutting down the trees, as a recent encounter
The indictment of President Omar Al-Bashir for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur by the International Criminal Court in the Hague has divided the country, according to a Catholic bishop in the troubled western province.
Although Professor Ibrahim Gambari, a senior official of the United Nations, may have resigned his chairmanship of the Steering Committee of the proposed Niger Delta Summit, the dust raised by his choice is yet to settle, particularly in the South-south
