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Spain has released 3 million euros (4.5 million U.S. dollars) to support a joint program for "childhood, nutrition and food security" in Niger, the government announced. The financial aid, which was signed on Wednesday in the Niger capital Niamey, is one of the programs being supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). "These funds are expected to give better results...
The House of Representatives yesterday expressed displeasure at the budget performance of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, even as it stated that the ministry has so far not been able to justify the reasons why it was created.
A miffed House of Representatives yesterday described the Minister of Niger Delta, Mr. Ufot Ekaette as a failure and promptly dismissed as a fraud, his report on contracts paid for, consultancy payments and the percentage of work completed on projects in the Niger Delta region
The two ministers of the Niger Delta ministry should be sacked. This is the verdict of the House of Representatives' committee that oversees the region.
The European Union (EU) is to undertake 1,200 micro projects worth over N9 billion in nine Niger Delta States across the country under its Micro Project Programme (MPP9).
URL: http://www.cfr.org/publication/20146/understanding_the_armed_groups_of_the_niger_delta.html . Source. Council on Foreign Relations. Nigeria's underdeveloped but oil-rich Niger Delta region currently is the site of a crippling insurgency. Fueled by a complex mixture of protest, crime, and political corruption, the network of armed groups that create this instability pose serious problems both for...
Serious doubt was cast on the post amnesty programme of the federal government by the ex-militant commanders of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta who held a meeting in Port Harcourt, ...Serious doubt was cast on the post amnesty programme of the federal government by the ex-militant commanders of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta who held a meeting in Port Harcourt, ...
A village in the Niger DeltaNigeria and the European Commission have signed a development fund agreement valued at N155.7billion (about 677m Euros), which will support the country in tackling development challenges in the ...Nigeria and the European Commission have signed a development fund agreement valued at N155.7billion (about 677m Euros), which will support the country in tackling development...
Today's Ancient Warfare: Facts vs. Beliefs By Jeff Gates November 9, 2009 Courtesy Of Haitham Sabbah's Blog In unconventional warfare, manipulated beliefs are used to displace inconvenient facts. When waging war by way of deception, false beliefs are an oft-deployed weapon. Recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda? Iraqi mobile biological weapons laboratories? Iraqi meetings...
Emmanuel Gbevegnon met his wife, Eriko Hidaka, in 1995 in Niger. Eriko, a native of Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, was there to help with vaccination activities, using her experience as a nurse. Emmanuel, a native of the city of Cotonou in Benin, a country next to Niger with a population of about 9.3 million, was there on business.
Niger Delta Militants, President Yar‘Adua. (Photo montage)Nigeria signed a 677m euro pact with the European Union on Thursday aimed at combating corruption and promoting peace in its troubled, oil-producing Niger Delta region. Reuters ...Nigeria signed a 677m euro pact with the European Union on Thursday aimed at combating corruption and promoting peace in its troubled, oil-producing Niger Delta...
THE Niger-Delta Peoples Conference (NPDC), a non-governmental organization, has given contractors who abandoned projects awarded to them by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) after collecting the total contract sums, seven days within which to refund the money or have their cases reported to the EFCC and ICPC.
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State yesterday read the riot act to security agencies guarding the militant camp in Aluu to restrict their movements within the camp while those not resident in the facility should stay away pending when their allowances are ready.He also warned that the intention of providing the facility was for the purpose of keeping militants from within the State as...
I loved NNEKA 's track Heartbeat when it was released earlier this year and it's follow up THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH doesn't disappoint in the slightest. Her first U.S. release, Concrete Jungle (in stores February 2), 'stands as an offering of love, hope and optimism dedicated to the people of Warri & the Niger Delta of Nigeria.' Catch yourself up on Nneka's material with my favorite album, Victim...
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