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People from Twenty eight communities likely to be affected by oil production in the Western region of Ghana have called for a wider engagement and consultations on the Environmental Impact of the oil production, before production starts.
Parliament on Friday unanimously approved a credit facility agreement between the Government of Ghana and Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) of Germany for an amount of thirteen million Euros (-13,000,000.00) in support of the District Development Facility (DDF).
Transaction on the Nigerian Stock Exchange reverted to the negative at the opening transactions yesterday, on the heels of a four-day recovery that saw the indicators recording 1.34 per cent growth last week.
As Globacom gets set to launch its Glo Broad Access service, which offers the convergence of advanced voice, advanced data and advanced video in a single wired line today, a brand new revolution seems to be in the offing in the Nigerian telecommunications industry.
If a motion by 11 senators sails through today on the floor of the Senate, the Upper House will launch a comprehensive probe into the revenue and expenditure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) since 2007.
The Federal Government is to inject N4.5 billion into the nation's rural economy as a measure to reduce poverty and create employment.
Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State announced that arrangement had been concluded by the state government to conduct the local government election in the state, adding that about 3,000 persons would be recruited into the State Civil Service, next year.
The successful presentation of this year's budget to the two chambers of the National Assembly today will not guarantee it's early passage, sources have told Vanguard.
Abia State Deputy Governor, Mr Chris Akomas has described Microfinance Banks as veritable tool for the empowerment of the rural masses to change their lives for the better.
The decision of the Federal Government to deregulate the oil sector has generated a lot of controversies from stakeholders. While the labour kicked against it, government insisted that the exercise would benefit the people. Sheriff Balogun in this report, examines the arguments of both sides
Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Sokoto state chapter, has called off the strike action embarked upon two weeks ago in the state.
Lagos state branch of the Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria has decried the state of the cattle market at the Lagos state abattoir in the Agege area of Lagos, saying the market , which is the largest animal market in Africa, is in a sorry state.
The Vice President, Prof Gilbert Bukenya and Foreign affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa should be arrested if they fail to refund Chogm cash they allegedly misused, Forum for Democratic Change president has said.
Uganda's stock market has become a boiling point of interest from the public since the revolutionary Stanbic IPO was issued. Mr Kenneth Kitariko, the general manager of investment firm African Alliance spoke to The Monitor.
The probe into how Chogm (2007) funds were grossly mismanaged or stolen for that matter is a cause of discomfort to those being implicated.
The World Bank survey carried out, about three years back, indicates that Uganda has less than the minimum number of accountants that it should have.
The signing of the much awaited East African Community Common Market protocol last Friday after eight years of haggling has flung open the door for what is expected to be a rigorous fight for market space in the region.
A financial analyst has given Uganda's investment future a clean bill of health and predicts that the economy is set to attract even more offshore investors than its African peers.
Tea growers are upbeat about the coming of the rains saying; it has boosted the production of the country's fourth export earner.
No region of the world is resistant to the threat of corruption according to the recent Transparency International's 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
In an article of some time ago, I mentioned a number of globally famous people I have danced with, dined with or sipped champagne with but whom all met an untimely demise.
The Zain Group net profit slumped by more than half to $144 million (shs270 billion), from the same period last year due to fluctuations in global currencies against the United States dollar, according to the companies latest financial results.
Organic vanilla produced by farmers countrywide will have a guaranteed market for the next three years, a senior official has said.
Ms Patricia Musiime used to buy two litres of milk at the beginning of the year. She gradually decreased it to one litre then finally resorted to black tea as she could not afford the milk.
The points de-merit traffic system has not yet been implemented, says the Road Management Traffic Corporation (RMTC).
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