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West Africa - Top News

  • November 23
  • Vanguard Nigeria: VT Leasing to List on NSE by 2011

    VT Leasing Limited has expressed its readiness to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) within the next two years.

  • Vanguard Nigeria: NLNG Gets New DMD

    THE Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, (NLNG) Company has appointed Mr Basheer Koko as the new Deputy Managing Director, haven taken over from his predecessor Engineer Faithful Abbi Abbiye Suku recently. Koko, had long made a mark in the banking and advertising sectors began to parade their whiz kids, making a youthful executive of multimillion dollar business fashionable.

  • Vanguard Nigeria: Mobil Producing Renews JV Leases

    MOBIL Producing Nigeria (MPN), operator of its joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is pleased to confirm that it has reached agreement with the federal government of Nigeria on the long term renewal of the NNPC-MPN joint venture leases.

  • Vanguard Nigeria: TUC Gives Tips on Successful Deregulation

    UMBRELLA body for senior staff Associations in the country, the Trade Union Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has given some essential tips perceived to be paramount for a successful deregulation of the nation's downstream sector of the petroleum industry.

  • Vanguard Nigeria: NNPC, Rivers Government to Resuscitate Obigbo Gas Plant

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Rivers State Government have pledged to work together to restore production activities at the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC operated Obigbo Gas Plant in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State.

  • Vanguard West Africa: Unicef, Ecowas Celebrate Child's Rights

    The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) stands as a universal standard for building a better world for the best interest of the children, says Executive Director, UNICE, Ann Veneman.

  • Vanguard Nigeria: SPDC Achieves Record Gas Production

    THE Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) operated Joint Venture produced a total of 512 million standard cubic feet of gas (MMscf/d) in Western Niger Delta on November 18, 2009 representing the highest volume achieved in the last two years.

  • Vanguard Nigeria: NGSA Completes Mapping of Nigerian Minerals

    THE Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) has completed 100% mapping of all the types and distribution of Nigerian solid minerals, and foreign mining firms have been besieging the NGSA to purchase the new information.

  • Vanguard Nigeria: Rimas B.V and PSC Industries to Set Up Solar School

    Plans are underway to put up a solar energy training facility in Nigeria where people can be trained. This is a welcome development because barely one month to the December target date for the attainment of 6,000mw electricity promised the nation by the Federal Government, it has become obvious that it cannot be met as the nation has less than 3,000mw now.

  • Analyst Liberia: 'I Lost the Battle, but Won the War' - Says Prof. Kromah

    Senior Associate Professor of the University of Liberia (UL) MASS Communication Department and former independent candidate in the Montserrado County By-election, Alhaji G. V. Kromah has averred that he lost the election in the first round but won the battle.

  • Analyst Liberia: It is Not Time to Give Up Hope

    Liberians have been urged not to give up on the political process, because there is still hope. The call was made by the pastor of New Water in the Desert Assembly Apostolic Pentecostal Church, reverend Kortu K. Brown during multi-faceted activities to include the distribution of relief items to vulnerable people in Brewerville community, executed by the church on Friday.

  • Analyst Liberia: Opposition Coalition Energizes Voters

    "Now, they are serious. We must ensure that this country does not go back to one-party rule.", remarked an elderly man, as the float carrying an array of top-notch political leaders from various opposition political parties, cruised through densely populated areas of Montserrado county on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.

  • Analyst Liberia: Country Under Global Spotlight, Says U.S. Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield

    The Montserrado County Senatorial By-Election came as the midterm process it is - to replace a deceased member of the Liberian Senate.

  • Analyst Liberia: MPC Calls For Mass Turnout In By-Election Runoff - Cautions NEC To Be Poll Friendly

    Montserrado County Peace Committee (MPC) has cautioned electorate to once more demonstrate high sense of political maturity and patriotism by actively participating in the Tuesday, November 24, 2009, by-election run-off for Montserrado County.

  • Analyst Liberia: Children Services Bureau Proposed - As Report Card For Children Activities Expected Soon

    As the children of Liberia strive for education and better health delivery system, and vulnerability to danger among pressing national challenges, a group identified as the Children Protection Alliance of Liberia at the end of a two-day symposium has recommended to the Liberian Senate and the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf led administration for the establishment of a department for Children Services at ...

  • Daily Observer Gambia: Attempted Rape Case Stalled

    Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul has called on the state, represented by the principal state counsel, S.H. Barkum, to file the bill of indictments, summary of witness statements, and list of exhibits the prosecution intends to use in the case involving one Omar Loum, who is standing trial for attempted rape.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: Africa Women's Report Launched

    The vice president and minister of WomenÂ's Affairs, Her Excellency Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, last Friday launched the Africa WomenÂ's Report 2009 at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, on behalf of Abdoulie Janneh, the under-secretary general, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: President Ahmadinejad Visits Country

    The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, His Excellency Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, yesterday, at 14:15 pm arrived in The Gambia for a day?s working visit.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: ICC Deputy Prosecutor Bensouda Bags International Award

    Mrs Fatou Bensouda, the Gambian born deputy prosecutor and head of prosecution division at the International Criminal Court, has been presented with the prestigious International Jurists Award for 2009.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: Muhammed Jammeh Cup Starts Tomorrow

    The 2009 Muhammed Yahya Jammeh's Perpetual Football Cup competition, formerly Zonal Football Championship, will kick-off tomorrow with the defending champions, Bakau, starting their bid for a record third successive title against Gunjur in the Group A opener at Serrekunda East mini-stadium.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: Judgment in Juffureh Murder Trial Soon

    The criminal trial involving one Mariama Sarr, who is standing trial on murder charges is finally about to come to an end, as Justice Moses Richards has informed both the defence and state counsel that the court will notify them of the day of judgment.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: Women's Poverty is Our Greatest Concern -President Jammeh

    The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh. has reiterated the need to empower African women saying the greatest scourge facing the continent is poverty.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: Ball Cogne Rule Sk East

    Ball Conge were crowned as champions of the 2009 Serrekunda East nawettan league tournament on Friday after a 2-0 win over defending champions Rangers in a rescheduled final played at the communityÂ's mini-stadium.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: Kotu ICT Club Organises Inter-School Quiz

    Kotu Senior Secondary SchoolÂ's Information and Communication Technology (ITC) club, on Thursday organised an inter-school quiz for ten seinor schools in the Greater Banjul Area and Western Region at Kotu Senior Secondary School ground.

  • Daily Observer Gambia: Governor Seckan Hails GRCS

    The governor of the North Bank Region (NBR), Alhaji Eduwarr Seckan, has commended The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) for complementing governmentÂ's efforts in the provision of humanitarian services to disaster victims and displaced families in his region.




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