501 45In order to focus on consolidating the dividends of democracy to Nigerians, President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised not to get involve in the race to 2011 presidency.The advice came from a former Nigerian Ambassador to Germany Prof. Tunde Ad...

501 43Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will undertake another round of banking consolidation to further stimulate and strengthen the national economy.The fact was made known by the CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi while...

501 42Both President Goodluck Jonathan and his newly sworn-in Vice President Arc Namadi Sambo have pledged to work together in the best interest of the country so that Nigeria can move ahead.The two, who spoke after the swearing-in ceremony of the new ...

501 41The National Environmental Standards and Regulatory Enforcement Agency (NESREA) yesterday disclosed the agency has again intercepted another ship loaded with toxic waste headed into Nigeria.Some weeks back, NESREA also discovered a shipment full ...

505 43A new project, ‘Eradicating Harmful Traditional Practices through “Rights” Education’ has been launched in a bid to eradicate practices that negatively affect the health of women and girls. The project, a partnership between The Gambia Co...

505 42The goal of investment promotion in The Gambia will see accelerated push, even as The Gambia Investment Promotion & Free Zones Agency (GIPFZA), charged with this duty will now be known as Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA)....

505 41The Gambia’s minister of Tourism and Culture, Honorable Fatou Mass Jobe Njie has highlighted the important role the tourism sector plays in the country’s socio-economic development describing it as the engine of growth for the country’s eco...

505 40One Ousman Jatta of Kombo Brufut who identified himself as a shop keeper has testified in the trial against Ibrahim Bun Sanneh and four other accused persons who are standing trial before Justice Emmanuel Amadi of the Banjul High Court on 30 coun...

505 39Honorable Mohammed B. Daramy, ECOWAS commissioner for Trade, Custom, Industry and Mines and Free Movement of Persons and Goods and Tourism has said that the implementation of the West Africa Quality Programme would result in an increase in the ex...

505 38Hon. Ousman Sonko, The Gambia’s minister for the Interior and NGO Affairs has expressed the desire of The Gambia government for the effective control of small arms and light weapons in the West African sub region. The minister said this at a on...

505 37The Community Driven Development Project (CDDP) Tuesday disbursed 28 cheques amounting to three million nine hundred and forty-three thousand three hundred and ninety-nine dalasi, ninety-four bututs (D3,943,399. 94b) to 22 villages and 6 wards i...

505 35The Gambia’s minister for Information and Communication Infrastructure, Alhaji A. Cham has restated The Gambia government’s continued and unflinching commitment to the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the count...

Nasser 50609 KampalaSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda employ more than 2.5m people, constitute up to 90 per cent of the private sector and contribute over 70per cent to total GDP. It must be noted that the newly launched National Developmen...

505 36Addressing the gathering, The Gambia’s vice president, Dr Aja Isatou Njie Saidy underscored the importance of the tourism industry to the national economy, saying for this reason, The Gambia government attaches prominence to tourism development...

501 40The opposition in Nigeria under the aegis of Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) yesterday advised President Goodluck Jonathan to drop the idea of setting up a facebook account as his contribution to the debate for electoral reform.CNP...

501 39The federal government has again restated its backing to the management of the Brass LNG Limited in taking Final Investment Decision (FID) on the project this year to enable the company to fast-tracking commercial exploitation of the country's na...

50138University teachers from across Africa have blamed politicians for the frequent power interruptions in the continent, especially in West African nations, pointing out that military putsch was a consequence of unresolved grumbling in the polity.The...

501 37One of the leading foreign oil firms in Nigeria, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said the company is set to inaugurate the country’s biggest integrated oil and gas project in Gbaran-Ubie, Bayelsa State. The facility, according to the...

501 36The current state of infrastructural decay and incessant power outages at the airports in the in Nigeria has been condemned by the Airline Operators of Nigerian (AON).The AON also noted that besides huge economic losses, the national embarrassmen...

50095 AfranTehran, May 17, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Monday that the world is in dire need of new ideology and path for progress and lasting peace.“Today, the 14th G15 summit is held under condition when the world is in dire...