Tag Archives: Federal government of the United States
Labelled as a failed state, Somalia is finally on the long road to recovery, but is their new constitution holding them back? Whilst the country’s new constitution may be deemed a success, many have argued that it is just a … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Federal Government, Federal government of the United States, Federal Parliament, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Natural resource, Somali people, Somalia, United States
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By Abukar Arman With its meager financial and human resources, the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) has been doing better than a satisfactory job. However, in recent months, it has been profoundly frustrated by various challenges. Chief among them is … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Federal government of the United States, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Jubbaland, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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Former minister of education and co-founder of Transparency International, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili has said Nigeria is suffering from serious leadership crisis, stressing that if the fight against corruption is to be won then the present leadership has to turn to … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Federal government of the United States, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Nigeria, Obiageli Ezekwesili, Olusegun Obasanjo, Transparency International
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By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai The Federal Government earned N2.2trillion as opposed to N1.9trillion it targeted in 2009; N2.9trillion as against N2.5trillion in 2010; N4.7trillion in 2011 as opposed to N3.6trillion and N5trillion generated in 2012 as opposed to N3.6trillion. No, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Federal government of the United States, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Income tax, inland revenue, Internal Revenue Service, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigeriannewspaper, Tax
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By Ben Ezeamalu,Premium Times (Abuja) The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has issued the Nigerian government a seven-day ultimatum to engage former World Bank Vice President, Oby Ezekwesili, in a public debate. The group, on Wednesday, urged the federal … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ezekwesili, Federal government of the United States, Foreign Exchange Reserve, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, information minister, news about Ezekwesili, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Nigerian newspaper, Olusegun Obasanjo, United States
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By Abdul-Rahman Abubakar, Daily Trust The World Bank has praised economic policies of the present administration declaring that it has led to slight reduction in the country’s poverty index from 48 to 46 percent. Speaking when he visited President Goodluck … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Federal Government, Federal government of the United States, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Poverty, World Bank
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Nigeria Ripe for e-Voting – ACN By Abbas Jimoh,Daily Trust The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday urged the National Assembly to immediately amend Section 52 sub-section 2 of the Electoral Act which bans the use of electronic voting called … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Action Congress of Nigeria, Civil Society, Electronic voting, Federal government of the United States, Independent National Electoral Commission, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly of Venezuela, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news
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President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday that the Federal Government was not holding discussions with the Boko Haram sect. Jonathan made the statement in a Presidential Media Chat, stressing that government would never engage in dialogue with faceless people. He … read more »
By Ben Nanaghan On 1 November, 2012 the dreaded Islamic fundamentalist organization known as boko haram offered the olive branch through its second-in-command Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulaziz in a telephone conference chat with journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital. … read more »
SOME things are better not said. Nigeria’s attitude to accountability casts slurs on any efforts to fight corruption and the criminalities it sustains. How can $26.5 million (about N4.24 billion) be paid to the Federal Government, and nobody is sure … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Accountant General, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Federal government of the United States, GoodluckJonathan, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Olusegun Obasanjo, United States
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Tribune Where is the $25million plea-bargain money paid by a multi-national company operating in the country and indicted in the monumental Halliburton scandal? This is the riddle security operatives are trying to unravel as they commence investigations into the $25million … read more »
Barely weeks after a looming fuel crisis was averted following a truce between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) vehicular queues have surfaced in some fuel station in Lagos. In stations where … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged 1973 oil crisis, Federal government of the United States, Filling station, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Natural gas, Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NUPENG
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CATHOLIC Archbishop of Owerri, Imo State, His Grace, Most Reverend Anthony J.V. Obinna, has said if the killing of Christians in the North by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, continues unabated, Christians would take up arms to protect themselves. He … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Christianity, Federal government of the United States, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Nigeria, Owerri, Politics of Nigeria
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Abuja — There were indications yesterday that the Federal Government may go after the strategists and financiers of the Boko Haram sect as a way of ending the spate of bombings in the country. Also being targeted by security agencies … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, bokoharam, Christianity, Federal government of the United States, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Nigeria, reuters africa news, U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, United States
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OPINION Time to Unbundle Nigeria, by Senator Magnus Abe When an organisation becomes unwieldy, inefficient, corrupt, wasteful and incapable of delivering on its mandate or bringing value to its stakeholders, one of the accepted solutions is to unbundle it. That … read more »
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, bokoharam, Federal government of the United States, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, reuters africa news, United States
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Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 12, 2012 As part of the effort to promote the growth of U.S. business abroad, today Secretary Clinton announced June 14 as the first ever Global Economic Statecraft Day. As the … read more »
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 12, 2012 On June 14, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver opening remarks for the 2012 U.S. AGOA Forum. … read more »
Posted in News, Press Releases
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Tagged Africa news, African Growth and Opportunity Act, African news, AGOA Forum, Federal government of the United States, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Washington, Washington DC
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How far have Nigerians breathed in the fresh air promised by President Goodluck Jonathan during his presidential campaign? And what does the future hold? Abdul-Rahman Abubakar reviews the journey so far. One year into the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Democracy Day, Federal government of the United States, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria movies, Nigeria news, nigeria news online, nigeria news today, Nigeria newspapers, President of the United StatesX Democracy, Reuben Abati, Sani Abacha, thisday nigeria news, world news nigeria
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Nigeria had a uniform electoral calendar until the landmark case of Mr Peter Obi of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Dr. Chris Ngige of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who was initially returned as winner of the 2003 … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Democracy Day, Federal government of the United States, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria movies, Nigeria news, nigeria news online, nigeria news today, Nigeria newspapers, President of the United StatesX Democracy, Reuben Abati, Sani Abacha, thisday nigeria news, world news nigeria
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For the first time in 12 years, May 29 would not be marked with the usual fanfare. The Federal Government has cancelled the 2012 Democracy Day ceremony which would have held in Abuja today to celebrate Nigeria’s return to a … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Democracy, Democracy Day, Federal government of the United States, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria movies, Nigeria news, nigeria news online, nigeria news today, Nigeria newspapers, President of the United States, Reuben Abati, Sani Abacha, thisday nigeria news, world news nigeria
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No going back on implementation of White Paper on universities Minister of Education Prof. Ruqqayat Alkali yesterday said a new 1-6-3-3-4 System of Education will soon take off. She also said the Federal Government is stepping up efforts to address … read more »
Posted in Education, Miscellaneous, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Federal Executive Council, Federal Government, Federal government of the United States, IndepthAfrica, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education, WAEC, West African Examination Council, White Paper, White Paper of Visitation Panels
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Reports reaching me and as read from the Vanguard Newspaper, is that the Federal Government in spite of sound advise (including my suggestion to make the removal gradual) to the contrary has effected the total removal of Fuel Subsidy with … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Federal government of the United States, Gani Fawehinmi, Goodluck Jonathan, Government, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Namadi Sambo, Nigeria, Nigerian, Subsidy
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October 17, 2011 by benim
Nigeria’s trade unions have warned President Goodluck Jonathan there could be civil unrest if the go-ahead is given to remove the fuel subsidy the government says will cost 1.2 trillion naira this year. The elimination of the subsidy has for … read more »
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said it had not been allocated slots in the proposed cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. The party disclosed this in a statement issued to reporters on Sunday, saying that it would not be … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Action Congress of Nigeria, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Federal government of the United States, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, National government, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Opposition (parliamentary), Peoples Democratic Party, Single-party state, World news
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Meles Zenawi, the dictator-in-chief in Ethiopia, says he does not want to talk about the 2010 U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights [Report] in Ethiopia. But speaking through his parrot Hailemariam Desalegn, Zenawi said the Report is a … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Ethiopia, Federal government of the United States, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, Meles Zenawi, News local news, newspapers, United States, United States Congress, United States Department of State, World news
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February 7, 2011 by benim
LAHORE, Pakistan — The wife of a Pakistani man shot and killed by a U.S. official committed suicide by eating rat poison Sunday, explaining before she died that she was driven to act by fears the American would be freed … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-Americanism, Faisalabad, Federal government of the United States, Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan Shooting, Pakistan US Official, Pakistan US Official Shooting, Shumaila Kanwal, Shumaila Kanwal Dead, Shumaila Kanwal Dies, Shumaila Kanwal Suicide, Suicide, United States, World news
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