Nigeria: Zain, Ericsson to Fight Poverty in Rural Ghana
November 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Zain in Ghana
Working with the Millennium Villages Project, collaboration between The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Zain have deployed mobile communications services to fight poverty in the Amansie-West district of the Ashanti region of Ghana. Read more
Govt okays N179.13b for projects in N’Delta, others – The Guardian
October 29, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
As part of the post amnesty programme, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N179.13 billion for the execution of 44 projects in nine states in the Niger Delta region.
And contrary to a recent report that the United Nations (UN) will not be part of the amnesty deal for Niger Delta militants, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday, in a statement, said the global body was involved in the peace process initiated by the Federal Government.
Gabon, Congo, Kenya ahead of Nigeria in Growth Index – The Nation
October 6, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday released its yearly Human Development Index (HDI), with Nigeria ranked 158.
Gabon, Congo, Kenya and Sudan are ahead of Nigeria.
Norway took the first position.
Senate plans retreat on constitution review – The Guardian
September 2, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Senate announced yesterday that it would begin the process of amending the 1999 Constitution with a retreat in Kaduna, the Kaduna State capital, next month. Indeed, the reviewed constitution may be used for the 2011 general elections.
