02/07/2012 12:31
Sangha Trinational - shared between Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo; Lakes of Ounianga in Chad and Chengjiang fossil site in China have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, following the recommendations of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of...
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15/06/2012 16:07
Senior editorial and managerial staff of media houses in Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia can now apply for the "Cross Media Management" of the Internatinal Institute for Journalism, scheduled to hold September 8 to 23, 2012 in Berlin,...
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09/06/2012 06:51
According to a new report by BirdLife International - the 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species update for birds, the risk of extinction of Amazonian birds has increased substantially for nearly 100 species of the birds. The new assessment is based on models projecting the...
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30/05/2012 15:01
The West African Examinations Council, a sub-regional organization responsible for the conduct of a variety of examinations in the English-speaking West African countries, invites applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions at its headquarters office in...
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29/05/2012 19:06
As Nigerians mark one year of President Goodluck Jonathan's administration, May 29, not much according to the citizenry is there to celebrate. In paying tribute to "men and women who have made our democratic experience meaningful", the President among other things, renamed the University of...
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22/05/2012 15:50
A recent study by the Saola Working Group (SWG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has revealed that 20years after the sensational discovery of a new ungulate species called the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), the rare animal still remains...
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20/05/2012 00:54
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, has married his long time girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, just a day after his social media company went public. The May news was announced on no other place but on Facebook.
Zuckerberg who turned 28 on same day his company went...
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18/05/2012 17:39
Ferial Haffajee, chair, independent judging panel of the 2012 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist awards has announced the finalists of the competition now in its 17th year.
“The growing quality of the entries we pored over is a reflection of a growing continent claiming its...
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14/05/2012 21:36
A report by the Lagos Chamber of Commmerce and Industry (LCCI), has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, to relax its tight monetary policy stance, in order to encourage banks to boost credit delivery to the Nigerian economy.
The report, which is LCCI's first quarter business environment...
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18/04/2012 13:13
A report by Oceana, the international advocacy group working to protect the world’s oceans, has accused the United States, of failing to improve offshore drilling regulations and safety.
The report, which marked the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster,...
