18/02/2011 14:50
Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited (Swipha), a leading pharmaceutical company in Nigeria is accepting applications from suitable individuals to fill vacancies in two of its departments:
1. Medical Representatives (two in Lagos, and one in Warri, Delta State)
2. Sales Representatives (Lagos)
1. Medical...
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18/02/2011 12:39
The European Centre of Biodiversity (ECB), a key project of the European Wildlife conservatin organization, which would act as a "Noah's Ark" of endangered species of plants and animals in Europe has been established.
The ECB would be a large non-governmental nature reseravtion, which would...
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15/02/2011 05:54
In Thailand, February 14 was not only celebrated as Valentine's Day, it was celebrated as a day when a new record for the Guiness Book of Records was set by a Thai couple. Ekkachai and his wife Laksana Tiranarat locked lips, kissing each other for 46 hours, 24 minutes and nine seconds non-stop, to...
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13/02/2011 22:04
Canada has produced the highest number of writers, in the much-awaited shortlist for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, supported by the Macquarie Group Foundation, which is now in its 25th year. The shortlist comprises of works written by notable writers, as well as up-and-coming writers, for the...
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12/02/2011 07:59
Print, broadcast and online journalists with at least five years experience from Korea and the United States, can now apply for the "2011 Korea-United States Journalists Exchange" programme. The Exchange programmes seeks to bridge the gaps in understanding between Korea and the United Sates,...
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10/02/2011 19:54
A 34-year-old Indonesian man has been detained by authorities at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, for been in possession of 88 Indian Star Tortoises, 33 Elongated Tortoises, seven Radiated Tortoises, six Mata Mata Turtles, four Southeast Asian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle, three...
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10/02/2011 19:08
The Nigerian government has approved the appointment of vice-chancellors (VC) and registrars (Reg) for its newly created federal universities, which cut across the six geo-political zones in the country.
According to Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa'i, minister of education, the action was in line...
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08/02/2011 13:49
Udo Middelmann, a philosophy professor at The King's College, USA, and president of the Francis Schaeffer Foundation in Switzerland, has been appointed to the 2011 Francis Schaeffer Chair of Cultural Apologetics at the World Journalism Institute (WJI) at The King's College, New York.
Prior...
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04/02/2011 15:27
"Regardless of all the progress, the Afghan media situation remains very tense. Independent journalists are under pressure. They are intimidated and harassed by a range of parties, including security forces, politicians, government officials and Taliban groups," writes Jaisu Bhullar, in the Alumni...
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02/02/2011 18:14
“When deciding how to spend their budgets, governments usually don’t factor in the economic returns to investing in locally-controlled forestry...They thereby miss a critical opportunity to invest in stimulating economic growth, sustainable development and poverty reduction." - Lucy...
