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Akure

Type: City

Name: Akure

Country: Nigeria

Latitude: 7.25

Longitude: 5.2

population: 420,623

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Ondo - Police Probe Road Project Scam

Strong indications emerged yesterday that the Police anti-fraud unit, from Abuja, led by CSP Williams Adebowale stormed Ondo State capital, Akure, to begin a probe into Ogbese road project contract and alleged abuse of local government funds.Vanguard ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Olusegun Mimiko, Petition, Akure

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

European Union

EU to Build 1,200 Micro Projects in Niger Delta

Akure The European Union (EU) is to undertake 1,200 micro projects worth over N9 billion in nine Niger Delta States across the country under its Micro Project Programme (MPP9).Speaking at the MPP9 workshop in Akure yesterday, its team leader represented ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Niger Delta, European Union, Akure

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

God angry at banks using girls as sex workers

ApettitArtsBlockBusterCEO MagazineCelebrity FashionCity SunCrime WatchCovert ChoiceCyberSunEducationEnterpriseEveryday HeroesExquisite Property Fashion & Celebrity Fashion & Beauty Favourite FileGood HealthHealth MagazineHow I writeLiterariLife Style ... [Daily Sun - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Akure, Me & My, Almighty, Mafia, Covert

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 2 Documents

Chevron Corp

860 students benefit from oil firm's scholarship scheme

From Niyi Bello, AkureABOUT N118.2 million has been disbursed by operators of Agbami Deep Water Petroleum Limited as scholarship awards to 860 students drawn from the five states of Lagos, Rivers, Ondo, Bayelsa and Delta who are studying medical and engineering ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Ondo (Nigeria), Nigeria, Akure, Chevron Corp, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

Fresh breath of life to retirees in Ondo

From Niyi Bello, AkureA NEW course of getting over the enormous financial burden encumbering smooth pension administration in the three tiers of government in Nigeria may have been charted by the Ondo State government, which recently, paid in one fell ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Olusegun Mimiko, Akure, Ondo (Nigeria)

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)

Ondo indigent patients get free medicare

From Niyi Bello, AkureANOTHER set of 150 indigent patients suffering from hernia and related ailments but could not afford the expensive surgical treatments required to cure them, have at the weekend benefited from Ondo State government's free surgery ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Olusegun Mimiko, Adebayo Adefarati, Akure

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents

African women begin review of Beijing declaration

From Niyi Bello (Akure) and Collins Olayinka (Abuja)FIFTEEN years after the Beijing conference on gender equality, some 28 ministers and others in charge of gender affairs will meet today in Banjul, The Gambia, to assess the level of implementation of ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Beijing, Akure, Banjul (Gambia)

First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 2 Documents

Ondo to pay retired teachers, council workers

From Niyi Bello, AkureARRANGEMENTS have been concluded by the Ondo State government to disburse before the end of this week, the sum of N1.4 billion being owed retired primary school teachers and local council workers as arrears of their pension and gratuities ... [Nigeria Guardian - 10/27/2009]

Entities: Olusegun Mimiko, Nigeria Labour Congress, Akure

First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 1 Documents

Ondo to generate power through collaboration

From Niyi Bello, AkureA MAJOR breakthrough in independent electric power generation through the instrumentality of a Private Public Partnership (PPP) that could produce at least 400 megawatts of electricity would soon materialise in Ondo State as the ... [Nigeria Guardian - 10/28/2009]

Entities: Ondo (Nigeria), Olusegun Mimiko, Nigeria, Akure

First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 1 Documents

UNDP gives tougher conditions for partnership with Nigeria

HENCEFORTH, development partnership between the Nigerian Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will only be possible on the conviction by the UN agency that the managers of the specific programme are corrupt-free, transparent ... [Nigeria Guardian - 10/28/2009]

Entities: United Nations Development Programme, Nigeria, Akure, Ondo (Nigeria)

First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 1 Documents

Ondo, UNDP lift oil-producing areas with facilities

From Niyi Bello, AkureA TRIPARTITE partnership among the Ondo State government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and local councils has led to the provision of school buildings, market stalls, boreholes and health centres in Okitipupa and ... [Nigeria Guardian - 10/28/2009]

Entities: United Nations Development Programme, Ondo (Nigeria), Niger Delta, Akure

First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Banks get Oct. 31 deadline on unaudited accounts

From Mathias Okwe, AkureTHE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has streamlined the reporting formats of all money deposit banks in Nigeria , thus simplifying the work of the apex bank's examiners in detecting problem areas, such as loan loss.And using the ... [Nigeria Guardian - 10/28/2009]

Entities: Deadline, Okwe (Nigeria), Nigeria, Akure

Quotes

...of Pensioners (NUP), Chief Eni Olotu, who is also the South West zonal chairman of the body, lamented the poor state of living of the pensioners "after we had put in our productive years in the service of this country."

Fresh breath of life to retirees in Ondo [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]

...from the state, Fawthop, who was represented by Femi Odumabo, Chevron's General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, added that, "we have trained 119 engineers and they have returned to their companies and working on needs of the project."

Chevron creates 1,000 jobs through Agbani project [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]

Jide Amusu, a security analyst and Akure based consultant in his response noted that "for Nigeria to hire foreigners to ship our oil in this economic dispensation totally amounts to corruption" . Continuing, he argued that 'it is clearly impossible for the foreigners to do the business without traces of secret deals where kickbacks can be made...

Nigeria: Experts Warn FG Over Importation of Petroleum Products [AllAfrica.com - 11/09/2009]

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Between Olumo and Aso: Can culture humanise power? [Nigeria Guardian - 11/20/2009]
God angry at banks using girls as sex workers [Daily Sun - 11/20/2009]
Shagamu-Benin road rehabilitation [Daily Sun - 11/20/2009]
EU to Build 1,200 Micro Projects in Niger Delta [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]
Budget ritual runs against lawmakers' ego [Nigeria Guardian - 11/19/2009]
Ondo - Police Probe Road Project Scam [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]
Ondo indigent patients get free medicare [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]
Youths shut oil platform, attack boats [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]
860 students benefit from oil firm's scholarshi... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]
Fresh breath of life to retirees in Ondo [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]
Chevron creates 1,000 jobs through Agbani project [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]
Ondo council seeks inclusion in Niger Delta pro... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/16/2009]
African women begin review of Beijing declaration [Nigeria Guardian - 11/16/2009]
Chams Theatre Series: Akinosho Got It Wrong [Nigeria Guardian - 11/15/2009]
Imoke raises alarm over poor security in Nigeri... [Daily Sun - 11/14/2009]
Shagamu-Benin road rehabilitation A dose of mot... [Daily Sun - 11/13/2009]
Nigeria: Ondo to Spend N150 Million on Roads [AllAfrica.com - 11/11/2009]
Nigeria: Experts Warn FG Over Importation of Pe... [AllAfrica.com - 11/09/2009]
Stakeholders Identify Strengths, Weaknesses Of ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/08/2009]
Those Who Fail Get Things Wrong [Nigeria Guardian - 11/08/2009]
'Selfishness, Greed And Corruption Bane Of Nige... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/07/2009]
DJ Southwest Nigeria Graded Cocoa Still Unchang... [Individual.com - 11/06/2009]
Nollywood stars enact Ireke Onibudo for Chams T... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/06/2009]
Nigeria: Post UME - Etest is Best Method, Says ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/02/2009]
1st November, 2009 Ondo State pays pensioners [Ghana News Agency - 11/02/2009]
Mimiko Urges Nigerians To Be More Prayerful [Nigeria Guardian - 11/01/2009]
Ondo orders 5,000 farmers to quit forest reserves [Nigeria Guardian - 10/31/2009]
DJ SW Nigeria Graded Cocoa Steady At 480,000 Na... [Individual.com - 10/30/2009]
AC tasks lawmakers in Kaduna, resists leadershi... [Nigeria Guardian - 10/30/2009]
The fabulous adventures of a Sugarcane Man [Nigeria Guardian - 10/30/2009]

Blogs

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Day 17 Part IV Plaintiffs’ Rebuttal & Last ... [Bowoto v. Chevron Trial Blog - 11/27/2008] Dan Stormer returned to the podium for a half hour to respond to Bob Mittelstaedt’s closing argument for Chevron. At first, I was a bit disappointed with the rebuttal. ...
Day 14 11.19.2008 [Bowoto v. Chevron Trial Blog - 11/20/2008] Witness: Michael Browne Yesterday we heard the videotaped deposition of Michael Browne the “hook up superintendent” aboard the CBL-101 barge in May 1998. Browne’s ...

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