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Ondo (Nigeria)

Type: City

Name: Ondo (Nigeria)

Country: Nigeria

Latitude: 7.09

Longitude: 4.84

population: 257,023

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 2 Documents

United Nations Development Programme

Nigeria: Ondo State youths protest non-inclusion of area in Niger Delta programm

[Report by Niyi Bello: "Ondo Council Seeks Inclusion in Niger Delta Programme"]Youths in the riverine communities of Ijaw-speaking Ese-Odo Local Council of Ondo State have protested the alleged non-inclusion of their area in the Niger Delta Local Development ... [Individual.com - 11/17/2009]

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

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

Youths Sack Oil Company

PROTESTING youths from the oil rich communities of Ondo State have reportedly disrupted the exploration activities of Conoil Nigeria Limited following alleged breached of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the communities.The youths numbering ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afgha..., Ondo (Nigeria), Spokesman, Community Relations, Memorandum of Understanding

First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/28/2009 - 2 Documents

Safe Motherhood

Nigeria: Ondo Pays N1.4 Billion Pension

It was all smiles and jubilation galore yesterday as the Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko doled out N1.4billion to 1,551 retired primary school teachers and local government workers as their pensions and gratuities.Also,the governor launched the ... [AllAfrica.com - 10/28/2009]

Entities: Ondo (Nigeria), Nigeria, Safe Motherhood, Pregnancy

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 2 Documents

DJ SW Nigeria Cocoa Moves Hampered by Rain-Damaged Roads - Trade

(Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) --Heavy rains have damaged unpaved roads in several rural cocoa-growing areas of southwestern Nigeria making transport of cocoa to markets difficult, traders said Thursday.Yemi Omoyeni, a trader in Ile-Ife, ... [Individual.com - 10/29/2009]

Entities: Nigeria, Ondo (Nigeria)

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 1 Documents

Nigeria: Bode George - How The Cookies Crumbled

Nigeria:Bode George - How The Cookies CrumbledAdemola AdeyemoanalysisLagos — Chief Olabode George, Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chairman of Board of Directors of the Nigeria Ports Authourity (NPA) along with five other ex-directors ... [AllAfrica.com - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Bode George, THE COOKIES, Nigeria, Olabode George

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 1 Documents

DJ SW Nigeria Graded Cocoa Steady At 480,000 Naira/Ton - Buyers

(Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) --Graded-cocoa prices in southwestern Nigeria remained steady at 480,000 naira ($3,178) a metric ton, buyers said Friday.Last week, prices of graded cocoa, which has been inspected and certified fit for export by ... [Individual.com - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Nigeria, Akure, Ondo (Nigeria)

First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/01/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Media/Judiciary: Towards Enhanced Performance In 2011

PARTICIPANTS at the 2nd Raymond Dokpesi Annual Lecture on Electronic Media in Nigeria, which held recently in Abuja, have canvassed for more roles for the media and the judiciary, in relation to the deepening of political development in the country.In ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/01/2009]

Entities: Abel Guobadia, Raymond Dokpesi, Nigeria, Court of Appeal

First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 1 Documents

1st November, 2009 Ondo State pays pensioners

Accra, Nov. 1, GNA - The Government of Ondo State of Nigeria has paid outstanding pensions and gratuities to more than 1,500 retired primary school teachers and local government workers amounting to 1.4 billion naira.The Governor of the State, Dr Olusegun ... [Ghana News Agency - 11/02/2009]

Entities: Ondo (Nigeria), Olusegun Mimiko, Akure

First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Students seek presidential emergency declaration in education sector

From Abiodun Fagbemi, IlorinNATIONAL Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to declare emergency in the nation's educational sector in order to save the system from total collapse.NANS President, Mr. Bashir Baballe, ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/03/2009]

Entities: emergency, Education, Nigeria

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents

Women complete first ever management program in Egypt

CAIRO: Twenty-three mid-career women from Egypt, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Palestine celebrated Tuesday the completion of the Global Women in Management program which was held for the first time in Egypt.Minister of Family and Population Moshira ... [Daily News Egypt - 11/04/2009]

Entities: Egypt, Centre for Development and Population Activities, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Cairo

Quotes

His words: "It may interest you to note that 2,750 scholarships were earmarked for award under this scheme to students of the five states in tertiary institutions across Nigeria. As it is evident, Ondo State did not fully utilise the scholarship opportunities available to it under this programme. We are hopeful that next year, this vacuum will not exist"

860 students benefit from oil firm's scholarship scheme [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]

The governor particularly commended Chevron for being a good neigbour, stressing that, "that is the reason why the company has cordial relations with the people in its immediate environment in Ondo State."

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

Graded cocoa has been inspected and certified fit for export by government produce inspectors. "Only the exporters with old orders are purchasing cocoa now because they have overseas contracts to fulfill, others say they don't know how much [it costs] to buy cocoa and they have stopped buying" he added.Cross River state is the largest producer of cocoa in the eastern region of Nigeria...

DJ Cocoa Marketing At Standstill In Nigeria's Cross River State [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/15/2009]

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The Benin-Ore Nightmare [analysis] [AllAfrica.com - 11/18/2009]
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Youths Sack Oil Company [AllAfrica.com - 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]
Energy mix as key to guaranteed power supply [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]
Ondo council seeks inclusion in Niger Delta pro... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/16/2009]
Nigeria: FG Urged to Audit Airlines Before Pall... [AllAfrica.com - 11/16/2009]
What Nigerians say as Tribune clocks 60 [Nigerian Tribune - 11/15/2009]
Chams Theatre Series: Akinosho Got It Wrong [Nigeria Guardian - 11/15/2009]
DJ Cocoa Marketing At Standstill In Nigeria's C... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/15/2009]
Imoke raises alarm over poor security in Nigeri... [Daily Sun - 11/14/2009]
For Ireke Onibudo, love is just enough [Nigeria Guardian - 11/13/2009]
Soyinka attacks rulers, fingers Obasanjo for na... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/13/2009]
Nigeria: No condition is permanent [Nigeria Guardian - 11/13/2009]
Agbami Partners Offer N118 Million Scholarship ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/11/2009]
Nigeria: Ondo to Spend N150 Million on Roads [AllAfrica.com - 11/11/2009]
Trust is the most important aspect of banking, ... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/11/2009]
Nigeria: Intercontinental Bank Donate Post-Grad... [AllAfrica.com - 11/09/2009]
FG awards NI2.2b contracts for repair of Lagos-... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/09/2009]
'Anambra Is Merely A Singsong Of Failed Nationa... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/07/2009]
Chevron Donates Drugs To Ondo Community [Nigeria Guardian - 11/07/2009]
DJ Southwest Nigeria Graded Cocoa Still Unchang... [Individual.com - 11/06/2009]
Nigeria: Middle Belt Demands Control of Resources [AllAfrica.com - 11/05/2009]
Women complete first ever management program in... [Daily News Egypt - 11/04/2009]
Students seek presidential emergency declaratio... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/03/2009]
Bode George - From Garrison Commander to Prisoner [AllAfrica.com - 11/03/2009]

Blogs

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About that "ceasefire" in Nigeria [FP Passport - 07/15/2009] Just hours after Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) announced its 60-day truce, promising to prepare for negotiations, ("...wise men ...
Can Nigerian rebels really attack offshore oil? [FP Passport - 06/15/2009] Nigeria's infamously audacious rebel consortium, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), issued a particularly strong threat this morning: ...

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