Nigeria

Offshore West Africa Advisory Board meet to discuss Conference topics

24-26 January 2012 – International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria The Offshore West Africa Advisory Board have announced a good response to their Call for Abstracts for the 2012 Conference, which will see the event return to Abuja, Nigeria between 24 ¡V 26 January 2012. With a Call for Abstracts deadline of 27th May 2011, the Preliminary Conference Program is taking shape, with abstracts still currently being received. At the recent Advisory Board meeting in Houston, USA, it was agreed that the structure of the conference program will follow a similar schedule to that used at Offshore West Africa 2011, with... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Thursday, May 26th 2011 | Read Comments

Nigeria: President Jonathan meets youths to discuss on the way forward

By Chinyere Ogbonna – The Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck  Ebele Jonathan has stated his administration’s resolve to give priority to job creation and youth empowerment in the country in the next four years. He made this known in Lagos at an interactive session with the Nigerian youths at Eko Hotel. The President gave the assurance in Lagos at a meeting with a cross section of Nigerian Youths as part of activities to mark the Presidential Inauguration scheduled for May 29. President Jonathan also re-assured that he would give more room to youth involvement in government, especially at the National level.... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Wednesday, May 25th 2011 | Read Comments

Nigeria Governors Forum appoint a new chairman

By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – A new chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has emerged in the person of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, South-South Nigeria. Briefing journalists at the end the forum’s valedictory meeting in honour of the out-going governors, the outgoing chairman of the forum and the governor of Kwara state, north central Nigeria, Dr Bukola Saraki said Governor Amaechi was chosen after an extensive deliberation among members and he will serve for two years. The meeting was attended by serving eighteen governors with apologies from three while the motion to adopt Governor Amaechi as the... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Wednesday, May 25th 2011 | Read Comments

Medical Charity Receives UN Award for Leadership in Environmental Emergencies

MSF treating more than 1,000 children for lead poisoning in Nigeria, but more needs to be done – BERN/LONDON, 18 May 2011—International medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) today accepted a 2011 Green Star Award for leadership in environmental emergencies, at a ceremony in Bern, Switzerland. MSF’s most recent environmental emergency response began in northern Nigeria in March 2010, and is still ongoing. There MSF is treating more than 1,000 children for lead poisoning in several villages in Zamfara state. It is one of the most serious cases of acute heavy metal poisoning ever recorded. “MSF... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Wednesday, May 18th 2011 | Read Comments

Nigeria: The issue of lead poisining in Africa

By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – It is obvious that most Nigerians and indeed Africans are not aware of this illness referred to as Lead Poisoning. Lead Poisoning is a medical condition also known as saturnism, plumbism or painters colic.  It is caused by a toxic mineral known as lead. Lead is a metal that occurs naturally in the earth’s crust. People have spread it through the environment in many ways. Lead used to be in paint and gasoline. Lead can still be found in contaminated soil, household dust, drinking water, lead-glazed pottery and some metal jewelry. Breathing air, drinking water,... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Monday, May 16th 2011 | Read Comments