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Media CenterIn the first of a two-part article exploring the implications of the US AFRICOM (the United States Africa Command) programme, Daniel Volman and William Minter discuss the growing strategic importance of the African continent to US interests.
Vanguard (Lagos)GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has said the six Governors of the South-South geo-political zone decided to hold an economic summit, the first of its kind since it was created, because they believe that the future of the region lays in collaboration between the states, especially in the areas of peace, security and infrastructure development, such as roads, railway and power on one hand, and between the states and the private sector, through the Public-Private sector partnership on the other.
Vanguard (Lagos)Lagos - THE re-entry programme of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) into its western Nigeria area operation has suffered a major set-back following a warning from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) against the move.
Vanguard (Lagos)GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has said the six Governors of the South-South geo-political zone decided to hold an economic summit, the first of its kind since it was created, because they believe that the future of the region lays in collaboration between the states, especially in the areas of peace, security and infrastructure development, such as roads, railway and power on one hand, and between the states and the private sector, through the Public-Private sector partnership on the other.
Vanguard (Lagos)Lagos - THE re-entry programme of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) into its western Nigeria area operation has suffered a major set-back following a warning from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) against the move.
Lagos — THE re-entry programme of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) into its western Nigeria area operation has suffered a major set-back following a warning from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) against the move.
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - Two to three months ago, I was sent a paper delivered by the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on the Niger Delta and underdevelopment in the region. I went through it before passing it in on to my colleague and indefatigable News Editor, Yemi Adebowale, asking him to note the section where Amaechi had called for an increase in the derivation to the oil-producing states from 13 per cent to 50 per cent. As I handed it over to him, I suppressed a chuckle.
Vanguard (Lagos)Warri - GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State weekend dismissed as false a recent allegation by the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held a meeting with militants to ensure the re-election of governors from the region and rig the 2011 elections for the party.
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - Two to three months ago, I was sent a paper delivered by the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on the Niger Delta and underdevelopment in the region. I went through it before passing it in on to my colleague and indefatigable News Editor, Yemi Adebowale, asking him to note the section where Amaechi had called for an increase in the derivation to the oil-producing states from 13 per cent to 50 per cent. As I handed it over to him, I suppressed a chuckle.
Vanguard (Lagos)Warri - GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State weekend dismissed as false a recent allegation by the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held a meeting with militants to ensure the re-election of governors from the region and rig the 2011 elections for the party.