Nigeria: Election Commission to Call New State Elections
[18 hrs][Nigeria]
Governorship elections will hold in all but four states across the country in January, the electoral commission said yesterday, ruling out elongated tenure for six governors who went through rerun elections in 2008 and 2009.

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Côte d'Ivoire: No Political Mandate, No Development
[8 mins][C�te d'Ivoire]
Continued election delays and political turmoil have for years been used as excuses to justify poor governance and the lack of investment in public services, say civil society groups and public sector workers.

Nigeria: 'Nation Needs 25 Million Jobs By 2030 to Check Unemployment'
[18 hrs][Nigeria]
Nigeria needs to create about 25 million jobs over the next 10 years if it is to offer work to new entrants and cut halve the current unemployment rate in the country, according to a report presented yesterday.

Nigeria: Religion Not Main Cause of Jos Crisis, Says Commission
[~19 hrs][Nigeria]
Another step in the peace building efforts in Plateau State was taken last week with the submission of the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Jos Crises to President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Nigeria: 'Nation Not Prepared to Tackle Climate Change'
[~19 hrs][Nigeria]
Nigeria is not prepared in any way to tackle environmental health challenges despite the grave danger it poses to the nation's human resources and economy, says Professor Celestine Onwuliri.

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Ghana: Country Deserves B+ Rating - IMF
[12 hrs][Ghana]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has credited the basis upon which Standard and Poor (S&P) downgraded the country's credit worthiness from B+ to B.

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Nigeria: 'My Mission is to Liberate FCT Natives' - Dara
[14 hrs][Nigeria]
Immediate past Chairman of Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Hon. Isah Dara Bwari has disclosed that the major reason for his aspiration to the House of Representatives is to correct the injustices not only against the original Abuja indigenes, but for the generality of all Nigerians living in the FCT.

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Liberia: President Sirleaf Signs Proclamation to Extend Fifth Regular Session of National Legislature
[15 hrs][Liberia]
Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed a proclamation extending by fifteen (15) days the Fifth Regular Session of the 52nd National Legislature of the Republic of Liberia.

Nigeria: Teaching Hospital Performs First Successful Kidney Transplant
[16 hrs][Nigeria]
The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) in collaboration with the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital and the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, have successfully performed the first kidney transplant since the establishment of the kidney centre 10 years ago.

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Nigeria: Cholera - NMA Blasts FG, State Govts
[16 hrs][Nigeria]
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has blamed the refusal of most state and local governments to live up to their responsibilities of providing primary and secondary health care to their citizens, as a major contributory factor to the abysmal health system in the country.