Africa

Uganda: A Day in the Life of an Enrolled Nurse - Patients Can Be Quite Impatient

[Monitor] My name is Ritah Margret Naluyima. I live in Ndejje and work at Rubaga Hospital as an enrolled nurse. I usually wake up between 6am and 6.30am, pray and ta

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: Crisis - PENGASSAN Issues 7-Day Ultimatum

[Daily Trust] Lagos - Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has issued a seven day ultimatum to the Rivers State Government and th

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: Subsidy Protest - Vam Onne Denies Sacking 27 Oil Workers

[Daily Trust] Port Harcourt - A Port Harcourt based multinational oil company, Vam Onne Nigeria Limited, has denied sacking 27 of its workers for joining the anti-sub

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: Liberia Oil Deal - Representatives Seeks Probe of Missing 1 Million Barrels

[Daily Trust] A member of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the management of the petroleum subsidy regime Rep James Abiodun Faleke (ACN La

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: NSE Partners Morgan Stanley to Boost Investor Confidence

[Daily Trust] Lagos - The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in partnership with Morgan Stanley, a global institutional securities and wealth management firm, will be cond

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: Winners Emerge in UBA's Win-Win Promo

[Daily Trust] Lagos - The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in conjunction with MoneyGram has given out various prizes to its customers who emerged winners in the 'UBA

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: NNN Workers Begin Strike Over Nonpayment of 10-Month Salaries

[Daily Trust] Kaduna - The Joint Workers' Union Consultative Committee (NUPPPPPROW) of the New Nigerian Newspapers Ltd have embarked on an indefinite strike, just as

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: FAAN Earmarks N32 Billion for Airports' Expansion

[Daily Trust] Lagos - The managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), George Uriesi, said at the weekend that the authority would be spendi

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: GT Bank Rolls Out Mastercard in Ghana

[Daily Trust] Lagos - Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has launched MasterCard debit cards in its Ghana subsidiary, GTBank (Ghana) Ltd.

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

Nigeria: NAICOM Pledges Support for Regional Investor Guarantor

[Daily Trust] Lagos - The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is ready to do all that is necessary to fast-track the establishment of a regional Investment Guarant

Monday, February 13, 2012 ()

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