Allegation of Financial Impropriety Leveled Against Professor Iremiren of Cocoa Research Institute

By Seyi Oduyela

Published: August 15, 2009

  Allegation of Financial Impropriety Leveled Against Professor Iremiren of Cocoa Research Institute *EFCC and ICPC Accused of Cover up     By Seyi Oduyela/Washington DC   Some members of staff of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), under the name Concerned Staff are accusing Professor G.O. Iremiren , the Executive Director of the [...]

Francis Aiyegbeni, D’Rovans Owner Involved in NPA Contract Scam

By Seyi Oduyela

Published: August 15, 2009

Francis Aiyegbeni, D’Rovans Owner Involved in NPA Contract Scam By Seyi Oduyela/Washington DC and Adetayo Adelaja/Lagos Though the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) may not have mentioned the beneficiaries of the contract Scam and how much was involved, African Interest checks show, out of about 219 contracts that were allegedly awarded between April 2004 [...]

Technology Widens Rich-Poor Gap

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Published: August 11, 2009

In reality, it is not money but intellectual capital that drives prosperity. More important, perhaps, is the reality that poverty is driven and sustained by a lack of intellectual capital.

In South Africa, A Community Tackles Drug-Resistance Tuberculosis (TB) Through Community Care

By admin

Published: August 11, 2009

In South Africa, A Community Tackles Drug-Resistance Tuberculosis (TB) Through Community Care  In Khayelitsha, South Africa, people are involved in a groundbreaking project on treating drug-resistant patients in the community rather than hospital. Everyday hundreds of people throng ‘Site C Clinic’ in this township to collect their antiretrovirals, confirm TB tests or simply get check-ups. [...]

Female MPs in Rwanda Make History

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Published: August 11, 2009

“The remarkable increase in female representation in parliament will give women across Rwanda a far greater voice in the decisions that affect their lives,” said the UK’s International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander. “It is shocking that so many mothers die while giving birth, and that is why the UK is committed to improving health care across Africa.”