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Nigeria
Asomugha Wants More Women To Enroll In Golf Game
By Salifu Usman, Abuja The new lady captain of the Parkland Golf Resort Club, Lizzy Ulunma Asomugha has called on more women to take up the game of golf as a sport for wellbeing. She described women’s participation in the game as an important and strategic opportunity for golf as ...
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Nigeria
WTO: Okonjo-Iweala’s Victory Reward For Excellence – Ohanaeze
By Chibuzo Ukaibe, Abuja The President General of Ndigbo apex socio-political and cultural Organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has lauded the emergence of Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), describing it as a reward for excellence ...
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Nigeria
Okonjo-Iweala Emerges DG Of WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has emerged winner of the competitive race. Okonjo-Iweala polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Minister of Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-Hee. The official announcement is expected to be made later ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Top spots for local building apprentices
The Auckland Registered Master Builders Apprentice of the Year, in Partnership with Carters awards were announced recently and two local apprentices from a local builder Faulkner Construction placed in the top three. Ben McKee came second. McKee first went to Faulkner Construction as a Gateway Student from Macleans College. Impressed ...
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Nigeria
Lo lanzan desde un auto en marcha y le sueltan bala
Un hombre que informó llamarse José Kelly fue lanzado desde un vehículo en marcha en el sector C de Villa Catalina, corregimiento Pilón. Los pistoleros que lo iban a ajusticiar desde el auto le dispararon varias veces en la cabeza y lo abandonaron en el lugar. El hombre luego que arrancó el ...
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Senegal
Guédiawaye : le travail du CRE magnifié
Guédiawaye, 28 oct (APS) - La déléguée générale à la protection sociale et à la solidarité nationale, Aminata Sow, dit apprécier positivement ''l'excellent'' travail du centre de recherche et d'essais (CRE) de Guédiawaye (banlieue de Dakar) dans l'amélioration du bien-être social des populations et la promotion du développement local. Guédiawaye, ...
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Senegal
Retrait des enfants de la rue : l'approche de la mise en confiance vantée
Dakar, 28 oct (APS) - Le coordonnateur pour la zone-Afrique de l'ONG de protection et de promotion des droits des enfants Dynamo international, Moussa Sow, a invité mercredi les pouvoirs publics à davantage privilégier ''l'approche de la mise en confiance'' dans une perspective de retrait durable des enfants de la ...
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Thailandia
High-speed trains 'will boost the economy'
The Thai-Chinese high-speed railway from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima will act as a major spur to the economy, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
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Portogallo
Consumo de azeite em Portugal deve subir 7% acima da produção em 2020
As previsões são da associação de produtores nacionais Olivum, que assinala que Portugal é o primeiro país em produção de azeite virgem extra no mercado mundial.
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USA Portogallo
MX-30: primeiro elétrico da Mazda usa cortiça portuguesa
O primeiro veículo elétrico (VE) da Mazda, o SUV compacto MX-30, utiliza cortiça portuguesa na consola central. Apresentado agora no Porto, é um dos VE mais baratos do mercado, podendo custar, para empresas, 23 mil euros.