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Oyo Mega Trade Fair Unveils Logo The Federal Government has been called upon to create an enabling environment for business initiatives to grow and blossom. Speaking in Ibadan while unveiling the logo of the forth-coming Oyo Mega Trade Fair, the president of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Mr. Rotimi Adeyeye, said it was the duty of government to create an enabling environment for the players and not to dabble into business ventures. Mr. Adeyeye said what the government ought to do was to create conducive atmosphere by putting the necessary infrastructure in place, providing the right social…

Let us work using our talents and professional sway to move our people from a limelight characterized by dishonesty and fear to one of pride and respect- Hon. Kenneth Gbandi, President NIDO Germany Being part of his inaugural speech Dear distinguished members Nigerians In Diaspora Organization (NIDO) Germany, Dear potential NIDO members, Fellow Nigerians in Germany, Firstly I wish to express my gratitude for the trust and confidence of NIDO Germany in electing me as the new President of this great organization on the 20th April 2013. Again, I pledge my complete and total allegiance and I will work assiduously…

“The biggest challenge that will confront us is essentially that of logistics” Major General Shehu Usman Abdulkadir, The head ECOWAS-Mission in Mali (AFISMA) U.U. Shehu a journalist on Security and International Politics,  spook to Major General Shehu Usman Abdulkadir, The head ECOWAS-Mission in Mali (AFISMA) in his first media interview after his appointment to head the mission, the General answered many questions on the operational challenges and working relation between the French troops and West African Intervention troops, as part of join combatants in the desert West African country.  Shehu: What are you doing to prepare for this intervention in Mali?…

Carsten Sieling und Elombo Bolayela: Pressegespräch mit afrikanischen Journalisten Elombo Bolayela: Wir wollen hier heute diskutieren, wie wir als afrikanische Community den SPD-Wahlkampf aktiv unterstützen können. Wir wollen mit Carsten Sieling das Thema Integration diskutieren. Carsten Sieling: Wir wollen Afrikaner nicht nur als Wahlbürger alle vier Jahre ansprechen. Wir wollen, dass die Afrikaner und auch alle anderen Migranten aktiv mitwirken an der Gestaltung des Gemeinwesen. Dass sie sich im Stadtteil und in der Politik mit ihren Interessen einbringen. Elombo Bolayela ist der erste Afrikaner bundesweit, der in einen Landtag eingezogen ist. In unserer Bürgerschaftsfraktion haben wir noch weitere Migranten…

  African Ambassadors Dialogue with Business (Foto: African Ambassadors’ Dialogue with Business 2013 (c) SIPUA Consulting / ACF) Der erste „2013 African Ambassadors Dialogue with Business“ am 14. Februar Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Berlin war ein voller Erfolg: 100 Botschaftsvertreter aus 48 afrikanischen Ländern, die 99 Prozent der Wirtschaftskraft des afrikanischen Kontinents repräsentieren, und 300 deutsche Wirtschaftsvertreter waren der Einladung gefolgt. Die große Teilnehmerzahl überbot die Erwartungen Veranstalter bei weitem. Gemeinsam von den afrikanischen Botschaften in Berlin und der deutschen Wirtschaft organisiert, bot die Veranstaltung Unternehmensvertretern die Möglichkeit, Kontakte mit afrikanischen Botschaftern und Botschaftsvertretern aufzunehmen oder auszubauen. In seiner…

Adieu “Ezinne” Victoria  Gbandi 1926-2013 All road leads to Akwukwu Igbo come Wednesday 27 March 2013 “I take greater comfort in God, for in Romans 14:8, it says that “For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s”  Ezinne Victoria Gbandi, Ada Ogbo! Ada umu Juwa! A mother indeed! The best among equals has gone to rest with the Lord.  She bid good bye to us the children and the world on the 7th January 2013. Mama, even…

PRESS RELEASE Gov. Okorocha, T.B. Joshua, Bakare for Honours A non-governmental organization, Truth, Peace and Development Network Initiative has listed His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, Prophet T.B. Joshua and Pastor Tunde Bakare for honours as icons in recognition of their contributions towards upholding truth, peace and development for humanity in the year 2012. According to a statement issued by the organization, governor Okorocha will receive the honours as an Icon of development, Prophet T.B. Joshua as an Icon of peace and Pastor Tunde Bakare as an Icon of truth. The statement notes that a major challenge facing the world today…

Luncheon with Obasanjo at Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance, Berlin On Tuesday 12th February, the Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance through Prof Peter Eigen (Advisory Board) and Gesine Schwan (President of Board) held a luncheon with Rtd. Gen Obasanjo who delivered a paper on” Africa and Good Governance”. Like in every event the ex-president of Nigeria attends, this was a packed forum with Nigerians and friends of Nigeria from the academia, business and public services. Prof Eigen started the day with an eloquent introduction of his friend of 25years and churned out some details about their joint efforts that…

“Africa is in many Western media is seen as a play ground where poverty, war, AIDS and malaria rules. But that’s only half the truth. Africa is also one of the most dynamic regions in the world. According to statistics from the US State Department, the World Bank and the IMF, seven of the ten fastest growing economies (in the world) in recent years are in sub-Saharan Africa. This is in contrast to the view of many Europeans about Africa where only misery and chaos are the best commodities the continent could offer” The consultations between the African Consultative…

La diaspora africaine à Hambourg : une valeur ajoutée pour l’économie! Foto: L) Alexander SIPUA, Audrius Vaitiekunas, l’honorable Kenneth Gbandi, Mme Cornelia KAHL, Timm Rohweder, MBA Clément Klutse Les consultations entre le Forum consultatif africain (ACF) et les différents acteurs  de la ville de Hambourg se poursuivent. Après les rencontres  de ces derniers jours au niveau politique, c´est tenu cette fois-ci  le 31.01.2013 une rencontre au plan économique entre l’ACF et la Chambre de Commerce de Hambourg, notamment avec la section chargée du commerce extérieur.  L’objectif est de positionner le  Forum consultatif africain – ACF-  comme  partenaire  pour la Chambre de…