Buhari Embarks On A 3-Day Visit Kenya And Addis-Ababa For Bilateral Talks!

According to a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday, 27th January, embark on a three-day state visit to Kenya.

During his visit President Buhari will attend the memorial service in Eldoret for Kenyan soldiers who were killed by Al-Shabaab in Somalia on January 15, with President Uhuru Kenyatta and other dignitaries.

President Buhari is also expected to visit Kenyan capital city Nairobi for bilateral talks on Thursday with President Kenyatta and Kenyan Government officials.

Chief among President Buhari's visit will be the Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum slated to hold Nairobi and presided over by both presidents. 

President Buhari will be accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Industry, Trade and Investment.

At the conclusion of his visit to Kenya on Friday, January 29th, President Buhari will proceed to Addis Ababa for the 26th Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government; and the African Union's Peace and Security Council meeting before returning to Abuja- Nigeria on Sunday, January 31st.

Photo Of Bernie Sanders In A Solidarity March With Martin Luther King -Jr Emerge!

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NNPC Bursts Pipeline Vandalism In Lagos!

Pipeline vandalization as seen during Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) boss, Ibe Kachikwu's visit to Robert Island in Lagos for an assessment visit.

Rights Group Condemns South Africa's Scholarship Awards To Virgin Girls!

The Women’s Rights Group People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) have criticized the recent scholarship awarded to 16 young women who voluntarily pledged to remain virgins thereby encourage students to be “pure and focus on school.” POWA argued that “Virginity testing will never stop the spread of HIV and AIDS,” adding that testing girls to see if they were virgins violates “the rights and dignity” of the girls.

South Africa Broadcasting Corporation reported that South Africa’s Department of Basic Education recorded 20,000 pregnancies among girls and young women in schools during 2014, with 223 occurring at primary schools.

With 5.6 million people, which represents about 17 percent of the population living with the disease, the country is the site of the world’s largest HIV epidemic, 

Mfanozelwe Shozi, the chairman of South Africa’s Commission for Gender Equality, told AP that she appreciated the mayor’s intentions but that “there is an issue around discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, virginity and even against boys.”

Alas...Work Commenced On The Construction Of Ajah Fly-Over Bridge!

It's looking like work has commenced on the construction of the much anticipated Fly-over bridge across Ajah round-about at the Lekki - Peninsula area of Lagos state.

 

It's timely and successful completion will relief commuters of the notorious gridlock on that axis.

On-Going Constructions Of Investment Infrastructures Across Nigeria's Largest Economic Center!

On going construction of the rail project, in its current stage, as seen at Ijora - Olopa area of Lagos, to boost economic development in Nigeria's largest economic center (Lagos), and environ.  

When completed, the rail project which is built in stages, and which is expected to connect across Lagos city, and lead to Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Cost, Senegal and other countries in the ECOWAS, will facilitate economic activities and development in the West African region. 

Bill Gates In Kaduna!

World wealthiest man and  American business magnate, Bill Gates with Africa's wealthiest Man, Aliko Dangote, Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Kaduna state governor, Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai and other influential Northerners during Gates's visit to Kaduna state, Northern Nigeria.