[New Vision]Districts are mounting pressure on the public service ministry to sort out payroll problems that have been causing hundreds of civil servants to miss their salaries.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Libya: Security Problems Persist
[Magharebia]Tripoli -Libyan legislators on Tuesday (March 26th) asked the defence and interior ministries to dispatch security forces to the restive south-eastern city of Kufra.
Nigeria: Kano State Governor – Govt Is Biased Against North
[This Day]Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso believes that the current Federal budget is tilted in favour of a particular section of the country, cautioning that this will not augur well for peace and steady national development.
Nigeria: JTF Foils Kano Suicide Bombing Plot, Kill 14 Insurgents
[Daily Trust]Kano -The Joint Task Force in Kano has disclosed that it killed 14 Boko Haram members in a raid on a compound on Sunday morning in Unguwa Uku area in Tarauni Local Government area of the state.
Nigeria: Impunity, Not Corruption Is Nation’s Biggest Problem
[Vanguard]Lagos -Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi says culture of impunity, much more than corruption, has hampered Nigeria’s development and promoted poverty.
Egypt: Shura Council Condemns Human Rights Watch Comments on Demonstration Law
[Aswat Masriya]Islamist member of Egypt’s Shura Council (upper house of the parliament), Ezzaldin Al-Komi, condemned on Friday comments made by the international organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW), regarding the newly-drafted demonstration law.
Egypt: Switzerland Prepared a Draft Bill On Restoring Smuggled Funds
[Egypt Online]Head of the public prosecution’s international cooperation office Counselor Kamel Gerges on Saturday 30/03/2013 said that the Swiss authorities has prepared a bill to facilitate procedures of restoring corruption-related smuggled funds to their original countries.
Uganda: Archbishop Wants ‘Christian Courts’ Recognized
[New Vision]Kampala -Archbishop Cyprian Lwanga has called for an amendment to Uganda’s constitution to give Christian churches some mandate to resolve marital disputes, the same way it recognizes Muslim Khadi courts.
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta Validly Elected – Supreme Court
[The Star]The Supreme Court judges have reached a unanimous decision to uphold the election of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto as president and deputy president elect respectively.
Rwanda: Leadership Retreat Ends With Renewed Commitment to Vision 2020
[New Times]The three-day National Leadership Retreat that took place at Gabiro School of Infantry in Gatsibo District, Eastern Province, ended yesterday with rekindled commitments to transform Rwanda into a middle income nation by 2020 where EDPRS 2 will play a pivotal role.