Multi-billion dollars climate change fund hits barrier
Plans for a multi-billion dollar fund to help developing countries to deal with climate change hit a big barrier last week when countries could not agree on the design of the fund.
Abia indigenisation: Affected Ebonyi natives protest sack
Over 80 Ebonyi indigenes recently sacked by Abia State Government, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest at Government House, Abakaliki, to press home the need for them to be re-absorbed into their home state’s civil service.
Fidel Castro calls NATO “brutal” for Libya role
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro denounced NATO on Monday for its role in the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Weapons found in Libyan embassy in Cairo
The Libyan embassy in Cairo said on Monday that it found a large cache of weapons on the premises it believes the former regime planned to use to kill dissidents in Egypt.
LASG promises rehabilitation of more roads in 2012
The Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, said on Monday that more roads would be rehabilitated next year.
German league: Bayern’s Boateng banned for two games
Bayern Munich’s Germany defender Jerome Boateng was on Monday banned for the next two German league games after he was sent off in the Bundesliga leaders’ shock defeat at Hanover on Sunday.
