The two Nigerians won the Merit prize along with four others in the same category, while businesses from the United Kingdom and Pakistan took the top and runner-up awards.
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The 28-year-old was the Man of the Match in Nigeria’s 2-0 win over Sierra Leone at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Monday night.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Super Eagles will take on the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in a Group A clash on Monday at 6 p.m. Ghana time (7 p.m. Nigeria time).
Elumelu made the donation to Sierra Leonean President, Ernest Bai Koroma, on Wednesday during a visit to the country.
Vice President, Victor Bockarie Foh, who gave the warning, said the government was planning to relocate all residents living in disaster-prone areas, especially those settled close to mountains, as heavy rains continued to fall.
Alhaji Sheka Kamara, Special Assistant, Social Affairs, Office of the President; Nurideen Sanko Yilla, Special Assistant, Political Affairs, Office of the President; and Alhaji M. A. Bah, Minister of State, Office of the Vice President.
“We still have hope to find survivors but the chances are getting smaller every day,” Red Cross Secretary-General Ehadj Sy said on Friday.
Femi Adesina, Presidential Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said Buhari expressed his condolence in a telephone call from London to Koroma on Tuesday.
Police and military personnel were at the scene in the mountain town of Regent searching for people trapped in the debris.
Red Cross spokesman, Abu Tarawallie, said by telephone that the death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are recovered.
In the financials released on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the increase in sales volume showed a growing capture of pan-African market as Dangote Cement continues to gain grounds.
Nelson was released on Tuesday
“Since Sierra Leone recorded the first Ebola case in May 2014, a total number of 8,704 people were infected and 3,589 have died, 221 of them healthcare workers, all of whom we remember on this day,” it stated
Nigeria will host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the reigning African champions, Cote d’Ivoire, and the…
The Governor, Babatunde Fashola, made the announcement in Ikeja while speaking at a programme to commemorate the 2,700 Days of his administration in office
A Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, said on Monday that Nigeria would continue to be at risk of the Ebola Virus Disease as long as the virus lingered in neighbouring countries.
A World Bank Group analysis of the Ebola epidemic released Wednesday finds that if the virus continues to surge in the three worst affected countries – Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone – its economic impact could grow eight-fold, dealing a potentially catastrophic blow to the already fragile states.
Disturbed by the directive issued by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) that its members should not resume on September 22, President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to them to shelve the planned industrial action.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Najib Razak, said Nigeria and four African countries would receive 20 million pairs of medical gloves to fight Ebola.
The United Nations has approved the allocation of $3.8 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to help offset disruptions in aid delivery caused by travel restrictions on Ebola-affected countries.