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8 July 2018
www.nan.ng
Former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, speaking at a memorial symposium in honour of Professor Adebayo Adedeji, defended the Udoji awards to civil servants, four years after the Nigerian civil war.
8 July 2018
theeagleonline.com.ng
Forty-six years after, Dr. Yakubu Gowon, former military Head of State, has again defended the Udoji award to civil servants after the Nigerian civil war.
8 July 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
Addis Abeba, 8 jul (PL) La Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para África (Uneca), con sede en esta capital, resaltó hoy el legado del fallecido Adebayo Adedeji, quien se desempeñó como secretario ejecutivo de la organización durante más de 16 años.
8 July 2018
www.thisdaylive.com
The Business Law Section of the Nigerian Bar Association, under the chairmanship of Barrister Olumide Akpata, held its 12th Annual Business Law Conference from Wednesday, 27th, to Friday, 29th June, 2018 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria. The theme of the Conference was “Bringing Down the Barriers: The Law as a Vehicle for Intra-Africa Trade.
8 July 2018
election.org.ng
Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Ms. Vera Songwe (left); former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon and former Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations and UN Under-Secretary-General, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, during the Memorial symposium in honour of Prof. Adebayo Adedeji in Lagos… yesterday
7 July 2018
opinion.premiumtimesng.com
The late Professor Adebayo Adedeji falls within the category of headliners in his contributions to the scholarship and practice of public administration nationally, and on the continent. Indeed, his public administration credentials and how that impacted on the development of the theory and practice of administrative thinking, especially in Nigeria, remains a reference point.
7 July 2018
guardian.ng
Today, a symposium will be held to honour the memory of Professor Adebayo Adedeji who died on April 25, 2018 and was laid to rest yesterday in Ijebu-Ode.
7 July 2018
sunnewsonline.com
Namiban President, Hage Geingob, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.) and other notable Nigerians, were among prominent personalities at the funeral service of the pioneer Chairman, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Professor Adebayo Adedeji, farewell on Friday.
6 July 2018
www.newsghana.com.gh
Fortunately for Africa, its leaders are now taking the reality that required making sure key important paradigms of development were observed and followed on keenly.
6 July 2018
http://thenationonlineng.net
THE Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will tomorrow hold a memorial symposium in Lagos on the notions of development of its former Executive Secretary, the late Prof. Adebayo Adedeji.
6 July 2018
www.nigerianews.net
Dr Said Adejumobi, Southern Africa Regional Director of UN Economic Commission for Africa, has lauded Late Prof Adebayo Adedeji for laying the foundation for the establishment of African Continental Free Trade Area.
6 July 2018
independent.ng
The President of Namibia, Mr Hage Geingob, on Friday paid tributes to the late Prof. Adebayo Adedeji for his enduring sacrifice in the struggle for Africa’s emancipation.
6 July 2018
www.ticmag.net
Antonio Pedro, le directeur du Bureau sous-régional pour l’Afrique centrale de la Commission Economique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) explique dans cet entretien avec TIC Mag pourquoi les pays d’Afrique centrale doivent réduire les coûts de l’itinérance mobile (roaming). Il encourage par ailleurs les régulateurs des télécommunications à imposer aux compagnies de téléphonie un mémorandum...
5 July 2018
https://alternativeafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched the #HonestService campaign which aims to celebrate positive, corruption-free interactions between public servants and users of public services in Africa.
5 July 2018
https://afrique.latribune.fr
La question de l'Emergence est aujourd'hui au centre de la politique de développement de la majorité des pays africains. Depuis la fin des années 2000, le terme de l'émergence a eu droit de cité dans tous les discours économiques et politiques. Plutôt que d'être appelé comme un pays en voie de développement, la plupart des dirigeants souhaiteraient voir leur pays cités comme...
5 July 2018
https://allafrica.com
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday warned his successors not return the loots and assets recovered by his administration from those who looted the nation's treasury.
5 July 2018
https://startupmagazine.co.ke
ECA’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe has announced that plans are underway to set up the African Women Leadership Fund to help speed up the growth of women-led businesses around the Continent.
5 July 2018
http://apanews.net
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be hosting a high-level memorial symposium in Lagos, Nigeria, on 7th July in honour of Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, former Executive Secretary of the ECA.
5 July 2018
http://report.ng
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), will hold a memorial symposium in Lagos on Friday on the notions of development of its former Executive Secretary, late Prof. Adebayo Adedeji and their relevance in contemporary Africa.
5 July 2018
allafrica.com
All is set for the high-level memorial symposium that would be held Saturday, 7th July 2018 in honour of Professor Adebayo Adedeji, the former Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) who died on April 25.
5 July 2018
mediaguinee.org
5 July 2018
https://enquetedesolutions.wordpress.com
A l’initiative de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), il est prévu le 7 juillet à Lagos au Nigéria, une rencontre de haut niveau à l’honneur du Professeur Adebayo Adedeji, ancien Secrétaire exécutif de la CEA.
4 July 2018
clubofmozambique.com
Botswana will host two major anti-corruption meetings organised by the Economic Commission for Africa- Southern Africa Office (ECA-SA) in partnership with the African Union-Southern Africa Office (AU-SARO), APA can report on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA), the first is a regional conference on the theme: “Corruption and the Challenge of...
4 July 2018
www.cnbcafrica.com
ECA’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe announced that plans are underway to set up the African Women Leadership Fund to help speed up the growth of women-led businesses around the Continent.
4 July 2018
www.worldfinance.com
The African continent is one of huge untapped potential. Despite its rich supply of natural resources and its large, youthful population, it continues to lag behind most of the world in terms of economic development. The combined GDP of Africa’s 50-plus countries, based on purchasing power parity, is equal to roughly a third of the US’.