The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) announced that four Nigerian professors have been appointed to key positions at The Gambia’s University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET). Yusuf Yakub, NTAC’s Director-General, made the announcement during a visit from Gambia’s Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology, Gomez Pierre,[Read More…]
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Former Gambia Chief Judge Demands Justice
Justice Joseph Wowo’s story highlights a long-standing legal and diplomatic conflict, rooted in alleged anti-Nigerian sentiment and a corrupt political system under former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Wowo, a Nigerian judge who served as the Chief Justice of The Gambia for a brief period in 2013, maintains that his removal[Read More…]
More Than 60 Dead Off Libya In Latest Migrant Tragedy: IOM
Around 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest migrant tragedy off North Africa. The “large number of migrants” are believed to have died because of high waves which swamped their vessel after[Read More…]