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Nigeria Signs Technical Manpower Assistance Agreement With Saint Lucia, Begins Deployment Of Experts To OECS Countries
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and Saint Lucia have signed a Technical Manpower Assistance (TMA) agreement outlining modalities for deploying skilled Nigerians to...

From Middle-School Teacher To Gullah ‘Culture Keeper’
Through her travels, Anita Singleton Prather has helped close the void between young people and Black history. Credit: Rebecca W. Bass by Anita Singleton Prather As told to Denise Mason Bullitt Growing up in the church, the daughter and...

Manso Dumbuya Wins SLPP Western Region Chair
Veteran politician, Manso Dumbuya was re-elected as the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) Western Region Chairman during the party’s primaries. The election took place on Thursday at the party’s headquarters in Freetown. Dumbuya won by a far...

Full list of countries where drivers need a permit to take a road trip
UK holidaymakers planning to drive while on holiday abroad may not be aware that some countries require tourists to be in possession of a international driving permit (IDP) to drive. If you fail to apply for a permit, you could land yourself in...

African Roots of a Caribbean Odyssey of Occultism in the Age of Internet | Part 3
Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet It was always just a matter of time before Saint Lucia’s political opposition, ahead of an election it can’t see any way of winning by the ballot, would choose to take advantage of...

Leveraging intra-African trade to boost Nigeria’s manufacturing sector
In 2022, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturing company, secured a $4.7 million deal to supply vehicles to the government of Sierra Leone, as ordered by the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Defence. The...

FG signs technical manpower deal with Saint Lucia, deploys experts to Caribbean countries
The Federal Government of Nigeria has begun the deployment of skilled professionals to Saint Lucia and other Eastern Caribbean countries, following the signing of a new Technical Manpower Assistance (TMA) agreement aimed at strengthening...

Nigeria signs manpower agreement with Saint Lucia, deploys nurses to Jamaica
Nigeria and Saint Lucia have signed a Technical Manpower Assistance (TMA) agreement to deploy skilled Nigerian professionals to the Caribbean nation. A statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, said the pact aims to deepen...

GTSC Wins ‘Best Transport Services – West Africa’ Award
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Editorial The Gambia Transport Services Company (GTSC) has been awarded “Best Transport Services – West Africa” by African Travel Quarterly, a Ghana-based travel magazine that focuses on travel and...

Nigeria to begin deployment of technical manpower to Saint Lucia
Tinubu meets Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip Joseph Pierre. Nigeria and Saint Lucia on Wednesday announced the beginning of deployment of skilled manpower to Saint Lucia on the back of a Technical Manpower Assistance (TMA) agreement, which...

Israeli Ambassador writes: Why Iran’s nuclear ambition could no longer be Ignored
Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, Mr Roey Gilad. Since 1979, the year of the Islamic revolution in Iran, Israel has sounded the alarm on a threat many chose to ignore, that has now reached a critical stage. The Iranian...

Nigeria begins deployment of experts to OECS countries, signs technical manpower assistance with Saint Lucia
Nigeria and Saint Lucia have signed a Technical Manpower Assistance (TMA) agreement outlining modalities for deploying skilled Nigerian professionals to Saint Lucia. This is part of efforts to deepen South-South cooperation and reconnect with the...

US government explains inclusion of Ghana on 36 country visa ban
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa – Minister of Foreign Affairs The United States authorities have given in detail reasons for including Ghana on a list of additional 36 countries banned from travelling to the US. A report by the Washington Post citing an...

Government Signs MoU With American Company to Construct Lungi Bridge
The Government of Sierra Leone and U.S.-based company Acrow have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the long-anticipated financing and construction of the Lungi Bridge. The agreement, based on a build-own-operate-transfer...

10 Nigerian health workers head to Caribbean as FG seals Saint Lucia deal
Nurses to Jamaica, doctors to Grenada July 9 Four Nigerian nurses are set to depart for Jamaica this week as part of a renewed push by the Federal Government to export skilled manpower across Africa and the Caribbean under the revitalised...

FG signs manpower agreement with Saint Lucia, begins deployment
Nigeria has signed a Technical Manpower Assistance agreement with the government of Saint Lucia, paving the way for the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals to the Caribbean nation as part of efforts to deepen South-South cooperation and...
Goldstar Air’s Destinations Entertainment Festivals To Take The World By Surprise
Private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across West...

U.S.-Africa business summit yields record $2.5 billion in deals
By James Amoh Junior Accra, July 2, GNA – The 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit, held from June 22 to 25, 2025, in Luanda, Angola, concluded with an unprecedented $2.5 billion worth of trade and investment deals, reinforcing a shift in U.S....

Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo services to drive Ghana’s trade...
Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Unity Party Chair Femi Claudius-Cole Condemns Widespread Extortion at Security Checkpoints
Unity Party Chair Femi Claudius-Cole Condemns Widespread Extortion at Security Checkpoints Femi Claudius-Cole, Chairperson of the Unity Party and a respected civil society advocate, has issued a forceful appeal to the Inspector General of Police...