Gambia

Federal Government Directs Installation Of CCTV On

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
David Umahi, Minister of Works, has ordered the installation of closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV), solar lighting, and security on nine highways franchised to private investors under the Highway Development and Management Initiative. A statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media Orji ...

Gambian Journalist Bakary Mankajang Arrested, Charged Over Reporting On Killings

Saturday, September 23, 2023
New York, September 22, 2023 mdash; The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist Bakary Mankajang after his arrest by Gambian police in connection with his reporting on police killings in Senegal. ldquo;Gambian authorities must swiftly and ...

Police Commission Deploys New CPs For Kano, Katsina 9 Other States, FCT

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police (CPs) for 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the CPs are ...

SGBV: NGO Blames Incidence on Citizens' Poor Knowledge of Extant Laws.

Thursday, September 1, 2022
High rate of gender based violence in Ebonyi State has been blamed on citizens 39; low awareness about the availability and content of the Ebonyi Violence Against Persons Prohibition, (VAPP) law. A Nongovernmental organisation, Women Rights and Health Project, WRAHP, made the observation on Tues ...

Cpj Urges Gambia Authorities To Prioritize Legal Reforms, Accountability For Cri

Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Abuja, June 29, 2022 ndash; Gambian authorities should adopt the reforms recommended by the country rsquo;s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) mdash;including ensuring journalists are not prosecuted for sedition mdash;work to swiftly hold former President Yahya Jammeh and memb ...

Post-Election Seminar With The National Assembly Of The Gambia

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Following parliamentary elections on April 9, 2022, The Gambia elected new parliamentary assembly to legislate the second term of President Adama Barrow 39;s tenure. The Commonwealth parliamentary Association based in the United Kingdom with their partners, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy ...

President Adama Barrow Appoints Dr. Mrs. Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay As Gambian Am

Saturday, June 4, 2022
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has continued in his drive to get the best hands available to serve in his second term in office as he settles down. The recent appointment of the Former Speaker of the Gambia National Assembly, Dr. Mrs. Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay as Gambia rsquo;s New Ambassador t ...

Dr. Shaikha Fatimah Tagwai Aji Endorses "The Gambia Voice Business Summit & Awar

Saturday, April 16, 2022
Dr. Shaikha Fatimah Tagwai Aji is a medical professional of high reputation. She has over the years galvanized economic support to advance the course of Africa through her businesses and organizations. From her base in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she has thrown her weight behind the upcoming event ...

The Gambia Adopts Ecowas Approved Minimum Energy Performance Standards And Train

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
ECREEE Banjul, The Gambia 18TH March 2022 The National Electrotechnical Committee (NEC) of the Gambia - a body established to promote Quality Assurance has reviewed and adopted the ECOWAS Approved Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) on Energy Effi ...

President Muhammadu Buhari Departs To Gambia Today For The Inauguration Of Presi

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today for Banjul, Republic of The Gambia, to attend the inauguration of Gambian President, Adama Barrow, following his re-election for a second term. On the invitation of his host, President Buhari will be Special Guest of Honour at the ceremonies to b ...
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