Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this materialhttp://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=214929President Mills is an accomplished academician. The man obtained his PhD at the tender age of 27 and that is an enviable record in Ghana when some Ghanaians during Mills time at that age were barely out of their "A" levels, we have to give it to him, the man is academically geniues but as a....Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:16:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-50168c6f177e7693d4e28d0839812f525.55856 -0.20092428.5687 77.2168http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Central Emergency Rapid Response Fund has released US$ 13.5 million in response to the hunger situation in Kenya, the UN office said in Nairobi Wednesday. AgricultureWed, 27 Jul 2011 18:46:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-6cf65794cecc3cacc35a040de6e8d3ba-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/nigeria-farmers-fear-crop-loss-after-erratic-rain-reports27 Jul 2011 11:47 Source: alertnet // George Fominyen This November 2009 photo shows a labourer gathering sugarcane at a commercial farmland in Numan community, Adamawa state, northeast of Nigeria. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye By George Fomineyn DAKAR (AlertNet) Farmers in northern Nigeria fear....Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:47:00 +0200trustentrust-998ef0dbfa12bbfc2b2e46fe890d3d649.459954 12.033329.459954 12.03332http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/corbon-wages-war-against-undisciplined-environmental-development/The National Building Code which stipulates the procedure and minimum practice requirements for the development of the various types of buildings required for human occupancy in Nigeria was approved by the National Executive Council as well as the Council of State as far back as 2006.Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:27:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-ef69ea433c10fdde7c718a8f9455d91f9.172945 7.179924http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/nigeria-to-consider-climate-change-in-tackling-floods-reportHead of national emergency management agency urges governors in southern states to integrate climate change into flood-management policiesTue, 26 Jul 2011 14:16:00 +0200trustentrust-5dc81200a769d90a4b9b3d74aec0efe49.172945 7.179924http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/flood-senators-urge-fg-to-release-ecological-fund-to-lagos/Sixteen members of the Senate led by Rev. George Akume, yesterday, appealed to the Federal Government to come to the aid of Lagos State by releasing ecological fund to the state immediately.Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:29:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-49c05d7ca0096b89f0831550b489c8be6.43919 3.42348http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/flooding-noa-canvasses-ban-on-polythene-bags/National Orientation Agency, NOA, yesterday called for a ban on non-biodegradable plastics and bags, popularly known as polythene bags, as a packaging material in the country, in view of its adverse effect on the environment.Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:59:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-d3f1192736e5af067e10d09b09e584cfhttp://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/oshodi-apapa-expressway-matters-arising/The Oshodi/Apapa Ex-pressway, which leads to the biggest sea port in the West African, has completely failed after about 30 years of use.Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:23:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-58eeeca45a9581b1ec97dec2e6503206http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlNew York, US (PANA) - Th UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Monday said emergency AgricultureMon, 25 Jul 2011 21:16:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-d03b2b2a63a9bec7d8284f97eb82505540.6222 -73.9878http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.htmlLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The umbrella Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned it may revive its suspended three-day warning strike if state and federal governments fail to implement the agreement over the payment of 18,0000 naira (US$120) national minimum wage. SocietyMon, 25 Jul 2011 10:35:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-0dc0648906006e13d32df5f2bfd84d216.43919 3.42348http://www.newswatchngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3319&Itemid=47Lagos residents count their losses after the recent flood that swept across the city after two days of rainfallSun, 24 Jul 2011 17:41:00 +0200newswatchngrennewswatchngr-de8b53c8c82fb34539c016aa55439d416.43919 3.42348http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/flood-sacks-ibeno-community-%e2%80%a2victims-recount-ordeal-say-govt-is-insensitive/THE people of Ibeno Local Government in Akwa Ibom State, mostly those of the four Communities recently ravaged by flood, are still recounting their pains and losses more than two weeks after the flood sacked them from their homes.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:16:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-0d12bb10719e2b97d4c604facbbd93aahttp://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/aibom-drainage-can-generate-electricity-dep-gov/Mr. Nsima Ekere, Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor, has said that the current of water discharged from the newly-commissioned pipe-jacking underground drainage system in Uyo, the state capital, was capable of generating electricity.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:16:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-d5fe0101acd4f58f84c419114f5fcfe2http://allafrica.com/stories/201107181494.htmlWhen the heavens opened up last Sunday, sending floods all over the Lagos metropolis and beyond, no government presence came to the succour of the victims except some muted press statement from Governor Babatunde Fashola's government. It is doubtful if they even knew that in such cases, the various....Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:51:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-7b3bb5107d457cae07dcc29cb4ca45236.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107181293.htmlLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has announced a half-year 2011 budget performance of 57.3 percent, saying the state government would cut overhead cost in order to sustain and grow the tempo of development in the state.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:46:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-aded2f3853e911c2c62ba94dd8a7fbdb6.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107180834.htmlAs many Lagosians continue to suffer the impacts of last Sunday's flood, the heaviest so far, the quest for tree planting and proper waste disposal has again come to the fore.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-9a2800b21cc835ed42d75c9f122d31e89.172945 7.179924http://allafrica.com/stories/201107180862.htmlThe Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has flayed President Goodluck Jonathan for not visiting Lagos State to commensurate with government and people of the state over the recent flood in parts of the state.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:00:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-3f142a740a0b4afd2383b50b112c14a36.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107180481.htmlSmarting from meteorological reports of a repeat of penultimate Sunday's torrential rainfall that wreaked havoc across Lagos State, residents of the metropolis stayed indoors to avoid being trapped as the skies opened up across the state Sunday.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:59:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-795c95949d763d7d854da1fd36326cea6.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107180202.htmlLagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday appealed to the federal government to assist the Lagos State government in its efforts to reclaim land overtaken by sea erosion.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:58:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-99c4d2458ebad79c6853b1a011254f866.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107180182.htmlThe Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for asking Gov. Babatunde Fashola to resign over the recent flooding in the state, describing the call as a failed attempt to make political capital out of an unfortunate situation.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:58:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-edd11b0894667c1947419545b9b6e5329.172945 7.179924http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/floods/It is an old English adage that everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything bout it. That is not true. Since the Wright brothers pointed the way to the stars, around the beginning of the second decade in the last century, air travel, at least, has made the weather a compulsory topic in many ways.Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:32:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-48a9f32876bc4aaa6c7156ceec9abde0http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Saturday that it had given out loans totalling 133.65 billion naira (about US$ 891 million) from the 200 billion naira (US$ 1.3 billion) Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) earmarked for farmers across the country, according....Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:42:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-c56d08417e2dca59fc4e98ff28d344f56.43919 3.42348http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-REV-index.htmlLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The torrential rain that "soaked" and "sacked" Lagos, the continuing menace by the Boko Haram Islamic sect, and labour's decision to begin a three-day warning strike next Wednesday over the new minimum wage were the main stories this week in Nigeria. Press ReviewSat, 16 Jul 2011 10:55:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-62ae50ae7416d01f5c29a4c2a28cb0d36.43919 3.42348http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlPraia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The Government of Cape Verde has concluded agreements with American businessmen in the fisheries sector that would make it possible, in the short term, to export fresh and frozen fish to the United States. AgricultureFri, 15 Jul 2011 01:49:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-5fb05169db7e86d55bfd7e379e98a11938.9051 -77.016214.9233 -23.5212http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/lagos-floods-residents-senate-blame-fashola-jonathan/When the heavens opened up last Sunday, sending floods all over the Lagos metropolis and beyond, no government presence came to the succour of the victims except some muted press statement from Governor Babatunde Fashola’s government. It is doubtful if they even knew that in such cases, the various....Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:55:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-28a88dae4dc1a28e9cbe3617fbe93bd66.43919 3.42348http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/lagos-flood-acn-slams-pdp-over-call-for-fasholas-resignation/The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for asking Gov. Babatunde Fashola to resign over the recent flooding in the state, describing the call as a failed attempt to make political capital out of an unfortunate situation.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:19:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-21c9f2581aac6ccf89deb21c778cbf756.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107150297.htmlNupe Foundation, a socio-cultural organisation of Nupe speaking people (Ninibo Nupe) yesterday implored the federal government to implement the law on Hydro-power Area Development Commission (HYPADEC) passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:24:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-48b40d44d8e27de81b316d8d86de14ff7.932976 7.435977http://allafrica.com/stories/201107150301.htmlAs Lagos State government battles with the problem of massive flooding caused by intensive rainfall in the state, the state government has charged residents to take precautionary health measures to avert water borne infections.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:24:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-99771db3e2efedd7a65a410be09167fa6.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107150226.htmlAs displaced people were still battling to recover from last Sunday's unprecedented torrential rainfall in Lagos that claimed the lives of no fewer than 31 persons, three persons got drowned yesterday in Aboru, Agbadi-Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of the state following heavy flood from early morning downpour.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:53:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-237a2484e85ea90473b13b249cfb50ff6.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107150010.htmlAnother rainfall in Lagos on Thursday produced flood that led to the death of a woman in Aboru and the displacement of hundreds of others.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:23:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-e036ad7e551d6391aec9df60a32bc8ba6.43919 3.42348http://allafrica.com/stories/201107150004.htmlFederal legislators on Wednesday sought extra measures from Abuja and a climatic law to tackle flooding in Lagos, where over a dozen persons died and several homes and businesses were wrecked on Sunday by rain that fell 17 hours non-stop.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:53:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-6bfc1a7976ad0685956ef5374f09e17a6.43919 3.42348http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/govts-response-to-natural-disasters-slow-mark/SENATE President, David Mark, declared yesterday that the Federal Government’s response to natural disasters, especially flooding, was too slow. He also urged the government to expedite action in addressing the problem.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:45:00 +0200vanguardngrenvanguardngr-5a4a7ddf524aa53c2f09da883cc1fc0chttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=932222011-07-14 Following years of discussion, representatives from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are now testing joint disaster responses in light of increased flooding and more severe droughts in West Africa over the past decade, according to the African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD).Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:42:00 +0200pambazukaenpambazuka-63c934b5b53dfca691eea4bc6429dc07