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Item Open Access West Africa Magazine 2714, Saturday June 7th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd, 1969-06-07) West Africa magazine■ Two years of Biafra: Encountered by his recent military success Col.Ojukwu has said that Biafra is ready to face a 10-year war ■ Personalities and politics in Ghana: 3: AS soon as it was realised that the National Liberation Council was serious about an early return to civilian rule in Ghana ■ ILO's golden jubilee: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. Founded in 1919, and affili ated to the League of Nations ■ Africans Before Columbus?: Mr Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian anthropologist who became famous for sailing across the south Pacific on a raft of balsa wood ■ Books and publications: The British legacy: The civil service in Commonwealth Africa by A. L. Adu ■ Books and publications: The writer in modern Africa edited by Per Wastberg ■ Commercial news: Lowest-ever US aid budget: Africa is bottom of the list in President Nixon's foreign aid budget which is itself the lowest proposed by a president ■ Commercial news: Shuffling forward at Brussels: Talks in Brussels on May 28-29 between the ministers of the six countries of the European common market ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Keeping the NLC out of politics: Brigadier Afrifa has told chairmen of regional committees of administration to ensure that the NLC is not dragged ■Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Ojukwu to release oilmen: The Portuguese foreign ministry announced on Wednesday that Biafra has decided to release the 18 oilmen 114 Italian, three German, one Lebanese captured in the midwestItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2715, Saturday June 14th, 1969(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd, 1969-06-14) West Africa magazine■ Senghor's emergency: Senegalese made unions call for a general strike in support of striking bank workers as we go to Press, looks like bringing on the expected confrontation between government and unions ■ Cocoa and party politics: Cocoa policy is already an issue in the pre-election political statements in Ghana. ■ Cameroon: Relaxing the austerity: Trade not aid, might be the motto of Cameroon economic planners for vital though foreign sources of finance are in development in 1960-67 ■ Books and publications: British officer in the North: Colonel cadet in Nigeria by John Smith ■ The US and Nigeria: News of the replacement at Mr Joseph Palmer assistant secretary of state for African affairs at the state department ■ Commercial news: Consumers oppose coffee plan: Coffee trade and industry representatives in Europe and the United States have agreed to register with their government's ■ Commercial news: Duty changes in Ivory Coast: Mali, Japan and the United States be ■ Dateline Africa: Sierra Leone: Economics in Siaka's programme: Just over a year taking office the civilian government has announced in the acting Governor-General's speech from the throneItem Open Access Citizen magazine of July 29 - August 5, 1991 vol. 2, No 31.(Lagos state : Citizen Communications ltd, 1991-07-29) CITIZEN Communications limited• Dying to travel. • Save the Naira. • Don't attack Iraq. • Mohammed Haruna: miscellany. • Our mission: Islamic Republic of Nigeria says El-Zakzaky. • Women of the Islamic Movement. • Tafawa Balewa crisis: witnesses, memoranda galore. • Africa leadership prize: a prophetess’ honour. • Revision of voters’ register. • Umanah Vs Abbe: who took the balance? • Ondo State: Head or tail, Ekitis have it. • Yusuf Ladan: broadcaster for all seasons. • Madagascar: who is in charge here? • Peace by piece: conference to resolve the Middle East crisisgathers steam, on Israel's terms. • Banking: hardship in the East. • NTA’s missing millions? • Health: Root canal therapy (II). • Music: a different kind of Reggae. • Maroko evacuees without a home. • Libel Suit: Adamu Ciroma wins. • Teachers' Colleges Games: Katsina beat them all.Item Open Access West Africa Magazine 2862, week ending 21st April, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-04-21) West Africa magazine■ Nigeria's commanding heights: Step-by-step the Nigerian government is ensuring that as the Federal Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Shehu Shagari ■ UNCTAD: African angels for Santiago-Di-Chile- Some 3,000 delegates from 140 countries and 40 international agencies were expected to attend the third U.M ■ Books and publications: The Kanza version- Conflict in the Congo by Thomas R. Kanza ■ Liberia:Steve's medicine-Though Liberia is still in serious financial trouble foreign creditors are impressed by her efforts to meet her obligations ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana-Food shortage warning- Some international financial organisations might take reprisals against GhanaItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2905, 12th February, 1973(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1973-02-12) West Africa magazine■ Cordial suspicion: Good relation based on mutual suspicion this was jow one senior Nigerian official recently described relations between hus country ■ King Koffi's death mask ■ Nigeria's oil palms in decay- Oil rivers in reverse- In 1960 Nigeria was Africa's biggest exporter of palm oil, while the Ivory Coast was not an exporter at all. ■ Kerekou's Dahomey: The unstable past- Dxahomey in its twelve and a half years of independence ■ Commercial news: Lonrho returns to Zaire- Zaire has relinquished control of 18 companies ■ Books and publications: Nigeria's radical era- The second world war and politics in Nigeria 1939-1953 ■ Dateline Africa: Mauritania- Agreements annulled- President Moktar Quld Daddah has said in an interview with Le MondeItem Open Access Citizen magazine of August 5 - 12, 1991 vol. 2, No 32.(Lagos: Citizen Communications limited, 1991-08-05) CITIZEN Communications limited• Leaders: the angry Igbos. • OAU ad-hoc summit. • Adamu Adamu: judging de Klerk. • State creation: Igbos allege marginalization and press for damages. • Two more is the minimum for equity" — Ojukwu. • Only Babangida can end this war – Okadigbo. • Governorship primaries: many rivers to cross. • Go home, Profs: brain drain not withstanding UNN sacks 30 professors. • Kano state: Governor Idris Garba's three years of progress. • Kano: Bridgingthegap. • Women in politics: they are tired of being shoved around they want the centre stage. • OAU: Firmer on South Africa. • Madagascar: the dansemacabre continues. • Iraq: encouraged to revolt by the west, now the people arebeing pushed on to a quagmire. • Moscow summit: with the signing of START, the world maybe at peace again, or will it? • Nigeria Airways: will the Eagle ever fly? • Adebayo Adedeji: Lament off the home comer. • Kabiru Yusuf: too much government. • Health: Varicose veins (I) • Obasi Ajaelu: murder most bizzare. • 7th National Handball Championship: better deal next timeItem Open Access West Africa magazine 2889, 23rd October, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-10-23) West Africa magazine■ The old guard: The final departure of President Phibbert Tsiranana from the political scene in Madagascar ■ Nigeria prepares for 1974: A number of important decisions were taken at the first meeting of the international committee ■ An Al, African news agency? Fourteen African countries were represented at a workshop in Ghana on radio and television. ■ Books and publications: Kotoka's story: The life of Lt. General Kotoka: Hero of the 24th February revolution, by L. H. Ofosu Appiah ■ Commercial news: Gas venture taking shape ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- What is a luxury?Item Open Access West Africa Magazine 2906, 19th February, 1973(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1973-02-19) West Africa magazine■ Soldiers and smugglers: One main plank in the programme of Ghana's military government was the granting of subsidises ■ Tolbert's first full year: Last week, Liberia was host for the first time in its 115 years of independence ■ Upper Volta: The worries of Ouedraogo ■ OAU prepares for its 10th birthday: The 20th session of the council of ministers of the organisation of African unity was held in Addis Ababa from February 4 to 9 ■ Books and publications: A picture of Ghana- The Ghanaian factory worker industrial man in Africa by Margaret Peil ■ Sekou Toure's iron mountains: Radio Conakry has announced the initialling of a convention on Conakry setting up two mixed companies ■ Commercial news: Groundnut ups and downs- Substantial increase in the area devoted to groundnut in Nigeria is attributed by the US agriculture department ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- Food subsidy lifted: The government has withdrawn its 30m cedis subsidy for foreign food and commodityItem Open Access West Africa magazine 2907, 26th February, 1973(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1973-02-26) West Africa magazine■ Behind Nigeria's boom: A country which attract 300 forms from Britain alone to the part in an industrial exhibition ■ Tongu-Ewe : Citizens of two worlds- Have you ever heard of church carols accompanied by traditional African war fetish and highlife songs? ■ Books and publications: New look at Ghana- Ghana in the twentieth century by Francis Agbodeka ■ Britain in Nigeria: Nigeria has not been a captive market for Britain's exporters for a long time ■ What's on show ? In the biggest British export promotion event ever attempted in Africa there will be a full range of British industrial products and industrial exports. ■ The new face of Lagos: The view of Lagos Island from the lagoon has often given visitors the impression that thus is a budding New York ■ Commercial news: World Bank in Cameroon- In 1969 the world bank group approved a $79m loan for commercial development of palm oilin Cameroon ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- ECA ministers meet- Opening the ministerial meeting of the UN Economic commission for Africa in AccraItem Open Access Citizen magazine of December 23 - 29, 1991 vol. 2, no 52.(Lagos: Citizen Communications limited, 1991-12-23) CITIZEN Communications limited• Diarchy can't work here. • Leaders: unbanning the "oldbreed" politicians. • Election: how the mighty fell. • Pensioners: retired soldiers protest the non-payment of their pension benefits. • Customs: Open borders, open smuggling. • The Augean stable: NTI director indicts societyfor exam malpractices. • Delta state: Group Captain Ochulor's progress report. • Death at sea: Over 500 Egyptian pilgrims and holiday makers are feared drowned in the Red Sea. • Angola: Angolan refugees return to the country as peace accord is having a firm footing. • Economy: a formula forsustained growth. • Kabiru Yusuf: Echoing Enahoro. • The war cry of January 1965 • January 1965 • What is the army spirit? by Mrs. Commissioner John McMillan. • Staff Notation Part IX. • How much should I give?.Item Open Access West Africa magazine 2909, 12th March, 1973(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1973-03-12) West Africa magazine■ Politics about people: Among the nine steps listed by General Gowon in October 1970 ■ Liberia: Bringing education up to date: Higher salaries for teachers was a main point in President Tolbert's second annual message to the Liberian legislature ■ Nigeria's youth corps controversy: Following demonstrations, sometimes violent, against the governments' proposed national youth service corps in all Nigeria's universities ■ Farmer Tsitsi's operation feed yourself— year two :1 Ghana's double night ■ Books and publications: Population and politics- The 1963 Nigerian Census: A critical appraisal, by I. I Ekanem ■ West Africa index Vol. 25, January 2, 1971- December 31, 1971 ■ Commercial news: Big diamond price rise- The central selling organisation in London ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- Minister freed- Ghana marked the 16th anniversary of independence with an amnesty for both political and criminal prisonersItem Open Access West Africa magazine 2863, week ending 28th April, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-04-28) West Africa magazine■ Sierra Leone's republican year- This month Sierra Leone has celebrated both the first anniversary of the Republic and the eleventh anniversary of independence ■ Nigeria all settled at Kainji: Completion of the resettlement scheme made necessary by the creation of the Kainji Lake ■ City of the Dualas:2: Duala chiefs, descendants of the families powerful in the 19th century are still important ■ After the elections: As already reported the ruling people's Progressive Party won 28 of the 32 elected seats in the Gambia general ■ I want my name to exist- Construction of permanent buildings for the institute of professional studies, the only private business college in Ghana ■ Books and publications: Adam and Eve in Africa- Angels and ministries of Grace by M. J. Field ■ Commercial news: World currency wanted by Nigeria- Nigeria's Commissioner of Trade, Mr. Wemke Briggs who is leading his country's delegation to UNCTAD III in Chile ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana-Guinea rapprochement? Ghana and Guinea have established contact with a view to normalising their relations suspended in 1966Item Open Access West Africa magazine 2864, week ending 5th May, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-05-05) West Africa magazine■ What constitution for Nigeria? When a constitutuent assembly is finally chosen to draw up the constitution for civilian government in Nigeria ■ Progress report on Kano: Conventional sources of revenue can no longer cope with the public demand for social and economic growth ■ Coffee producers new approach: Current attempts by producing nations operating outside the international coffee agreement ■ Books and publications: Guidebook for military rule- Ghana under military rule 1966-1969 by Robert Pinkney ■ Dateline Africa: Sierra Leone- Delco negotiations beginsItem Open Access West Africa magazine 2865, week ending 12th May, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-05-12) West Africa magazine■ Saturday's child: It's was Ghana's army which overthrew Kwame Nkrumah ■ All eyes on Nkroful: After overcoming President Sekou Toure’s reluctance to allow the body of Dr. Nkrumah, still co-Presidenf of Guinea, to go to Ghana for burial ■ Shadow over ocam:It has now become a feature of conferences, festivals or trade fairs in African capitals ■ Books and publications: Nigeria's will to survive- The Nigerian civil war by John de St Jorre ■ Nigeria Western state record budget- Nearly half the funds released for capital expenditure in Nigeria's Western state in 1971/72 ■ Commercial news: Chamblr's most successful mission- £1m orders from Nigerian visit- Orders and business worth more than £1m. ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana morns Nkrumah- Ghana has officially declared that the body of former President Nkrumah would arrive in Accra on or around MayItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2874, week ending 14th July, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-07-14) West Africa magazine■ Senghor and West Africa: President Leopold Senghor of Senegal in London on a private visit, was interviewed by West Africa Magazine ■ Books and publications: Private finance in the public eye: Private foreign Investment and the developing world Edited by Peter Adv ■ Ivory Coast: The state of the economy- A host of newspaper articles and quasi-confidential reports have recently sounded the alarm ■ Rubber decline halted in Midwest- After the bad news from the Commonwealth development corporation of the losses ■ Commercial news: Atigbi pleads for tourism- Rigid entry requirements and procedures for visitors to African countries ■ Dateline Africa: Sekyi raps BusiaItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2886, 2nd October, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-10-02) West Africa magazine■ Nigeria's road to civil rule:Two years ago when the war was safely won and reconciliation and rehabilitation were underway. ■ Three common market doors: Next year, probably around October, talks are to begin on the renewal of the Yaounde convention ■ West African businessmen in Britain:1- The past three decades have seen changes in the number, nature, type and role of West Africans ■ Books and publications: Nigeria's puzzle puddle- Lake Chad by Sylvia K. Sikes ■ Commercial news: £1/2m. for Nigerian company ■ African tourist problems: African tourist organisations had found out that most expatriates in the industry ■ Dateline Africa: Amin and Africa: Nigeria is making efforts to reconcile Uganda and Tanzania.Item Open Access West Africa Magazine 2861, week ending 14th April, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-04-14) West Africa magazine■ Schools and states in Nigeria: Announcing that the federal government would assist the introduction of free primary education throughout the six northern states ■ Nigeria relaxes- and takes over: Progress in the last financial year had been most encouraging Gen Gowon said in his 1972/73 ■ Books and publications: Nigerian pioneers- The development of universities in Nigeria by Nduka Okafor ■ Commercial news:Cocoa pact talks- Statement of principles agreed ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana Acheampong reassures investorsItem Open Access West Africa magazine no. 2860, week ending 7th April, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-04-07) West Africa magazine■ Can UNCTAD help Africa's trade? In the eve of the second UN conference on trade and development UNCTAD in New Delhi ■ Nigeria: Warri-Oil city: 2: Perhaps the best reflection of the changing economic position of the town is Warri port ■ The season of crisis:E. Y. Aduamah continues the life history of Dede and her friend Madam Altastes begun in West Africa December 3, 1971 ■ Books and publications:Nigerian articles today- The living arts of Nigeria Edited by William Fagg ■ Commercial news: Cocoa pact stalemate? Preliminary talks in Geneva about the establishment of an international cocoa pact ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana Acheampong C-in-C: The chairman of the National Redemption Col Acheampong has become Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed forcesItem Open Access West Africa magazine 2858, week ending 24th March, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-03-24) West Africa magazine■ Zaire's quest for authenticity: Sometimes in the middle of last year the emphasis in what was then still Congo-Kinshas seemed to change ■ Encouraging inter-African trade: African government will sooner or later have to consider the feasibility of amalgamating existing African airline on a regional basis ■ Books and publications: Working for Ojukwu- The struggle for secession 1966-1970 by N. U. Akpan ■ Niger: The French connection- A number of aspects of the visit of President pompidou to Niger were insufficiently dealt withItem Open Access West Africa Magazine 2857, week ending 17th March, 1972(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1972-03-17) West Africa magazine■ Acheampong's 100 days: After three months in power how far have Ghana's military ruler gone in putting right the wrongs for which they sad ■ The Nigerianisation decree: Eight months after the Federal government announced that foreigners were to be totally excluded from certain types ■ Air Afrique in perspective: Air Afrique, the multi-nationals airline of francophone Africa, was founded in 1961and established a name for itself ■ Books and publications: Defeating disease in Nigeria: A history of the Nigerian health service by Ralph Schium ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- Commodities committee inaugurated- As eight- member essential Commodities committee under the chairmanship of Col Harry Appiah