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PM Dion Ngute Requests ICT University Boss To Continue Shining Cameroon’s Image Abroad

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PM Dion Ngute[R], Prof. Victor Mbarika[L] By Raymond Dingana Cameroon’s Prime Minister, Joseph Dion Ngute has urged Prof. Victor Mbarika of the Information and Communication Technology [ICT] University to multiply efforts on beaming the country’s image overseas. The PM made the declaration July 26 th in Yaounde during an audience granted Prof Victor Mbarika at the Star Building after the Professor’s return to the country from London where he won the African Achievers Award. The PM also used the occasion to acknowledge the distinguished professor on his fresh recognition as winner of the African Achievers Award. Prof Mbarika is a celebrated scholar with refined trappings in the promotion of education and ICTs.  The prestigious award was conferred on Prof Mbarika during a ceremony at the British House of Lords on July 14th.  The distinction came on the endorsement of the Advisory Board and under the authorization granted by Board of Trustees. In the spirit of Presiden...

PPRD Follow Up Committee Meeting: National Coordinator Invites Local Authorities To Get On Board

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PPRD  Tamanjong Motuba Obese Talking At The Follow Up Committee Meeting Raymond Dingana  The National Coordinator of the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon has invited local development partners especially mayors to get on board and ensure that projects under the PPRD are executed in record time. Tamanjong Motuba Obese was speaking at the first ever Follow Up Committee Meeting for the PPRD recently in Bamenda chaired by North West Governor Adolphe Lele Lafrique. He said one of the challenges faced by the PPRD is poor collaboration coming from some administrators like mayors. I am Calling on mayors and other local development partners to provide maximum support to the United Nation Development Programmed UNDP so that all the projects are finished on time,   said Tamanjong. Tamanjong Motuba also disclosed that 3.2 billion CFAF will be used in the domain of Social Cohesion, over 14 billion on infrastr...

ICT University Founder,Prof. Mbarika's Leadership Prowess Earns Him Excellence Award In London

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Prof. Victor Mbarika Brandishing His Excellence Award By Raymond Dingana  The Africa Achiever's Awards Committee has honored the founder of ICT University, Prof. Victor Mbarika with the Excellence in Leadership Award. The award recognizes his numerous engagements in multiple  actions that have continued to boost growth  and human development. The Internationally acclaimed Scholar and Philanthropist was conferred the Excellence Award in London on July 14,2023 making him the first Cameroonian to attain that level. The distinction came on the recommendation of the Advisory Board and under the authorization granted by Board of Trustees. He received the award signed by Dr. Susan Fajama Thomas, Chairperson of the Africa Achiever's Award  and Dr. Tonye Rex Idamination, FRSA and Chief Executive of the Awards Committee at the palace of Westminster, United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament. The recognition ritual was carried out in the presence of Lord Simon Wooley, member of the...

At NWRA 11th Ordinary Session, President Decries Massive Capital Flight, Encourages Local Investment

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    President, NWRA  At Midterm Ordinary Session Of The Institution By Raymond Dingana Ever since the Anglophone Crisis degenerated in to a deadly arm conflict in the years  2017/2018, businesses have received a massive blow as a result of insecurity which has pushed many away from the North West Region (NWR). Many have migrated to other regions of Cameroon where they have set up businesses and started life anew all to the  impairment of the NWR which is in dire need of the human resources and the revenue generated by the business sector which are now being enjoyed by other areas. In order to arrest the situation, the President of the North West Regional Assembly (NWRA), Prof. Fru Fobuzshi  Angwafo III has called on business persons who have fled the crisis hit region to turn their eyes back home. Members Of The NWRA In Session He made the outing on day one of the 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly dedicated to the Budget Orientation of the ins...

ESU Community Rejects Menchum SDO’s Calls For Applications To Occupy Vacant Stool

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  At The Press Conference In Douala The Esu Community has frantically rejected the Menchum Divisional officer’s press release requesting that persons interested to occupy the vacant Esu Kingdom throne forward their application files to him. ESU community made up of the Youths, Chiefs, the Clergy, lawyers, teachers and the civil society vented their wrath against the Menchum SDO’s release Saturday during a press conference in Douala. The Menchum Prefect, Abdoullahi Alliou, siting law number 77/245 of 15th July 1977, had on the 8th of June released a document requesting that persons interested  to become the King of ESU submit letters of application to him from which he will appoint a king to sit on the vacant  throne in the Kingdom of ESU. Rev. Dr. MIH Clement KUM, chairman of the ESU Cultural and Development  Association Caretaker committee lambasted Menchum SDO for making such a reckless, dull and unwitty request. He intimidated that the Prefect’s press releas...