Lagos alerts public on possible outbreak of Lassa fever
Following outbreak of Lassa fever in some parts of the country, Lagos State government, at the weekend, alerted residents on the need to maintain adequate personal and environmental hygiene at all times as part of the precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of the Lassa fever in the State.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this in Lagos, explained that the message to the residents became necessary to stem a possible outbreak of the disease in the state in the wake of reported cases in parts of the country.
Published in Business Day Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
NIPP projects add 1,150 megawatts to national grid
About 1,150 megawatts have been added to the national grid from new power projects executed under the National Integrated Power Project, NIPP, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC.
Mr James Olotu, NDPHC’s Managing Director, made the disclosure yesterday in Lagos in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Published in Business Day Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
Stable electricity supply to create over 30 million vocational jobs
BusinessDay investigation has revealed that millions of employment opportunities would be created in the informal sector when the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) is successfully privatised.
The recent data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on unemployment rate based on educational level show that 28.7 percent of Nigerians with vocational and commercial educational certificates are unemployed and this represents 47 million of the total population who could have been engaged in a vocational jobs, but can not due to irregular power supply.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
IITA, Jigawa Sign Agreement on Agric
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Jigawa State government have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), opening a fresh chapter of transfer of agricultural innovations from IITA to that state.
The agreement aims to facilitate collaboration between the Jigawa State government and the Institute towards rapidly improving food production, food security, and value addition and marketing of agricultural products in that North-eastern state.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
Contractors tackle police on N7.4bn debt
Contractors under the aegis of the Association of Police Contractors have threatened to take to streets in protest against the N7.4bn allegedly owed them by the police since 2008/2009.
The group, in a letter signed by its Chairman, Patrick Ojo, and Secretary, Aloysius Okonkwo, asked both the National Assembly and the Ministry of Finance to prevail on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, and the Ministry of Police Affairs to use their quarterly allocations to offset the debt.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
Imoke laments inability of police to check insecurity
Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke has lamented the inability of the police to check insecurity in the country.
Imoke said this at an interactive session with journalists in Calabar on Saturday.
The governor said the inefficiency of the police forced the government to deploy soldiers in troubled states.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
Nigeria can earn N360bn form lottery annually
Nigeria has the potential to earn at least N36obn from lottery per annum, Director-General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Mr. Peter Igho, said in Abuja on Sunday.
He made the declaration when he told the News Agency of Nigeria that the revenue would be earned if lottery was run properly.
Published in The Punch Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
Govt partners Iran on power supply, agriculture, others
The Federal Government and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to partner in the area of electricity supply, agriculture, science and education.
The agreement was reached when Vice-President Namadi Sambo met with the Iranian President, Mhamoud Ahmadinejad, on the sidelines of the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran.
Published in The Punch Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
Palm oil plantation owners lament crude palm oil import tariff conspiracy
The Palm Oil Plantation Owners of Nigeria (POFON) has cried out against the scheming of some interest groups in the country to make the Economic Management Team (EMT) endorse their failed move to effect a reduction of the current tariff on the importation of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) from 35 percent to 10 percent.
A statement from POFON, made available to BusinessDay, said this botched move is very worrisome as it has exposed the desperation and “do or die” disposition of the promoters of Malaysian companies in Nigeria. “These ‘agents’ are clearly hell-bent on making our country a dumping ground for “cheap” foreign palm oil,” the statement said.
Published in The BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 10th September, 2012
Failed road: 8 pregnant women stranded on Calabar-Itu road
No fewer than eight pregnant women, who were rushing to keep their appointments at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital and the General Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, were trapped on the Calabar-Itu highway as a result of the failed road which had been impassable for five days.
Besides, ambulances carrying five corpses to various destinations for burial could not pass through the failed road. Relatives of the deceased persons had to resort to carrying the corpses on their shoulders and trekking close to three kilometres to transfer them to other vehicles after spending about two days on the road.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Tuesday, 11th September, 2012
Nigeria targets 150% increase in FDI
The Federal Government has indicated its willingness to increase the country’s Foreign Direct (FDI) investment by 150 percent by 2015.
The planned increase in FDI was made known by the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr Olusegun Aganga, at a forum organised by the Institute of Directors, (IoD) in Lagos.
Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 11th September, 2012
Flood alert in Lagos communities
In order to avoid a possible flood disaster, Lagos residents will do well to listen to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, which had predicted a 2012 high prospect of intense rains in the state to be accompanied by heavy flooding.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Tuesday, 11th September, 2012
Imo spends N19.4b on Health Sector tackles erosion
To boost health care services delivery, the Imo State government has earmarked N19.4 billion for building, equipping and furnishing of General Hospitals and ancillary health projects in its 27 local councils.
Meanwhile, Governor Rochas Okorocha has urged the Federal Government to immediately come to the aid of people of Mgbe Umuchima in Ideato South to tackle the gully erosion which had cut the road connecting the area to the rest of Anambra State.
Published in Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 12th September, 2012
National Primary Health Care Development Agency Recruits 170 Ekiti Indigenes
Health care delivery at the grassroots will further receive a boost in Ekiti State as the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPCDA) has recruited 170 health workers of Ekiti State origin under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).]
A statement from the Ekiti State Primary Health Care Development Agency indicates that 20 Midwives and 150 Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW) were recruited under the programme.
Published in Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 12th September, 2012
FG to improve Nigeria’s doing business ranking by 2015
The Federal Government has announced plans to improve Nigeria’s ranking on ease of doing business and global competitiveness by 2015.
Speaking at the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) Roundtable Forum on Cost of Doing Business in Nigeria, Minister for Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, disclosed that the government is committed to achieving a higher ranking and help reduce the cost of doing business in Nigeria, disclosing that its goal is to improve Nigeria’s Ease of Doing Business ranking by a minimum 103 points by 2015 and improve Nigeria’s global competitiveness ranking by 75 points by 2015.
Published in Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 12th September, 2012
Lagos targets increased fish production, donates N17m equipment to stakeholders
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of agriculture and cooperatives in collaboration with Lagos State Agricultural Inputs and Supply Authority, has flagged-off Artisanal Fishing Inputs Service Delivery Programme at Orimedu Beach, Ibeju Lekki, where fishing inputs worth over N17 million were presented to five registered fishermen cooperative societies in Orimedu Beach.
On the occasion, the Federal government said is presently making arrangement with the state government to engage in massive fish production as part of measure to boost local production in the country.
Published in Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 12th September, 2012
FG approves 44 projects for oil producing states
Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved 44 infrastructural projects for the nine oil producing states. The projects will be sited in Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Abia, Imo and Ondo states.
Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, said this at the end of the weekly FEC meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Published in Punch Newspaper on Thursday, 13th September, 2012
FG secures $600m from China Exim Bank for Abuja light rail
Federal Government, yesterday, obtained a $600 million loan from China Exim Bank, to finance the construction of Abuja Light Rail and Galaxy backbone, billed for completion in 2015. While the Abuja Light Rail project will cost $500 million, the Galaxy Backbone ICT infrastructure will be financed with $100 million.
At the agreement signing ceremony, the Chinese bank also expressed willingness to finance a third project – the construction of four state-of-the-art airport terminals in four cities across the country, which agreement is expected to be signed within the next few weeks. According to the statement the terminals, which will cost $500 million, will be located in Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu.
Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Thursday, 13th September, 2012
800 firms closed in two years, says NACCIMA
No fewer than 800 companies in Nigeria closed shop between 2009 and 2011 due to harsh operating business environment, the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has said.
President, NACCIMA, Dr Herbert Ajayi disclosed this yesterday in Asaba at a zonal workshop on economic diversification organised by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Thursday, 13th September, 2012
250,000 jobs coming from Livestock Production
About 250,000 jobs are expected to be created from the livestock agricultural development value chain, the Federal Government has said.
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Bukar Tijani disclosed this yesterday at the maiden Joint Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) in Abuja.
Published in National Mirror Newspaper on Thursday, 13th September, 2012
Give the Poor Access to Justice, Nigeria others urged
Nigeria and other Member States of the United Nations (UN) have been urged to commit themselves to improve access to justice for the poor, as a crucial human right that is the key to combat poverty.
The call was made by a UN independent expert Special Reporter on extreme poverty, Ms. Magdalena Sepulveda, who said “The rule of law is meaningless for people living in poverty without effective access to justice, which is a human right in itself, and essential for tackling poverty”.
Published in This Day Newspaper on Thursday, 13th September, 2012
Hold Public Officials Accountable on Resources, Citizens Urged
Nigerians across all sectors and spheres of the society have been enjoined to hold public officials accountable for the resources entrusted in their hands, in a bid to ensure fiscal responsibility and spur good governance in the country.
Published in This Day Newspaper on Thursday, 13th September, 2012
Bill Gates foundation commits $400m to projects in Nigeria
The Federal Government yesterday sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to strengthen the participation of the non-governmental organisation and other development actors in an effort to reduce poverty and improve agriculture in Nigeria.
This is even as the foundation’s funding commitment to various development projects in the country, either directly through partners or organisations like WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International and World Bank, has increased to over $400 million.
Published in National Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 14th September, 2012
FG boost technical education with N15bn facilities
Minister of Education Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’I yesterday revealed that the Federal Government had equipped tertiary institutions with necessary tools and facilities to improve technical and vocational education.
The facilities, according to the minister, worth N15bn. They are being installed in the various institutions and would soon be commissioned.
Published in National Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 14th September, 2012
Imoke wants free zone status for Calabar port
Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has called on the Federal Government to grant Calabar Port a Free Zone Status.
The governor also solicited the assistance of the Ministry of Transport on the request of the businessmen using the Calabar Port for the granting of special concessions on port charges.
Published in Business Day Newspaper on Friday, 14th September, 2012
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