Investment: New
Fund launched to fuel impact investing in Africa
The Rockefeller Foundation and The Tony Elumelu
Foundatiion have announced the launch of the Impact Economy Innovations Fund
(IEIF) at the Impact Investing in Africa: Accelerating the Industry Regionally
Forum.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 15th April, 2013
Empowerment: NECA’s
women network trains teenagers on entrepreneurship
Women’s
network under the Nigeria’s Employers Consultative Association (NECA) mid- week
held its first entrepreneurship training programme for teenagers in Lagos.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 15th April, 2013
Climate Change:
Climate Change to Worsen Hunger in
Nigeria, Others
West
African Policy makers should prepare for future challenges from climate change
as they address the pressing needs of bread – based economic growth and tackle
hunger issues, the International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI) has said.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper
on Monday, 15th April, 2013
Inauguration: FG Inaugurates
Task Force on Review of Investment Policies
The
Federal Government has taken another major step towards improving Nigeria’s
investment climate, with the inauguration of a task force to review the
country’s investment policies.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper
on Monday, 15th April, 2013
Empowerment: NGO to
support women with N20bn
A
Non-Governmental Organization, the New Nation, has earmarked N20bn to reduce
poverty among women in the country.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 16th April, 2013
Health: Rollback
malaria scheme may fail
Unless
extensive research into the development of new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics
in the treatment of malaria are vigorously pursued, efforts being made to
tackle the scourge globally through the ‘Rollback Malaria’ programme would be
hindered as a result of the increasing resistance of malaria parasite to the
few available anti-malaria drugs.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 16th April, 2013
Environment:
Downpour ravages buildings in Delta
Scores of residents in various parts of Delta
State were yesterday devastated, following a downpour that ravaged many
buildings and market places.
Published in DailySun Newspaper
on Tuesday, 16th April, 2013
Philanthropy:
Dangote Foundation donates $.5m to UNICEF to fight measles
The
Dangote Foundation has donated $500,000 (about N79.15 million) through the
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support the government’s response to
recent measles outbreak across Nigeria
Published in The Nation
Newspaper on Wednesday, 17th April, 2013
Energy:
Federal Government of Nigeria to Earn N413 Billion From Sale of Power Assets in
2013
The
Federal Government is to earn over N413.4 billion ($2.6 billion) from the sale
of power assets in the 2013 fiscal year.
Published in Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 18th April,
2013
Infrastructure:
Industrial Revolution On Course to Harness Steel Resources
In
its efforts to fast track the industrialisation of the country, the federal
government expressed readiness to unveil its Industrial Revolution Plan (IRP),
which is intended to develop the ecosystem and make the country self-sufficient
by harnessing the potentials of the steel sector as the hub of infrastructural
development.
Published in Daily Independent
Newspaper on Thursday, 18th April, 2013
Insecurity:
Again, Scores Killed in Renewed Attacks in Plateau, Nigeria
Scores
of persons have again been slain following renewed attacks unleashed on
Tsamiya-Mavo settlements near Kanana in Wase Local Government Area, Plateau
State.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 18th April, 2013
Business:
Nigeria External Reserves Still Above U.S. $48 Billion
The
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that Nigeria's external reserves stood
at 48.76 billion dollars (N75.57 trillion) as at April 16.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 18th April, 2013
Health: In Nigeria,
1.8 Million Nigerian Children Orphaned By HIV/Aids Related Death
Hajia
Salimot Lawal, the Kwara Ministry of Health Coordinator for HIV/AIDS, said on
Thursday that more than 1.8 million Nigerian children had been orphaned by HIV
and AIDS- related deaths.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 18th April, 2013
Health:
Nigeria Records 100 Fresh Cases of Lead Poisoning in Children in Zamfara
An
international organisation, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) has said that 100
children have again been affected by lead poisoning complications in Anka and
Bukkuyum LGAs in Zamfara in the last three months.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Friday, 19th April, 2013
Inauguration: FG
Inaugurates Task Force on Review of Investment Policies
The
Federal Government has taken another major step towards improving Nigeria’s
investment climate, with the inauguration of a task force to review the
country’s investment policies.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Friday, 19th April, 2013
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