Partnership:
Keystone Bank partners FRSC on Drivers’ Visual Acuity Campaign
Keystone
Bank Limited has gone into collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps
(FRSC) and the Eye Foundation to support the transport sector.
The
initiative is geared towards helping to improve road safety and save lives.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Sunday, 1st December, 2013
Fact: 1.3m people
die from road accidents annually
Mr Albanus Nwachukwu, the
Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Cross River State,
on Friday, said no fewer than 1.3 million people die annually in the world
through road crashes.
Nwachukwu made the disclosure
in Calabar at the 2013 United Nations Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Crashes
victims with the theme ``Let’s Have Roads That Are Safe For All.’’
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Sunday, 1st December, 2013
Fact: 700,000
people live with HIV/AIDS in Benue
At least 700,000
adults out of the 4.3 million population of people in Benue State are still
living with HIV/AIDS, Weekly Trust learnt yesterday.
Of the number which
excluded children, only 50,000 persons living positively with the virus are
registered with the Benue Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Sunday, 1st December, 2013
Environment: NEMA
begins Campaign to Prevent Road Crashes
As part of efforts to stem the tide of road crashes during
the ‘ember’ months, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in
collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had a recent two-day
exercise on mass casualty handling of road accidents.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 2nd December, 2013
Empowerment:
Bayelsa sponsors another 250 youths on Vocational Training
As part of the efforts of the government to fight against
youth restiveness, about 250 youths in Bayelsa State
will undergo a vocational training in cinematography, photography,
automobile technology, fashion designing and ICT at the Amachree Royal
Academy in Benin Republic.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 2nd December, 2013
Agriculture: FG to
pump N10bn into Cassava Bread Programme
The
Federal Government says it will invest about N10 billion to strengthen various
organs that will scale up the supply of cassava flour.
The
Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this to the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) in Addis Ababa on Sunday.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 2nd December, 2013
Labour: 118,912
Beneficiaries recorded under CSWYE Project
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu,
has revealed that beneficiaries of the Community Services Women and Youths
Employment Project (CSWYE) of SURE-P, have recorded 160,548,400 man hours
output by the 118, 912 beneficiaries in the 36 states of the federation,
including the Federal Capital Territory.
Published in Punch Newspaper
on Monday, 2nd December, 2013
Agriculture: WACOT moves to Boost
Rice Production in Kano
The West African Cotton Company Limited (WACOT), in a bid to
complement the federal government’s effort to improve rice production in the
country, has organised a Farmers’ Field Day in Chiromawa, Kano State.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 2nd December, 2013
Appointment:
AshakaCem appoints new MD/CEO
The board of Ashaka Cement Plc ( ASHAKACEM )
has announed the resignation of its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,
Mr. Neeraj Akhoury, and the appointment of Mr. Leonard Palka as the new Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer with effect from October 14, 2013.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 2nd December, 2013
Investment: Palm
Oil N100bn Investment to create 50,000 jobs
PZ Wilmar Ltd has disclosed that its N100 billion investment
in Nigeria’s palm oil industry will generate over 50,000 jobs in the economy.
Published in Punch
Newspaper on Monday, 2nd December, 2013
Health: HIV/AIDS remains serious
challenge - NACA
The Director-General of National Agency for the Control of
AIDS, Prof. John Idoko, on Monday in Abuja declared that the HIV/AIDS pandemic
had defied all kinds of scientific solutions.
Published in Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 3rd December, 2013
Agriculture: Rice Scarcity imminent
as Importation drops
The price of rice is rising steadily ahead of the festive
season. Investigations by our correspondent on Monday showed that the rise was
between 31 per cent and 36 per cent.
Published in Punch Newspaper
on Tuesday, 3rd December, 2013
Corporate Governance: Nestle MD
advocates strong governance for Organisational Growth
The
Managing Director, Nestlé Nigeria Plc, Mr. Dharnesh Gordhon, has stressed the
importance of strong and effective governance for the growth and success of
companies.
Gordhon
said this in Lagos on Monday when he led members of the company’s management on
a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Published in Punch Newspaper
on Tuesday, 3rd December, 2013
Sustainable Development: Government
seeks partnership on industrial growth
To aid industrialization in Nigeria and the rest of Africa, the Permanent
Secretary in the The Federal Ministry of
Trade and Investment, Dauda Kigbu has called on stakeholders to deepen
partnerships an collaborate with the Ministry and other stakeholders to such end.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013
Agriculture: SON
seeks collaboration with other regulators to boost non – oil export
The
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has concluded plans to collaborate with
other regulatory agencies to raise the standards of export produce.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013
Investment: Oando Energy invests
$450m on Local Content Development
Oando Energy Services Limited (OESL), an indigenous
provider of energy services to exploration and production companies in Nigeria,
has since 2004 invested $450 million in the development of local content
capacity.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 4th
December, 2013
Investment: Africa needs $300b
investment to meet energy target, says GE boss
General Electric (GE) Africa has promised to
continue to open doors for private energy companies in the continent to boost
power generation, as it estimated that Africa would require about $300 billion
investment to meet its energy target. Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 4th
December, 2013
Infrastructure: Lagos needs $50b to
fix infrastructure, says Fashola
The Infrastructure need of Lagos State for the next decade is estimated
at $5 billion yearly, Governor Babatunde Fashola has said.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013
Infrastructure: Osun spends N2bn on
waterways expansion
Osun State Government has in the last three years spent about N2 billion
to expand water ways in the state to prevent the personal flooding ravaging the
state.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013
Philanthropy: Foundation boosts
hospitals, orphanages in Delta with beddings
African Child Foundation has donated hospital
beddings to selected hospitals and orphanage homes in Delta State as part of
its activities to mark the end of the year.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013
Education: Microsoft to provide 450
schools with ICT Education
Microsoft Nigeria and the Anambra state government
have signed an agreement to provide the state's schools with ICT education.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013
Labour: NITDA targets 100,000 jobs
via outsourcing
As part of initiatives to fulfil it mandate, the
National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA says over 100,000
jobs will be created in the country annually through Information Technology, IT
outsourcing sector.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013
Investment:
Nigeria to Boost Power in 3 States with $100m Investment
Nigeria
on Wednesday approved a loan of N15.7 billion (about $100 million) from the
Indian Import Export Bank to boost power supply in three of its 36 states.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 5th December, 2013
Sustainable Development: Nigeria Becomes
Africa’s Biggest Cement Maker
Nigeria
has overtaken South Africa as the biggest cement manufacturer in sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA), as a result of growing demand and favourable government
regulations in Africa’s second largest economy, according to a Renaissance
Capital research.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 5th December, 2013
Economy: Cross
River Economy worth N1.28tr in 2011
The National Planning
Commission has disclosed that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Cross River
State in 2011 stood at N1.28 trillion.
Published in Daily Independent
Newspaper on Thursday, 5th December, 2013
Environment:
Uduaghan wants regulatory agencies to sanction oil firms
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has lauded the recent
report by Amnesty International which further traced the persistent wide spread
oil spill in the Niger Delta region to the activities of the International Oil
Companies.
Published in Daily Independent
Newspaper on Thursday, 5th December, 2013
Philanthropy:
Foundation screens, treats 3,086 babies free
The ANU Dosekun Healthcare Foundation, a Non-government
Organisation (NGO) based in Lagos has given free jaundice screening to 2,975
babies and treated 111 babies since 2011.
Published in Daily Independent
Newspaper on Thursday, 5th December, 2013
Energy:
N50b for Electricity Firms to boost Power
Owners of
the Electricity Generation Companies (GENCOs) are to get a N50 billion prop
from the Federal Government which is desperate to expand electricity
generation.
Published in National Mirror
Newspaper on Friday, 6th December, 2013
Labour:
Settlement of Labour Liabilities Gulps N609.4 Billion
The
Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr Benjamin Dikki, has
revealed that the federal government has spent about N609, 398,074,485.63 in
settlement of labour liabilities in privatised public enterprises between 2000
and 2013.
Published in National
Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 6th December, 2013
Health: Lagos to
screen 100,000 for Cancer, Hypertension, Diabetes
Lagos State Government yesterday said it would screen
100,000 residents for diabetes, hypertension, cancer and other Non-Communicable
Diseases, NCDs, in all the 57 Local Governments, LGs, and Local Council
Development Areas, LCDAs, in the state.
Published in National
Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 6th December, 2013
Agriculture:
Federal Government of Nigeria sets to Eradicate Importation of Rice
There is a strong indication that
the Federal Government may soon place total ban on importation of rice, fish
and other food items into the country.
Giving the hint in Lagos, the Senior
Technical Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Dr Niyi
Odunlami, said that government was desirous of stopping the importation of
rice, fish, wheat and tomatoes.
Published in National
Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 6th December, 2013
