Friday 16 August 2013

CSR News Summary Issue 61

Infrastructure: Bayelsa pilot water project to gulp N2.5bn

 

A pilot water project being embarked upon by Bayelsa State Government could cost up to N2.5 billion, the state commissioner for water resources, Dein Benadoumene, told newsmen on weekend
Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Philanthropy: Skye Bank Donates ICT Building to OAU

Skye Bank Plc has donated a well-equipped ultra modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) Centre valued at N600 million to the Obafemi Awolowo University.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Investment: Canada invests N500m on Research on Indigenous Vegetables in Nigeria

Osun State University, Osogbo, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two Canadian universities for carrying out research work on ‘Sustainable Production and Utilization of Under-utilised Nigerian vegetables to Enhance Rural Food Security’
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Education: Delta threatens to shut substandard private schools

The Delta State Government said it would close more private primary and secondary schools, which did not conform to approved standards.
Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Agriculture: CBN, World Bank extend N422bn agric loans to kano farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it extended loan facilities of about N213 million to banks for onward lending in farmers under its Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme in Kano State, last year.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Climate Change: Lagos plants 4.6m trees

In continuation of its efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change and global warming, Lagos State government said on Sunday that it has planted a total of 4.6 million trees across the state in the last six years.
Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Appointment: NMA President becomes Commonwealth Medical Association VP

The president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Osahon Enabuele, has been elected vice president of the Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA)
Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Investment: 50 investors indicate interest in Bayelsa

Ruth Murray-Bruce, director general of the Bayelsa State Investment Promotion Agency (BIPA), said on Sunday that no fewer than 50 investors had indicated interest to invest in the state.
Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Agriculture: Poultry Farmers in Abia demand second batch of CBN agricultural loan

Poultry farmers in Umuahia have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release funds for the second batch of the N1 billion agricultural loan to farmers.
Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Infrastructure: FG signs $500m Aviation Infrastructure loan with China

FG signs $500m aviation infrastructure loan agreement with China The Federal Government has signed a $500 million loan agreement with the Chinese government for the construction of four new international airport terminals in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Kano.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Education: Cross River ties promotion of school heads to computer literacy

To boost the ICT capacity of teachers, Cross River State government has declared that henceforth, promotion to the position of principals and head teachers would be based on computer literacy.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013

Philanthropy: Etisalat rewards 72 students for academic excellence

Faces beamed with smiles at the 2013 Etisalat Merit Awards, held recently at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The Innovative telecommunications company celebrated academic excellence in the northern part of the country by rewarding 72 university undergraduates through its education empowerment scheme.
Published in DailySun Newspaper on Tuesday, 13th August, 2013

… As Airtel empower Ediba Community with Classroom Blocks

As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Airtel Nigeria has empowered Ediba community with modern classroom blocks and school facilities.
Published in DailySun Newspaper on Tuesday, 13th August, 2013

Health: Malaria Deaths Dip by 33.4%

Malaria deaths in Africa have gone down by one-third in the last 13 years since the year 2000 when Africa’s leaders meeting in Abuja committed to slashing malaria deaths and cases.
Published in DailySun Newspaper on Tuesday, 13th August, 2013

Labour: FG unveils new jobs scheme Targets 350m in Kano

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, has flagged off the National Enterprise Development Plan (NEDEP), and formally inaugurated the Kano State council on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Sector, (MSMEs) in Kano.
Published in DailySun Newspaper on Tuesday, 13th August, 2013

Health: Niger immunises 2million kids

The Niger State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has immunised no fewer than two million children against polio during the just concluded round of immunisation Plus Days exercise (IPDs)
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013

Labour: 40 millions Nigerian jobless, says Kolade

About 40 million Nigerians translating to 23.9 per cent are unemployed, Chairan, Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) Dr. Christopher Kolade has said.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013

Health: ‘Danger of poor breast feeding’

Expectant and nursing mothers must breast-feed their babies and not husbands, the Head, Department of Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Prof Adebola Akinsulie, has advised.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013

Environment: China to spend $275b to fight air pollution

China will spend $275 billion over the next five years improving air quality – roughly the same as the gross domestic product (GDP) of Hong Kong and twice the size of the annual defence budget.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013

Education: Kwara to upgrade 120 schools

The Kwara State government has said it would upgrade 120 secondary schools to meet global standards of teaching, infrastructure and pupil – teacher ratio in the state.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013

Empowerment: Addressing skill gap through youth empowerment programme


Skill gap among the youth population in Nigeria has been adduced as one of the major challenges that could hinder the country’s development process.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013

Health: Lagos pledges continued free medical services

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, reiterated its commitment of the provision of free and qualitative healthcare service to the citizenry within the state.
Published in Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013

Agriculture: FG earmarks N10bn for Cassava Bread

The Federal Government yesterday disclosed that it earmarked a start-up fund of about N10 billion to enhance development in the cassava value chains through the Cassava Bread Development Fund (CBDF).
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013

Health: Nigeria Leads the World in Number of Children Contracting HIV

Health experts say government must do more to stop the trend. Nigeria has the highest number of children contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, in the world, the latest report by the United Nations has shown.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013

Health: Malaria Vaccine Can Prevent 300,000 Children's Deaths in Nigeria

According to a statement by the organisation made available to LEADERSHIP, about 300,000 annual malaria deaths, in the country, a lot of them children under five years of age, could be prevented when the vaccine hits the market.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013

Fashola rewards 128 schools with N256m

One hundred and twenty eight public secondary schools in Lagos State received N2 million each from Governor Babatunde Fashola as reward for outstanding performance in the Lagos Eko Secondary Education Report
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013

Agriculture: National Solution to Wheat Importation in Nigeria

The demand for wheat bread and other products of wheat are on the rise globally as experts continue to recommend them as low calorie foods that can substitute other high cholesterol foods, but its availability is usually curtailed by its demand which is low compared to the high calorie foods.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013

Education: The Federal Government of Nigeria Approves N8.7 Billion for Books, Library Materials

The federal government Wednesday approved the sum of N8.7 billion for the printing and distribution of primary one to six textbooks and library resources materials for primary schools and junior secondary schools across the country.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013

Sustainability: NSIA, IFC sign MoU on Nigeria’s infrastructure financing

The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Finance Corporation, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to develop, finance and implement infrastructure projects.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 16th August, 2013

Insecurity: Canada lends support to Nigeria’s Anti-Terrorism Campaign

“Canada stands with the people of Nigeria, and we support Nigeria in its efforts to combat terrorism,” the statement said.
Cooter described the attack on school children as barbaric, noting that it “demonstrates that the attackers have no moral reference points but are simply vicious thugs driven by a thirst for violence.”
Published in National Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 16th August, 2013

Partnership: Etisalat partners NYSC

Bearing in mind the high level of unemployment and youth restiveness in the country, Etisalat Nigeria has sealed a partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to enhance capacity of corps members through mentorship programmes towards entrepreneurship skills.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 16th August, 2013

Environment: Oil Majors Complain of Risky, Deteriorating Environment in Nigeria

 

The operating environment in Nigeria is deteriorating on a daily basis and poses a serious risk for companies in the oil and gas sector, according to, Royal Dutch Shell and Italy's Eni.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 16th August, 2013