Health: No Ebola Virus Outbreak in
Nigeria, Says Health Minister
The Federal Government yesterday dispelled fear about the Ebola Virus,
saying there is no outbreak of the infection in Nigeria.
Published in Punch Newspaper on
Sunday, 30th March 2014
Infrastructure: World Bank Votes
N1.9b for Erosion Control
The World Bank through the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management
Project (NEWMAP) will spend N1.9 billion to control three gully erosion sites
in Imo State.
Published in Punch Newspaper on
Sunday, 30th March 2014
MDGs: Nigeria will not meet MDGs by
2015
Year 2015 is around the corner and its clear that Nigeria and may other
countried will not meet the targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
by 2015, says United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Mr. Daouda Toure.
Published in Punch Newspaper on
Sunday, 30th March 2014
Health: 38% Nigerian women undergo
genital mutilation – Report
About 38 out of every 100 Nigerian women, between the ages of 45 and 49,
have undergone genital mutilation, the Population Reference Bureau has said.
Published in Punch Newspaper on
Sunday, 30th March 2014
Empowerment: BATN Empowers Over 180
Farmers in Oyo
The British America Tobacco Nigeria empowered over 180 tobacco farmers in
Oyo State with farm implements, motor-cycles and overhead storage tanks to
boost their productivity.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper
on Sunday, 30th March 2014
ICT: Government moves to bridge
gender divide in ICT
The Nigerian Government has taken a major step
towards bridging the wide gender gulf by launching the 1000 Girls for ICT
Training Programme in partnership with Chinese telecoms vendor and
original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Huawei.
Published in The Guardian
Newspaper on Sunday, 30th March 2014
Infrastructure: FG partners Japanese
agency to develop National water resources master plan
The Nigerian Government has officially received the
revised edition of the Integrated National Water Resources Master Plan document
which was originally developed through partnership with the Federal Ministry of
Water Resources from the Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA).
Published in The Guardian
Newspaper on Sunday, 30th March 2014
Philanthropy: Innovation Earns Lagos
School E-Classroom, Tablets
The Lagos State Government has donated e-classroom and tablet
computers to Ayedere/Ajibola Junior Secondary School in recognition of its
outstanding performance at last year's 'Power Kids' Energy competition.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 31st March 2014
Philanthropy: Firm donates
e-classroom to Lagos School
The smiles on the faces of students of Ayodere Ajibora Junior
High School, Ketu in Lagos were broader than normal. Something was happening
and the students could not hide their excitement,
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 31st March 2014
Sustainable
Banking: CBN, IFC Harp on Sustainable Banking
As
part of its efforts to promote sustainable banking in the country, the
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and
the World Bank Group and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have concluded plans
to organise a forum on the initiative.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 31st March 2014
Infrastructure: AfDB to consider
$200m Rivers Water Project this month
The
African Development Bank (AfDB) board of directors will meet on March 26, 2014
to consider a possible approval of $200 million financing for Rivers State
water project.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 31st March 2014
Agriculture: Rice Production gets
6,000ha Boost
Rice
farming in Nigeria is set to receive a major boost, following the completion of
arrangements by Olam Nigeria Limited to cultivate 6,000 hectares of low land
rice.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 31st March 2014
Inauguration: FG inaugurates ICT
clubs for girls
In a bid to bridge the gender gap in Information and
Communication Technology, the Federal Government has inaugurated 12 ICT clubs
strictly for girls across the six geopolitical zones.
Published in DailySun
Newspaper on Tuesday, 1st April 2014
Insecurity: Terrorism in Africa
worries IPU secretary
The outgoing Secretary – General of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union, Mr. Anders Johnson, on Monday, lamented the growing cases of terrorism
across the globe.
Published in Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 1st April 2014
United
Cement Company of Nigeria Limited (UNICEM), the country’s third largest cement
manufacturer, has kicked off investment to develop a 2.5 million metric tons
cement line, as it aims to double its existing 5 million tons capacity by 2016.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 1st
April 2014
Industry Pulse: Zenith Bank names Olisamedua new CEO
Zenith Bank,
Nigeria, has named long-serving Peter Olisamedua Amangbo as new Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) after its current head, Mr Godwin Emefiele, was confirmed as the
next governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Published
in Nigerian Tribune Newspaper on Tuesday, 1st
April 2014
Agriculture: FG to distribute 79,000mt of seeds to farmers this season
The Federal Government has unfolded plans to
distribute 79,000 tonnes of seeds made up of 45,000 tonnes of rice seeds and
47,000 tonnes of maize seeds to farmers during the 2014 farming season.
Published
in Nigerian Tribune Newspaper on Tuesday, 1st
April 2014
Philanthropy: WAAP donates to agric faculty
The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme
(WAAP – Nigeria) has donated a brand new Toyota Hilux van to the Faculty of Agriculture.
Published
in Nigerian Tribune Newspaper on Tuesday, 1st
April 2014
Health: Kaduna to
partner UNICEF on fight against HIV
Kaduna
State Government is set to partner the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) on
the fight against HIV, especially in enhancing prevention of mother to child
transmission care.
Published
in Nigerian Tribune Newspaper on Tuesday, 1st
April 2014
Climate Change: Climate Change is here, now. Will the world act?
There’s a new tone in the latest report on climate
change from the United Nations’ expert organisation on the subject. The
Intergovernmenatal Panel on climate change doesn’t just forecast the usual
sweeping changes that are likely to occur as the planet warns.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 2nd April 2014
Investment: Chevron’s investments in Africa worth over $37b in 10 years
The Managing Director, Chevron Nigeria Limited,
Andrew Fawthrop, has said the firm’s investments in Africa in the last 10 years
are worth over $37 billion.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 2nd April 2014
Industry Pulse:
ISPON gets new head, tasks govt on software growth
After four successful years of two terms as the President of the institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, Chris Uwaje, on Monday, in Lagos, passed the leadership baron to the new head of the insutitute, Pius Okigbo Fr.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 2nd April 2014
Philanthropy: Tompolo Foundation
renders free medical services to Gbaramatu indigenes
Secretary of Tompolo Foundation, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, has
called on indigenes of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government
Area, Delta State, to avail themselves of the Federal Government’s free medical
services rendered by the foundation.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Thursday, 3rd April 2014
Philanthropy: Lantern donates books
to community library
Publishers of Lantern Books has equipped Ijebu Imusin
community e-library with educative books to boost learning and reading culture
in the state.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 3rd April 2014
Investment: Chinese businessmen to invest $300 billion in Nigeria
Over twenty investors from the Republic of China who are on a
business tour in the country have indicated their readiness to invest about
$300 billion to boost Nigeria’s economy.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 3rd April 2014
Education: Global Finance school launches free e-learning library
In
the spirit of free information and self improvement for everyone, Global
Finance School, an innovator in financial and managerial e-learning, has
announced that it offers free access to its online library of bestselling
e-books.
An
enormous source of knowledge derived from 30 years of experience in publishing
educational literature in finance is now available online, the school said.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 3rd April 2014
Industry Pulse: FG appoints new Group Executive Directors for NNPC
Nigeria’s
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new Group Executive Directors to fill
critical vacancies currently exist in the Corporation in the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 3rd April 2014
Health: BACATMA targets 3m for free HIV/AIDS Testing
About three million people are
being targeted for free HIV/AIDS testing and counselling in Bauchi State. Executive
Secretary, Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis,
Leprosy and Malaria, BACATMA, Dr. Abdulaziz Manga, made this known, yesterday,
at a forum organised by the Senator A.D Rufai Foundation in Bauchi, the state
capital.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 3rd April 2014
International Trade: EU confirms 6.5b new support for trade in West Africa
The European Union (EU) has
announced a new support of about €6.5 billion for the Economic Partnership
Agreement Development Programme (PAPED) for West Africa for 2014- 2020.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 3rd April 2014
Agriculture: Farmers to generate
N42bn from wheat production yearly – FG
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has projected that Nigerian farmers will generate N42bn
from wheat production yearly if ongoing efforts to fully explore the crop’s
potentials are consolidated.
Published in National Mirror
Newspaper on Friday, 4th April 2014
Opportunities: ITF seeks expansion
opportunities for technical, vocational skills acquisition
Prof. Longmas Wapmuk, the Director-General,
Industrial Training Fund (ITF) on Wednesday said ITF was pursuing expansion
opportunities for technical and vocational skills acquisition in Nigeria.
Published in National
Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 4th April 2014
Partnership: Sterling Bank partners
Lagos Eko Project in VTS
Lagos Eko Project Volunteer Teachers Scheme
(VTS) initiated by the Lagos State government received a major boost at the
weekend as Sterling Bank announced its partnership with the state government in
line with its “One Sterling Education” initiative, aimed at improving the
standard of education in the state.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 4th April 2014
Education: FG inaugurates institute for entrepreneurial
skill development
The Federal Government in
collaboration with the World Bank on Thursday inaugurated the Global Distance
Learning Institute for the development of entrepreneurial capacity of Nigerian
students.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 4th April 2014
Philanthropy: WAMCO donates Milk to
over Two Million Pupils
WAMCO Nigeria Plc, makers of Peak, Three Crowns
and Friso, has given out free school milk to over two million pupils in public
primary schools in four states of the federation.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 4th April 2014
Education: FG Launches Global Distance
Learning Institute
The World Bank has supported
Nigeria’s Global Distance Learning Institute (GDLI) with $20 million. Speaking
at the inauguration of the institute in Abuja yesterday, the Co-ordinating
Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said
the former President of the World Bank in 2005 had a dream to connect the world
through knowledge-sharing.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 4th April 2014
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