Health:
Nigeria Accounts for 13% of Global Maternal Mortality Rates
Nigeria accounts for about 13
percent of the global maternal death rates with an estimated 36,000 women dying
in pregnancy or at child birth each year. At least 5500 of these deaths are among
teenage mothers.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Sunday, 20thJuly 2014
Infrastructure:
UNEP hands over Diplomatic Notification for Establishment of Marine Pollution
Centre to FG
All is now set for the
establishment of the African Regional Coordination Centre for Marine Pollution
in Nigeria, with the handing over of diplomatic notification to the Federal
Government.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Sunday, 20thJuly 2014
Philanthropy:
Foundation donates Relief Materials to Bauchi Bomb Blast Victims
A Non-Governmental Organisation
known as the Almuhibba Foundation has donated relief materials worth N300,000
to hospitalised victims of the Bauchi bomb blast. The materials donated include
beverages, toiletries, bottle water amongst other others.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Sunday, 20thJuly 2014
Environment:
Erosion Control – Kogi seeks FG’s Support
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State
has solicited the support of the Federal Government towards controlling the
erosion and other environmental devastations affecting some areas in the state.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Sunday, 20thJuly 2014
Fund: N100bn
TETFund unaccessed by tertiary institutions – BoT Chairman
Federal and state tertiary institutions have been urged
to come up with proper documentation to access the over N100 billion Tertiary
Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, lying fallow.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 21st July 2014
Health:
FG approves &82m loan to fight Polio
Federal and state tertiary
institutions have been urged to come up with proper documentation to access the
over N100 billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, lying fallow.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 21st July 2014
Stakeholders
commend Reps over tobacco control bill
Federal and state tertiary
institutions have been urged to come up with proper documentation to access the
over N100 billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, lying fallow.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 21st July 2014
Empowerment: Cross
River empowers 13,000 Youths through MSMEs
The
Central Bank of Nigeria has granted one year waiver on withdrawal charges for
both individual and corporate accounts in 30 out of the country’s 36 states,
following the take-off of cashless policy.
Published
in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 22nd July 2014
Grants: UI
Foundation grants funds to 7 Research Groups
Seven
research groups at the University of Ibadan have been offered at least N10
million by the Research Foundation Collaborative Grants.
Published
in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 22nd July 2014
Environment:
Atlantic Ocean threatens Bayelsa Town
The ancient coastal settlement of
Koluama clan in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State is at
the mercy of the ocean, as the sea has washed away all the buffer land
protecting the communities.
Published
in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 22nd July 2014
Industry
Pulse: Alegeh emerges NBA President
The
Nigerian Bar Association yesterday elected Mr. Augustine Alegeh (SAN) as its
President having polled a simple majority of the votes cast.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 23rd
July 2014
Environment:
Calabar residents seek NDDC intervention as Flood threatens Houses
Over
30 houses in Calabar may be washed away following incessant flooding in the
area, resulting from heavy downpour and poor drainage.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 23rd
July 2014
World
produces 1.8 billion youths, UN decries neglect
The
world has produced the greatest number of youths in history, hitting 1.8
billion marks with most of them lacking access to basic needs of life.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 23rd
July 2014
EU
gives 750m for Africa’s peace, security
The European Union (EU) has said
it adopted an action programme that will provide €750 million to support peace
and security in Africa.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 23rd
July 2014
ICT: Apple, IBM
partner on mobile devices for business
IN
a “landmark” partnership to win over business customers, Apple and IBM have
offered iPhones and iPads that are specially tailored to the corporate world.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 23rd July 2014
Financing: Women
Entrepreneurs to Get 60% of Fund
In
line with women empowerment and entrepreneurship, the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) has earmarked 60 percent (N132 billion) of its N220 billion Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) to women entrepreneurs in the
country.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 23rd July 2014
Currency: Single Currency for ECOWAS not feasible yet
The Central Bank Governor, Mr.
Godwin Emefiele, said the launch of single currency for the West African
Monetary Zone, WAMZ, by January 2015 might not be feasible.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 24th July 2014
Environment: Shell laments rising third party related Oil Spills in
Bayelsa
Shell Petroleum Development Company has expressed
concern over what it called the increasing trend of oil spills reportedly
caused by third party activities in the Okordia and Ikarama axis of Bayelsa
State.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 24th July 2014
Infrastructure: FEC Approves N1.3b for design of new Rail lines
The Federal Executive Council
(FEC) yesterday approved N1.3 billion consultancy service contracts for the
design of six standard gauge rail lines across the country
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 24th July 2014
Empowerment: NDDC empowers widows, orphanages in Delta
Forty widows in Delta State have
received N50,000 each from the Niger Delta Development Commission under the
commission’s Education.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 24th July 2014
Industry Pulse: Emefiele emerges new Chairman of ECOWAS Central Bank
Govs
The Governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele has been elected chairman of Committee of
Central Bank Governors of the ECOWAS sub-region.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 24th July 2014
Empowerment: FG empowers women with ICT Skills
Minister of Communication Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson
stated this at an interactive session with young women undergoing training at
the Ministry’s 1000 Girls ICT Training Program in Abuja.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 24th July 2014
Infrastructure:
Lagos
Set to Get World’s Tallest Residential Sprayed Concrete Tower
In the heart of
Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria will soon stand an 18 Storey residential tower
with seven 3-bedroom, thirteen four bedroom and two duplex penthouse
apartments.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Friday, 25th July 2014
Foreign Exchange: Nigeria’s
foreign exchange reserves increase by $1bn
Nigeria’s
foreign reserves increased by $1.009 billion in 18 days from July 18, bringing
the total reserve to $38.49 billion, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said in a
report on Tuesday. This represents an increase of 2.69 per cent, when reserves
level stood at $37.48 billion on June 30.
Published in Daily Independent
Newspaper on Friday, 25th July 2014
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