CashFlow:
Investment Inflows to Nigeria Decline 42% to $2.86bn
Apparently
worried by the outcome of the 2015 election foreign investors are beginning to
scale down their level of investment in Nigeria as witnessed by marked slowdown
in investment inflows in its first quarter of the year.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 18th August 2014
Empowerment: Oando
to train 1,000 Mechanics
Oando
Marketing Plc is preparing to train 1,000 mechanics across the country on how
to repair vehicles. The training is among its empower programmes to sustain its
brand.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 18th August 2014
Award: Procter
& Gamble receives African Business Leadership Awards
The
African Business Leadership Magazine has recognised Procter and Gamble’s
commitment to economic and social investments throughout sub-Saharan Africa,
with the Africa Business Leadership AwardQQQ1
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 18th August 2014
Philanthropy: Weco Systems donates computers to secondary schools
Weco Systems International has donated computers to
selected schools in Lagos and Anambra State.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 19th August 2014
Investment: Etisalat laments poor Returns on Investments
Etisalat Nigeria has said about its $300m investments in
network expansion and upgrade this year has not yielded any profit.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 19th August 2014
Power: NERC defends position as Power Sector Regulator
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday
defended its position as the only authorised regulator of the power industry.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 19th August 2014
Infrastructure: FG seeks $1bn loan for Irrigation, Water Supply
The Federal Government said it would seek about $1bn from
its development partners to improve Water Supply and Irrigation Services in
Nigeria.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 19th August 2014
Health:
AfDB approves $60m in response to Ebola Outbreak
African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved additional $60
million for grant investment for immediate implementation to help strengthen
West Africa’s health systems in response to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
crisis.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 20th August 2014
Infrastructure:
Lagos assures residents on potable Water Supply by 2020
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has assured
residents of the government’s commitment in meeting the demand of portable
water supply by 2020.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 20th August 2014
Power:
World Bank commits $5b to Power Sector in Nigeria, others
The
World Bank Group has committed $5 billion in new technical and financial
support for energy projects in six African countries.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 20th August 2014
Health: Survey reveals Nigerians distrust Local Hospitals
A combination of wide spread fear
of the disease, limited availability of the right public health education, on –
going doctors’ strike and subsequent sack or resident doctors in public sector
hospitals have shaken Nigerians’ faith in the capability of local hospitals to
manage the Ebola Virus Disease.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 20th August 2014
Financial Inclusion: Keystone Bank takes Financial Inclusion to
Children
In line with the Central Bank of
Nigeria financial inclusion policy, Keystone Bank Limited at the weekend took
the message to children, teaching them the benefit of having a saving culture.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 20th August 2014
Philanthropy:
Techno Oil boost Gas Utilization, donates Cylinders
Techno
Oil has intensified its efforts to promoting utilization of Liquefied Petroleum
Gas in the country, through the distribution of gas and cylinders to encourage
customers.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 20th August 2014
Philanthropy: Ogba Rotary donates Mosquito nets to Community
The Rotary Club of Ogba, District 9110 Nigeria, has donated
insecticide-treated mosquito nets to the Aguda community in Ogba, Lagos.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 20th August 2014
Health: Gbagada
Rotary equips school, health centre, others
It was donations galore during the recent
visitation of the District Governor, Rotary International, District 9110
comprising Lagos and Ogun States, Dr. Dele Balogun to Rotary Club of Gbagada
(South) as the club went visiting some sections of the community.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper
on Thursday, 21st August 2014
Infrastructure:
NEPAD prescribes $368 billion projects for Nigeria, others
Driving real sector growth that would
engender economic development would demand Nigeria and other African countries
addressing infrastructural gaps, especially in terms of quality and access, the
New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has said.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper
on Thursday, 21st August 2014
Empowerment:
MultiChoice inspires Undergraduates on hardwork
The General Manager, Mr Martin Mabutho gave this charge
to 20 final-year female students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) during the
Take-a-Girl-Child-to-Work initiative done yearly in partnership with the South
African High Commission and the University of Lagos.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Thursday, 21st August 2014
Education: Nigeria Records Mass
Exam Failure
Professor
Oyesoji Aremu, Deputy Director, Academics, Distance Learning Centre, University
of Ibadan, has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency
in the education sector without further delay.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 22nd August 2014
Research: UK, Wellcome
offer $10m for Emergency Research
An emergency research call has been
launched to help fight the world's worst Ebola outbreak in West Africa, with
the British government and the Wellcome Trust medical charity pledging a
combined £6.5m ($10.8m).
Published in National
Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 22nd August 2014
Industry Pulse: FG
appoints new Director General for NACETEM
President
Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Prof. Okechukwu Ukwuoma as
the new Director General of the National Centre for Technology Management
,NACETEM.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 22nd August 2014
Education: FG
targets 1.8million household on schools Agric Programme
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Schools Agriculture
Programme, Dr Baraka Sani has disclosed that a total of 1,776,000 household
members is expected to be impacted by the Federal Government through the
Presidential initiative on Schools Agriculture Programme.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on
Friday, 22nd August 2014
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