Health, Safety
Workshop Launched
A
two-day training workshop on health, safety and environment management was
conducted at the weekend. It was held at Enville House, Osho Street, Opebi,
Ikeja.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Sunday, 31st August 2014
Agribusiness:
Turning Nigeria Global Agribusiness Destination
Sooner than
later, Nigeria would return to, and surpass its former glory in which
agriculture was on the driving seat of generating most of the revenue it needed
for growth and development.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Sunday, 31st August 2014
The FCT Primary Health Care
Development Board says plans are underway to build toilets in strategic
locations in Abuja.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
on Sunday, 31st August 2014
Industry Pulse:
Standard Bank Group appoints Atedo Peterside Non – Executive Director
Standard
Bank Group Limited has appointed Atedo Nari Atowari Peterside as a
non-executive director to its board as well as that of Standard Bank of South
Africa Limited.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 1st September 2014
Industry Pulse:
Coscharis Group appoints Nwuke Deputy MD
Cosharis
Group has expanded its top management structure with the addition of a new
Deputy Group Managing Director, Okey Nwuke.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 1st September 2014
Industry Pulse:
FRSC appoints Uchegbu its spokesperson
The
Federal Road Safety Corps has appointed corps commander, Stella Uchegbu, as the
new corps Public Education Officer.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 1st September 2014
Energy: LASG, LCCI
target one million gas cylinders to Lagos homes in 2019
As
part of its strategies to encourage total switch from firewood and kerosene to Liquefied
Petroleum Gas as choice fuel for cooking in Lagos.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 1st September 2014
The
first Ebola‐related
sigh of relief may be coming from the shores of Nigeria as the country Centre
for Disease Control (NCDC) has indicated that the country may soon be able to
eradicate the disease given the magnitude of efforts invested in containment.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 2nd September 2014
Grant: Tony Elumelu
Awards Grant to Youth Driven Leadership Foundations
The
Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has awarded grants to foundations created by four
African prominent leaders. These foundations are focused on developing Africa’s
growth and prosperity through its youth.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 2nd September 2014
Education: Towards
reducing mass failure in WAEC, NECO
The
rate at which students do fail examinations nowadays is alarming as it calls
for all hands to be on deck to curb this dilemma.
For
quite some time now, there has been growing concern about mass failure in the
Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) conducted by West Africa
Examination Council (WAEC), the National Examination Council (NECO) and the
University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), among others in the
country.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 2nd September 2014
Power: Brazilian Firm to Build 700 Megawatt Plant in Nigeria
Nigeria
has reached an agreement with Brazilian firm, Benco Energy limited, for the
construction of a 700MW combined cycle power generating plant in Bayelsa state,
Southern Nigeria.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 3rd September 2014
Power: Nigeria’s Power Generation Hits
2-Year High, And Climbing
Nigeria’s
electricity generation is enjoying a steady climb reaching a year high of 4,044
megawatts (MW). Industry experts are even expecting higher numbers in the
coming months as on account of improved gas supply to generation stations and
the rise in the water level at the various hydro power stations typical of the
rainy season.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 3rd September 2014
Economy: Nigeria drops to 127 in global
competitive index
Nigeria dropped to 127 in the
2015 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) report of the World Economic Forum. According
to the report published on Thursday, of the 144 countries assessed, Nigeria
dropped from 120 in 2013 to 127 this year.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 3rd September 2014
Education: Lagos
reiterates commitment to take education to the next level
Lagos State Government has
reiterated its commitment to the development of education in the state and
taking the sector to the next level.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 4th September 2014
Event: WHO Health
Climate Conference begins in Geneva
The first ever-global conference
on health and climate opened on Wednesday at the World Health Organisation
(WHO) headquarters in Geneva.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 4th September 2014
Industrial Growth: Growth
in non-oil export hits $2.970bn - NEPC
The Nigerian Export Promotion
Council, NEPC, has disclosed that Nigeria realised $2.970 billion from non –
oil export in 2013 a 15.9 per cent increase over $2.561 in 2012.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 4th September 2014
International
Trade: Nigeria, UK trade to hit $20bn by 2020
There are indications that trade
between Nigeria and Britain has potential to hit 20 billion pounds by year 2020
if government remains proactive and encourage business to strive.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 4th September 2014
Calabar port
strategic to Nation’s Economy
Minister of Transport, Senator
Idris Umar, has said that the dredging of Calabar ports was part of Federal
Government efforts to boost economic activities of the South-South and
South-East geo-political zones of the country.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 4th September 2014
Infrastructure: FG
completes due Diligence on Lekki Port Project
The
Federal Government of Nigeria has completed due diligence on the Lekki port
project thereby raising hopes on the actualisation of the first ever
multibillion naira private/public partnership in that sector of the economy.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 5th September 2014
Philanthropy: Delta
Air Lines Sponsors Essay Competition
Delta Air Lines showed its support
for developing young talents by sponsoring the 5th National Travel
Essay Competition.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 5th September 2014
Infrastructure: Calabar
Port is Strategic to Nigeria’s Economy Says Umar
Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar has said
the dredging of Calabar Port is strategic to the Sustainable Development of the
Nigeria’s economy.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 5th September 2014
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