Friday 24 October 2014

CSR News Summary Issue 94

Health: Diamond Bank supports Health Sector

Diamond Bank has demonstrated its commitment to the total health and wellbeing of women in Nigeria by sponsoring medical surgeries for 15 young women suffering from Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) as it donates medical equipment to selected fistula centres across the country.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 20th October 2014

Philanthropy: SOS Village Nigeria commends Ecobank’s Support

The National Director, SOS Children’s Villages in Nigeria, Mr. Erhumwunse Eghosa, has commended Ecobank Nigeria’s continued support and commitment to the welfare of less privileged children in the SOS homes across Nigeria. 
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 20th October 2014

Power: Jonathan wants Mambila Power Plant contract signed

President Goodluck Jonathan has given a marching order to authorities in the power sector to conclude all necessary arrangements to sign the contract for the construction of the Mambila hydro-power plant in Taraba State.
Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 21st October 2014

Philanthropy: CoolWorld splashes N5.6m scholarships on 10 Students

In its desire to contribute to the development of education in Nigeria, Cool World, a subsidiary of PZ Cussons, in Lagos, gave five grant winners during the weekend N200,000 each.
Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 21st October 2014

Education: Gowon tasks Stakeholders on Falling Education Standard

Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has blamed illiteracy and lack of quality education for Boko Haram insurgency, which has led to several Nigerians being killed and maimed in the northern part of the country.
Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 21st October 2014

Industry Pulse: Berger Paints Appoints New Directors

Berger Paints Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to its board to replace those who recently retired. The new directors are Mr. Raj Mangtani, Adekunle Olowokande and Engr. Patrick Nnamdi Buruche.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014

 

Reporting: Experts canvass support for Sustainability Reporting

Experts on sustainability reporting at a workshop organised by Access Bank were unanimous in their call for concerted efforts towards entrenching the principles of the Nigerian Sustainability Banking Principles reporting in Nigeria
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014

Award: Stanbic IBTC wins three awards at Euromoney Awards

Stanbic IBTC’s leading role in the financial services industry and the real estate sector in particular has once again been affirmed at the Euromoney Real Estate Survey Awards 2014, where the bank won three awards.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014


Industry Pulse: UnityKapital appoints Olasogba acting MD

The Board of Directors of Unitykapital Assurance Plc has appointed Gbenga Olasogba as the acting Managing Director/Chief Executive of the insurance company. He was until this new appointment the Head of Finance and Accounts department in the oraganisation.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014

Lagos begins traffic impact analysis on Eko Atlantic City

Lagos State Government has commenced traffic impact study on the Eko Atlantic City project and has completed the public transport system designed for the Victoria Island axis of the state.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 23rd October 2014 

Taxation: NGOs must pay Tax

The Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Alhaji Kabiru Marshi, has clarified that contrary to widespread assumptions, NOAN-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are to some extent not exempted from tax obligation.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 23rd October 2014 

Environment: Flood submerges Benue community, residents flee

Floods occasioned by torrential rains have continued to wreak havoc in many more communities across the federation with devastating effects despite measures being taken by appropriate authorities following different warnings by experts and other related agencies
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 24th October 2014

Environment: Bayelsa Community threatens to resume hostilities with Chevron

Angry youths of Koluama in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have threatened to resume hostilities with Chevron over the company’s refusal to pay compensation for the devastating January 2012 rig explosion in the area.
The massive explosion, which resulted from equipment failure, sparked off a huge inferno which raged consistently for over 50 days, destroying aquatic lives.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 24th October 2014

ICT: BPE puts Nigeria’s telecoms sector Investment at N6.4tr

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has put the total investment in Nigeria’s telecommunications sector at $40 billion (N6.4 trillion).

The BPE’s Director-General, Benjamin Dikki, identified the deregulation of the telecommunications sector and the participation of private telecoms firmss like MTN, Glo, Airtel, Etisalat, Visafone as some of the country’s achievements in the last few years.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 24th October 2014

Empowerment: Tetfund trains 10,000 lectures in Nigeria

The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund), Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro has disclosed that funds intervention on academic and staff training and development in Africa is among the best in the world.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 24th October 2014




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Friday 3 October 2014

CSR News Summary Issue 93

ICT: Over 50% of global population to have internet access by 2017

Going by the surge of mobile broadband over smartphones and tablets globally, indications have emerged that in another three years, over 50 per cent of the world’s population will have Internet access.
Published in The Vanguard Newspaper on Sunday, 28th September 2014

 

Award: MDG wins best African Mobile App 2014

At the weekend, the World Summit Award (WSA), African Content Award Jury has selected Malaria Destroy Game, (MDG) project as the best African mobile solution in the mobile category of the World Summit Award. With development, MDG solution is one of the winners of the African content award 2014.
Published in The Vanguard Newspaper on Sunday, 28th September 2014

 

Education: 12m Nigerian girls out of School - Report

A United States based online newspaper, has said there are about 12 million Nigerian girls that are out of school, representing 20 per cent of girls out of school in the world.
Published in The Vanguard Newspaper on Sunday, 28th September 2014

 

Education: Borno Earmarks N71.4 Million to Educate 51 Chibok Girls

The Borno State government has completed plans of educating 51out of 57 escaped abducted Chibok girls at the total cost of N71.4 million per annum in two different secondary schools in the Kaduna-Jos-Zaria axis of the country, Governor Kashim Shettima has stated.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 29th September 2014

Agribusiness: BoI targets 1000 cottage industries with N5bn Fund

The Bank of Industry, BoI, has announced the take-off of a N5billion Cottage Agro Processing, CAP, Fund targeted at financing 1,000 cottage industries engaged in processing activities across the country.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 29th September 2014

Power: Jonathan wants Mambila Power Plant contract signed

President Goodluck Jonathan has given a marching order to authorities in the power sector to conclude all necessary arrangements to sign the contract for the construction of the Mambila hydro-power plant in Taraba State.
Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 30th September 2014

ICT: IT Firm to train 100 young entrepreneurs

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Oficer of Upperlink, an indigenous Information Technology firm, Mr. Segun Akano, says the company has put plans in place to train and mentor 100 savvy entrepreneurs nationwide.
Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 30th September 2014

Investment: Unilever’s E150m Investments in 3 years underline FMCG potential

Paul Polman, global CEO, Unilever, revealed that a total of investments worth €150 million were made in the country by his 91-year-old firm, formerly known as Lever Brothers.

According to him, this is a demonstration of the firm’s confidence in the country’s economic prospects and an indication that it would continue to contribute to the economy by creating jobs and wealth.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 1st October 2014


Revenue: Nigeria earns $40b from Oil Exports in Six Month

Nigeria has been estimated to have realised about $40 billion (N6.4 trillion) from crude oil exports in the first half of this year, according to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 1st October 2014

Agribusiness: Nigeria’s Oil Exports To Climb to 14-month High in November

Nigeria’s oil export in November will climb to a 14 month high of 1.91 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, says international news agency Reuters.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Thursday, 2nd October 2014

Aid: French aid agency to finance transport, energy projects in Nigeria
The Country Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD), a public development finance institution, Mr. Hubert Dognin, has said that his agency has approved €400 million as grant to finance transport and energy projects in Nigeria. 
Published in The Niche Newspaper on Thursday, 2nd October 2014

Award: UBA Sponsors ICT Contest for Students

The competition, held recently in Anaheim, California , United States of America (USA), involved participants from different countries who were tested on their proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 3rd October 2014

Economy: NSE ranks among top 10 globally

All Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has been ranked among the top 10 best performing indices in the world in 2013.
Outgoing President of the NSE, Aliko Dangote, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 2013 Annual General Meting (AGM) of the Exchange in Lagos.
Published in National Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 3rd October 2014