CSR News Summary Issue 95

Health: Lagos set to end mother-to-child HIV transmission

The Lagos State Government is set for another round of campaign to accelerate the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and to reduce maternal deaths in the state.

Published in TheNiche Newspaper on Sunday, 26^th October 2014

Power: FG signs more deals to boost Power Supply

The Federal Government has signed Memoranda of Understanding, MoU, with three power firms – 3D Hitech System Ltd, SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corporation, and CGC Nigeria Ltd, with a view to boosting generation, distribution, and supply in Nigeria.

Published in TheNiche Newspaper on Sunday, 26^th October 2014

Forte Oil adopts global best practices on Health, Safety

Forte Oil has joined the British Safety Council (BSC) as part of its efforts to strengthen the company’s Health, Safety and Environ­mental (HSE) management systems through industry benchmarking and adoption of global best practices.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 27^th October 2014

Partnership: FirstBank partners LBS on International Sustainability Forum Tomorrow

FirstBank Sustainability Centre has again taken the business of sustainability further through its sponsorship of the International Sustainability conference scheduled for October 30, 2014 at the Honeywell Auditorium, Lagos Business School, Ajah, Lagos. The conference themed “Leading a Sustainable Business” is designed to stimulate sustainability principles as key components of business development and continuity.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 27^th October 2014

Sterling Bank raises hope on Sector – Wide Partnership

Sterling Bank Plc said it would continue to contribute to the growth of the nation’s economy by extending its partnership to all the economic sectors.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 27^th October 2014

Industry Pulse: Adetu steps down as Guinness Nigeria MD

The helmsman at brewery company, Guinness Nigeria Mr Seni Adetu leaves his office at the end of the month- October 2014.

Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 28^th October 2014

Health: EU seeks $1.27 billion in Ebola aid for West Africa

The European Union committed itself Monday to step up efforts toward getting 1 billion euros ($1.27 billion) in aid to fight Ebola in West Africa and rejected the idea of halting direct flights.

Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 28^th October 2014

Event: Women to hold maiden entrepreneurship forum in Lagos

To further promote entrepreneurship among women and youth in Nigeria, the Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW), a platform under the aegis of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), has concluded arrangement to hold its  maiden annual conference from Thursday,  October 30 to Friday, October 31, 2014  in Lagos.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday, 28^h October 2014

Power: Ministry, Nnaji make case for Chief Electrical Inspector for Power Sector

Former Minister of Power, Prof Barth Nnaji and top officials of the Ministry of Power Tuesday, made a strong case for a Chief Electrical Inspector for the power sector.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday, 28^th October 2014

NSE joins World Federation of Exchanges

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Tuesday, announced that it received a vote to become a full member of the World Federation of Exchanges.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday, 28^th October 2014

Power: FG flags off employee Training Scheme

Minister of Power Prof Chinedu Nebo has disclosed Federal Government’s plan to grow the Nigerian middle manpower on power sector by creating a National Power Sector Apprentice Scheme, NAPSAS for training of young Nigerians power sector.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 29^th October 2014

Health: 110 Women die daily of Pregnancy Complications

The United Nations Fund for Population Activitites, UNPF, has said that 110 Nigerian women die from pregnancy and childbirth related complications on a daily basis.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 29^th October 2014

Infrastructure: AFC secures N16bn Facility for Infrastructure Development in Nigeria, others

The Africa Finance Corporation, AFC, has secured a $100 million, about N16 billion, long term loan facility from the United States of America’s (USA) development finance institution, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and the global investment banking leader, J.P. Morgan to support infrastructural development in Nigeria and other countries in the African continent.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 30^th October 2014 

Infrastructure: 80% of Nigeria Pipeline Network has Collapsed

Respite seems not to be in sight for the chaotic traffic situation across the country, especially on roads to the country’s ports, as the Federal Government, yesterday, disclosed that 80 per cent of the country’s 5,120 kilometers pipeline network for petroleum product distribution have been vandalised.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 30^th October 2014 

Industry Pulse: NIMASA DG Gets Tenure Extension

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, 31^st October 2014

Nigeria Ranked 170^th in World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ Index

The World Bank has ranked Nigeria 170th among 189 countries in terms of the ease of doing business.

In a report released on Wednesday, Singapore emerged the best country in the world to do business, while Mauritius was the best in Africa with a ranking of 28.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 31^st October 2014