Philanthropy: Aisha Buhari Donates To
Elderly, Orphans In Kano
The Wife of President
Muhammadu Buhari, Haijiya Aisha Buhari has distributed essential commodities to
women groups, Torrey Home, VVF centre and Elderly Home in Kano, on the eve of
Sallah day.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Sunday July 19, 2015
Petroleum: PPMC To Sanction Marketers
For Diversion Of Petrol
The
Petroleum and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) may this week sanction major
marketers of petroleum products over allegations of sabotage and diversion of
products meant for Abuja, a situation that is causing fuel scarcity in the
nation’s capital.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Sunday July 19, 2015
Partnership: Channels TV/ Deutche
Welle Launch New Parnership
The Nigerian
media seems to have witnessed another breakthrough with the new marriage
between Nigeria’s channels television and Germany’s international broadcaster,
Deutsche Welle, (DW) over the weekend.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Sunday July 19, 2015
ICT: MTN Rolls Out HyNetLTE For
High-Speed Broadband In Lagos
Committed to
driving its bold new digital world vision through the delivery of business- enabling solutions and
technology, MTN Business has rolled out its enhanced broadband internet
service, MTN HyNetLTE, across Lagos.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Sunday July 19, 2015
Entrepreneurial Opportunity: Tony
Elumelu Foundation Bootcamp, 21 Lessons of a Great Entrepreneur
The 2015
Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme, TEEP, Bootcamp was a platform to
stimulate the thinking of youths in Africa towards entrepreneurship. Held in
covenant University, Otta, the forum attracted about 1,000 entrepreneurs.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Sunday July 19, 2015
Philanthropy: Imasuagbon donates N70m
worth items to winners of Essay competition
Former
Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State,
Barr Kenneth Imansuagbon, Yesterday donated 200 I-pads and cash gifts estimated
over N70 million, to winners of the 7th grand prize giving ceremony
of Kenneth Imansuagbon Essay writing competition for students.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Sunday July 19, 2015
Capacity Building: CIS, NUASA
collaborate on Capacity building
The
Chartered Institute of stockbrokers has highlighted opportunities in the
capital market to accounting students at the University of Calabar. The CIS, in
a statement on Monday, said it held a one-day career talk for the students of
Accounting department of the university in collaboration with the Nigerian
universities accounting students Association.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday July 21, 2015
CSR: Skye Bank rewards customers with
N5m
Seventeen
customers of Skye Bank were rewarded with a total sum of N5m in the bank’s
‘Reach for the Skye ‘promotional draw, which was held in Ibadan, Oyo state.
Three of the winners won N1m each.
Published
in the Punch Newspaper Tuesday July 21, 2015
Financial Inclusion: Ecobank,
MoneyGram launch outbound money transfer service
Ecobank
Nigeria says it has collaborated with MoneyGram to commence outbound money
transfer service. The service, tagged ‘MoneyGram Naija Sends’; allows Nigerians
to send money abroad through any of the bank’s branches in the country, while
the funds are retrieved in specified currency in the receiving country.
Published
in the Punch Newspaper Tuesday July 21, 2015
CSR: Stanbic IBTC rewards customers
in Western Union promo
Stanbic IBTC
Bank, a member of stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, says it has rewarded its customers
who were among winners of the western Union 20th anniversary
promotion. The promo, which ran between April 20 and May 15 this year, produced
200 winners from 18 Western Union agent banks in Nigeria.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday July 21, 2015
Philanthropy: World Bank, others
unveil $2.1b package for N’East
The World
bank has unfolded a package, which would see it spending up to $2.1 billion in
rebuilding the war-ravaged North east as a result of the boko haram insurgents.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday July 22, 2015
SMEs: Teamfest unveils expo to
showcase SMEs to global market
Organisers
of Teamfest Africa 2015, Olsen Decker Nigeria Limited, have concluded plans to
assist small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country to showcase their
goods and services to the world through a trade expo.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday July 22, 2015
Investment: ISON to invest $20m in
call centre operations
To mitigate
the challenges faced by customers through call center operations in Nigeria,
ISON Group, a customer experience management provider in Africa, Middle East
and ASEAN region, has reiterated commitment to re-position the segment in
Nigeria.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday July 22, 2015
ICT: ITU beckons on Nigerian
innovators at 2015 Telecom World
The Creative
enterprise will be brought to bear as the international Telecommunications
Union (ITU) hosts the ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest, Hungary, October
12-15.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday July 22, 2015
Industry Pulse: N20b Calabar Port
contract sparks crisis
Shippers are
pushing for a probe of the N20 billion Calabar port dredging contract. The
board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) approved the payment of $35 million
(about N20 billion) to the company that won the controversial contract shortly
before it was dissolved last week by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Published in the Nation Newspaper
Wednesday July 22, 2015
Industry Pulse: NICON Insurance Gets
Award
NICON
Insurance Limited has received the Africa’s Most Reliable Quality Insurance
Award. The ceremony was organised in Lagos by the African Quality Institute
(AQI), the South African Quality Institute (SAQ) and the Chartered Quality
Institute in United Kingdom (UK).
Published
in the Nation Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015
Financial Inclusion: Cornerstone
Insurance makes N1.04b profit
Cornerstone Insurance
has recorded a profit before tax of N1.04 billion in the financial year end,
December 31, 2014 as against the N870.2 million it recorded in 2013. This represents
a 20 per cent growth.
Published in the Nation Newspaper
Wednesday July 22, 2015
Health: Community Health Insurance Enrolees
hit 105,000
The number
of those who have enrolled in the kwara state community health insurance scheme
(CHIS) has increased to 105,000, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said. The scheme
began in 2007.
Published in the Nation Newspaper
Wednesday July 22, 2015
CSR: NEMA Distributes Relief Materials
To fire Victims In Bauchi
The National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials to victims of
fire disasters in some communities in Katagum Local Government area of bauchi
state. The materials include 10 bags of rice, 10 bags of maize, 10 pairs of
mattresses and five bundles of roofing sheets each to the affected villages.
Published in the Daily Independent
Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015
CSR: Group Donates Food Items to 60
Orphans In Plateau
Leader of
Federation of Muslim Women Association (FOMWAN) in Plateau, Mrs Mairo Sani, has
said the association donated food items to 60 orphans during the Ramadan
period. Sani disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Monday
in Jos.
Published in the Daily Independent
Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015
Financial Inclusion: Niger Insurance
Earns N11b Income
Niger Insurance
Plc achieved a gross premium written of N11.06 billion in 2014 as against
N10.44 billion recorded in 2013, representing a growth of 5.95 percent.
Published in the Daily Independent
Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015
Empowerment: CBN Empowers Women To
Drive Economic Growth
The Central Bank
of Nigeria, CBN, said has introduced a number of initiatives to encourage
active women participation in business, so as to enable them contribute
meaningfully to the Nigerian economy.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Thursday July 23, 2015
Youth Empowerment: NOUN boosts students’
global opportunities
As part of
its continuing effort at enhancing the academic proficiency of its graduates
and equip them with Advance Professional Management Skills that will make them
globally competitive and gain unrestricted access to global employment
opportunities, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the international Professional Managers
Association of UK.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Thursday July 23, 2015
Philanthropy: IG offers scholarship
to children of slain officers
Bauchi- The
Inspector General of police, Solomon Arase, has offered scholarship to children
of slain police officers who lost their lives while fighting insurgency. He also
said the officers will be promoted post-humously.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Thursday July 23, 2015
ICT: NSE Boss Lauds Role Of
Technology
The Chief
Executive officer of the Nigerian Stock exchange, Mr Oscar Onyema has confessed
that but for technology, trading in the Nigerian stock exchange may have not
been as smart as it is today.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Thursday July 23, 2015
Internet Connectivity: MTN Nigeria
Targets Lagos in Enhanced Broadband Internet Service
MTN is targeting
the nation’s commercial capital city of lagos in its new enhanced broadband
internet service. The MTN HyNet LTE service is a prepaid internet service
offering speeds of up to 2 Mbps and will be rolled out by MTN Business.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday July 24, 2015
ICT: NCC to Adopt New Regulatory
Guidelines
Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC) has commenced the process of harmonizing new regulatory
guidelines for telecommunications industry, in a bid to sure a robust and
efficient regulatory framework in the system.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday July 24, 2015
Health: NCS Opens Clinic at Western
Marine Command
The Nigerian
Customs Service (NCS) has begun the operation of its medical facility situated
at the western marine command (WMC), Ibafon, Apapa, Lagos.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday July 24, 2015
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