Charity: Lion’s Club To Expend N200m
on Less Privileged
As part of
its humanitarian activities, the lion’s club, District 404-2 Nigeria has
earmarked N200m to be expended on the less privileged and some communities, as
disclosed by the District Governor, Dr Christine Funke Adebajo at a press
briefing in Lagos.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Governance: FG Set to Unveil National
E-Governance Framework
The Director
General, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), Mr. Peter Jack, has
said the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Communications
Technology, will soon unveil the national e-governance master plan developed in
the twilight of the last administration.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Philanthropy: Dufil Donates Cash,
Products to Visually Impaired
As part of
its CRS activities, Dufil Prima Plc, maker of indomie noodles has thrown its
weight behind ‘’Fitness Work for Sight’’, a rally organized by the Nigerian
Society for the blind In celebration of 10th White Cane Day. With
the initiative, the company has thus demonstrated is passion, care and
commitment to the welfare for blind and visually impaired persons in the
country. Beyond the moral support, Dufil also donated cash and products to the
association.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Monday, August 17, 2015
Standards Industry Pulse: Aero Bags
Award for Exceptional Safety Culture
Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s leading regional
airline, has received an ambulance from Nigerian Employers Consultative
Association (NECA) and Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) for winning
the Exceptional Safety Culture Award.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Monday, August 17, 2015
MSMEs: Diamond Bank Harps on High
Financial Standards for MSMEs
Head, Retail
Directorate of the Bank Diamond Bank Plc, Aisha Ahmad has urged entrepreneurs
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to imbibe the values of
financial discipline and strict corporate financial management in the running
of their companies so as to sustain the rapid growth and development of the
sector.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Monday, August 17, 2015
Charity: Nominations for Airtel
Touching Lives 2 Begins
Airtel
Nigeria has thrown open nominations for Airtel Touching Lives Season Two. The
initiative, according to the company is aimed at supporting thousands of less
privileged lives on the streets.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Monday, August 17, 2015
Philanthropy: Rivers Leads as
Lafarage, Foundation Begins Literacy Competition
In its quest
to further inspire Nigerian children towards academic excellence and promote
quality education in Nigeria, Lafarage Africa Plc, in partnership with ovie
Brume Foundation, has commenced the 2nd edition of Lafarage-Ovie
Brume Literacy Competition.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Monday, August 17, 2015
MSME: NGBA to Hold Workshops on
Growth Opportunities for SMEs
Nigerian-German
Business Association (NGBA) has announced plans to hold a series of capacity building
workshops for small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Monday, August 17, 2015
MSME: Sterling Bank Launches MSME
Academy
Sterling
Bank Plc has introduced the sterling MSME (micro, small and medium enterprise)
Academy, as part of its value-added offering for its SUPA Business Account
holders.
Published in the This day Newspaper
Monday, August 17, 2015
Capacity Building: UN Sponsors
Training Of 500 Boko Haram Victims
The UN said
on Monday in Abuja that it had sponsored 500 victims of Boko Haram violence
from three North-East states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe to acquire vocational
skills. Mr. Matthew Alao , UN Conflict Prevention and Peace Building Analyst,
told the News Agency of Nigeria that the programme was under the UNDP
Livelihood Support Scheme for the zone.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Standards: SON Seeks Law Against
Exportation Of Uncertified Products
The
Standards organization of Nigeria on Monday said there was a need to put in
place a law that would prohibit the exportation of products not duly certified
by the appropriate authorities.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Energy: Experts Canvass Gas Master
Plan Review, Licensing Round
The Nigerian
Gas Master Plan, which came on stream seven years ago, should be amended and
licensing round should be carried out to expand access to gas reserves for
development, industry operators and experts have said.
Published in the Punch Newspaper Tuesday,
August 18, 2015
Philanthropy: Weco Takes ICT
Development To Grassroots
WECO Systems
International has donated information and Communication Technology equipment to
selected primary schools in Lagos and Anambra states.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Education Capacity Building: TETFund
sponsors 12,000 lecturers for further studies
The
Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, on
Monday, said that the organization had sponsored the training of no fewer than
12,000 lecturers within and outside the country.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Industry Pulse: Etsu Nupe becomes OAU
chancellor
The Feeral
Government has appointed Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, as the new
Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The Etsu
Nupe takes over from the Emir of Kastina, Alhaji Abdul-Mumin Usman.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Security: FG to recruit 10,000
policemen for terrorism war- Buhari
President
Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his administration will recruit 10,000
police officers to fight the terrorism war. President Buhari made the
disclosure in his remarks at the National Security Summit organized by the
Nigeria Police.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Economy: Buhari Orders Review Of
Economic Policies Before 2016 Budget
President
Muhammadu Buhari has directed a review of some economic policies that hamper
job creation. He gave the directive, when the Executive Members of the
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), led by its president, Dr Frank
Udemba Jacobs, Visited him at the presidential Villa.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Capacity Building: ExxonMobil
sponsors Advanced Geology Course
Geology lecturer’s
from30 Nigerian universities were recently exposed to the latest advances in
Sequence Stratigraphy, a key aspect of Geology, in a weeklong course organized
by American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Africa Region and
sponsored by ExxonMobil in Lagos.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Environment: Gully Erosion Threatens
Cross River Community
Residents of
Ikot Enebong, Satelite Town, Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of
Cross River State, are now living in fear. And the reason? Gully erosion is
eating their land, houses and threatening their existence. Members of the
community say their pleas have been neglected by past administrations.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Industry Pulse: Banker Kuru replaces
Chike-Obi as AMCON boss
President
Muhammadu Buhari yesterday dissolved the management team of the Assets
Management team of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) led by
Mustafa Chike-Obi.
Published in the Nation Newspaper
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Development: Lagos Development Plan
On Course, Says Ambode
Lagos State
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday restated his administration’s commitment to
implement the state’s development plan. He said his administration had
fashioned out a framework to begin its implementation.
Published in the Nation Newspaper
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Corporate Governance: Stock Exchange
Sanctions 21 Firms Over Delayed Results
The Nigerian
Stock Exchange (NSE) has imposed monetary sanctions on 21 quoted companies over
their failure to meet the extended deadline for the submission of their audited
repots and accounts for their business year.
Published in the Nation Newspaper
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Environment: President Buhari
Approves New Governance Framework to kickstart Ogoni Cleanup
Only months into
his presidency, Muhammadu Buhari has shown that he intends to fast-track the
implementation of the recommendation of the United Nations Environmental
Programme Report (UNEP) report on the devastation that has been wreaked on
Ogoniland in the Niger Delta.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Industry Pulse: Total Nigeria Gets
New DMD
Total
Exploration and Production Company in Nigeria has appointed Mr. Ahmadu-Kida
Musa as Deputy Managing Director, DeepWater District, based in Lagos. He
replaces Mr. Charles Ngoka, who has proceeded on retirement.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Energy: Government Requires N453bn To
Achieve Gas Masterplan
The Federal
Government would require a total amount of $2.3 billion (N453.1 billion) for
the 2,300 kilometers of pipelines identified under the Nigeria Gas Master Plan,
NGMP, a study conducted by the Centre for social justice, CSJ, has revealed.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Green Business: Firm Gets N50m CBN
Facility For Clean Energy Projects
A social
enterprise company, SMEFUNDS, has secured a N50 million facility from the
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN for expansion of its Cellulosic Bio Ethanol Gel
for clean cook stoves as well as Pay-As-You-Go Smart Mini-Grid Electricity
projects.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Industry Pulse: APM Terminals Apapa
Gets Deputy Managing Director
APM Terminals Apapa has announced the
appointment of Olufemi Ransom-Kuti as its Deputy Managing Director. A statement
issued by the company explained that Olufemi brings to this role 14 years of
experience in supply chain operations and project management.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Standards: SON Partners Civil Society
Groups To Rid Nation Of Substandard Goods
In a bid to
intensify its war on substandard goods in the country, the Standards
Organization of Nigeria (SON) has solicited the cooperation of civil society
organizations (CSOs) within the country to assist the agency’s determination to
rid Nigeria of activities of producers of fake and substandard goods and
importers of same.
Published in
the Guardian Newspaper Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Industry Pulse: Gusau Appointed DG Of
Budget Office
President
Muhhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Aliyu Yahaya Gasau as director-general
Budget Office of the Federation. Until his appointment, Gusau was the director,
fiscal policy, budget monitoring and evaluation and acting director –general,
Budget Office of the federation at the exit of the former Director-General, Dr
Bright Okogu.
Published in the Daily Trust
Newspaper Thursday, August 20, 2015
Opportunity: Nigerian Conservation
Foundation
The Nigerian
Conservation Foundation (NCF) with the support from chevron Nigeria Limited
offers research grants to Nigerian citizens wishing to undertake research work
in fields related to nature conservation and sustainable livelihood. The grant
shall be to support a PhD programme.
Published in the Daily Trust
Newspaper Thursday, August 20, 2015
Environment: Shell Confirms Multiple
Spills At Ikarama Oil Fields In Bayelsa
The Shell
Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) yesterday confirmed multiple spills from
its pipeline network at Ikarama oil fields in Yenagoa Local Government Area of
Bayelsa State. Mr Joseph Obari, the SPDC spokesman, told newsmen in Yenegoa
that the seven spill incidents were reported on Aug 12.
Published in the Daily Trust
Newspaper Thursday, August 20, 2015
Environment: Flood 10,000 Villagers
To Be Evacuated In Sokoto LG
Over 10,000
people are to be evacuated from 20 villages that are prone to flood in Wunro
Local Government Area in Sokoto State. The affected villages include Tunga,
Lahodu, Barayara, zaki, Arba, Koliyal Gidan-Kamba, Gidan-Bango, Yar-Wurnoni and
Gidan-Modu.
Published in the Daily Trust
Newspaper Thursday, August 20, 2015
Environment: Erosion Destroys 500
buildings in Delta Community
Over 500
buildings have been reportedly destroyed by erosion currently ravaging the
agrarian coastal Agbari-Patani community in Delta State. Residents of the
community are seeking help from the state government and well-meaning
individuals, especially because of the destruction of their school buildings,
hospitals and graveyards.
Published in the Leadership Newspaper
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Industry Pulse: DEAP Capital Appoints
Jacob Esan As MD/CEO
DEAP Capital
Management & Trust Plc has appointed Mr Jacob Oyebola Esan III, s its new
managing director/chief executive officer (MD/CEO). Esan until his recent
appointment was the executive director, Investment Banking and Public Sector.
Published in the Leadership Newspaper
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Investment: Ericsson Deploys $5bn
Fund To Grow African Tech Start-ups
Ericsson is
set to deploy $5 billion annual research and development fund to support the
acceleration of mobile technology innovations across the African continent. The
telecom equipment maker has created an incubation station, Ericsson AHUB, to
bring technology start-ups together in Africa.
Published in the Leadership Newspaper
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Stakeholder: CPC Begins Consumer
Voice On TV
The Consumer
Protection Council (CPC) will begin a consumer education television programme
today to equip consumers with the necessary skills for their market
interactions.
Published in the Leadership Newspaper
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Human Development: 1.5m Nigerians
Currently Displaced- UN
As part of
the commemoration of the World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations has
revealed that Nigeria currently has the highest number of displaced persons in
the world, with about 1.5 million persons affected by the Boko Haram
insurgency, who are in dire need of assistance.
Published in the Leadership Newspaper
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Health: NAF To Establish Hospital For
IDPs
The Nigeria
Air Force has announced that a second-level hospital will be established at the
largest internally displaced persons’ (IPPs) camp in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The Chief of Air Staff, Sadiq Abubakar, stated this in Abuja adding that the
establishment of the hospital is a part of the strategy to tackle the Boko
Haram sect in the north east.
Published in the Leadership Newspaper
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Environment: NIMET Assures Of Data
Sharing With NESREA
The Nigerian
Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has said that it was ready to share data with the
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in
order to strengthen environment standards and ensure proper environmental
control to reduce the spread of diseases.
Published in the Leadership Newspaper
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Industry Pulse: Coe Elected IAAF
President
Former
Olympic 1500m champion Lord Coe is the new president of the IAAF, the body that
governs world athletics. The 58-year-old Briton beat rival Sergey Bubka, a
former Olympic pole vault champion, by 115 votes to 92.
Published in the Leadership Newspaper
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Industry Pulse: Buhari Appoints
Fowler, Gusau Heads of FIRS, Budget Office
President
Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. William Babatunde Fowler as the Executive
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). A statement by the
special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said
Buhari also appointed Mr. Aliyu Yahaya Gusau as Director General (DG), Budget
Office of the Federation.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Development: Governors to Hold Talks
with Ban Ki-Moon on MDGs
The 36 state
governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) will on
Sunday meet with the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, to
discuss issues relating to sustainable development.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Health: Neimeth, Foundation Fight
Hypertension
Neimeth,
International Pharmaceuticals Plc and a Lagos-base non-governmental
organisation (NGO), Dan Ogechi Akujobi Memorial Foundation (DOAM) have agreed
to work together to fight hypertension scourge ravaging our society under the
Good Fight Against Hypertension (FITGAH).
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Health: Fidson Calls for Increased
Breastfeeding Culture amongst Women
Fidson
Healthcare Plc has called on all Nigerians to embrace exclusive breastfeeding
of their babies for the first six months of birth, in commemoration of the
world breastfeeding week, which commenced on the 1st of August 2015.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Industry Pulse: FIFA Appoints Pinnick
Organising Committee Member
Nigeria
football recorded a huge applause yesterday after world football-governing
body, FIFA, announced the appointment of the president of Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick as a member of the FIFA U-20 World
Cup Organising Committee.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Education: Obayan Is Landmark
Varsity’s New VC
The
Executive Council Living Faith Church Worldwide, led by the Chancellor and
chairman Board of Regents, Landmark University, Dr. David Oyedepo, has
confirmed and approved the appointment of Prof. Aize Obayan as the second
substantive vice-chancellor of the university.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Industry Pulse: Court Okays Probe Of
Amaechi’s Administration
Former
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has lost his suit challenging the constitution
of the Justice Odedeji- led judicial commission of inquiry to probe the sale of
Rivers State assets by his administration.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Development: FG Pledges Commitment To
MDGs In Post- 2015 Agenda
The Federal
Government has pledged to tackle the unfinished business of Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) in the next post-2015 development agenda. Speaking at
the Validation Workshop for the adoption of the final draft of the endpoint
Nigeria MDGs reports.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Local Content: Bayelsa Community
Protest Against Plan To Relocate NCMDB Project
Youths and
communities in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have protested an
alleged plot by the Nigerian Content Management Development Board (NCMDB) to
relocate a project sited in one of their communities.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Taxation: Cross River Abolishes Taxes
For Low-Income Earners
Governor Ben
Ayade of Cross River State has abolished all forms of taxes for low-income
earners in the state. The governor, who disclosed this during a media chat in
Calabar, said a bill to that effect had been sent to the house of Assembly.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Health: Four Million Nigerians Are
Diabetic, Says Don
A university
teacher, Professor Olayinka Akinwusi has alerted that about four million
Nigerians are diabetic with half of the population not knowing their health
status.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Development: UN Seeks Global Help For
1.5 Million IDPs In Nigeria
As the world
marks Humanitarian Day, the United Nations (UN) Resident Co-ordinator, Dauda Toure,
has urged the international community to brace up to the plights and sufferings
of the internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in the North-East, especially
against the backdrop of their high number.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Development: MDG Executes 1,800
Projects In Gombe
No less than
1,800 projects worth n10.4 billion were executed by the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) between 2007 and date in 11 local councils of Gombe State.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Investment: China Plans To Invest $1b
In Nasarawa
Chinese
government through Tongyi Group is to invest $1 billion to boost power
generation, mining, job creation and road construction in Nasarawa State in the
next five years.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Agriculture: AL Makura Distributes
Subsidized Fertilizers To Farmers
Nasarawa
State Government has commenced the distribution of fertilizers to farmers at \
subsidized rate of N3,360 per bag. This was contained in a statement issued in
Lafia by Mr. Naphthali Dachor, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and
Water Resources.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Standards: SON Seizes N20m
Substandard Automobile Parts
Apparently
not relenting on its efforts to reduce the influx of substandard goods in the
country, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized substandard
automobile spare part for heavy duty trucks and trailers worth over N20
million.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Technology: Google Records First 10m
Internet Users In Nigeria
Google has
disclosed the geometric progressions in the number of internet users in
Nigeria, as about 10million visited the internet for the first time in 2014.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday, August 21, 2015
Communication: NCC Says Defective SIM
Cards Threaten National Security
Nigeria
Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it has blocked about 10.7 million
telephone lines in the last two weeks in the on-going de-activation of
pre-registered Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) cards of mobile network
operators in Nigeria.
Published in the Guardian Newspapler
Friday, August 21, 2015
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