ENVIRONMENT: VICTIMS OF 2012 FLOOD
DISASTER IN LOKOJA SEND SOS TO GOVERNOR
As the water
levels continue to rise in Lokoja the Kogi State capital where River Niger and
Benue formed a confluence, the victims of 2012 flood disaster in the state have
sent a Save-Our-Souls message to Governor Idris Wada as their abode is
gradually being submerged.
Published in
The Guardian Newspaper Friday, October 2, 2015.
INDUSTRY PULSE: KWARA APPOINTS NEW
AIDES
Governor
Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has approved the appointment of Dr. Muritala Awodun
as the pioneer executive chairman of Kwara State Internal Revenue Service
(KWIRS) and Dr. Isaac Gbenle as its new director of Field Operation, Processes
and Research.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper,
Friday, October 2, 2015.
ECONOMY: DIGITISATION TO FETCH N330bn
The Federal
Government can generate as much as N330 Billion yearly from digital broadcasting,
should Nigeria achieve the new date of June 20, 2017 for the country’s Digital
Switchover (DSO), according to National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
Published in The Guardian Newspaper
Friday, October 2, 2015.
ECONOMY: INDUSTRY MULLS CASH-BACK ON PoS
TO DRIVES CASHLESS SCHEME
Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN) Banks and Payments Terminal Service Providers (PTSPs) are
working on the introduction of cash-back from point of sale (PoS) terminal, in
an effort to further drive the penetration and adoption of cashless policy.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper,
Friday, October 2, 2015.
INDUSTRY PULSE: JOHNSON, FORMER
COMMTECH MINISTER JOINS TLCOM CAPITAL
Venture
capital firm TLcom Capital (TLcom) has announced the appointment of Omobola
Johnson the ex-minister of Communications in Nigeria , as a general partner to
open and head their new office in Lagos, Nigeria-their second in Africa.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper
Friday, October 2, 2015.
STAKEHOLDER ACTION: SIX COMMUNITIES
PROTEST ABANDONED NDDC ROAD PROJECT
Six
communities at Iyekogba area of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State have
protested over the abandonment of a road construction contracted awarded by the
Niger Delta Development Commission and the continued deplorable conditions of
roads leading to the communities.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Friday, October 2, 2015.
ENERGY: MANUFACTURERS SEEK
CLARIFICATIONS ON POWER SUPPLY OPERATIONS
Manufacturers
have called for clarification on the role of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity
Trading Plc and the Transitional Electricity Marketing Company. To them, it
will ensure a lasting panacea to the challenge of erratic power supply stifling
their operations. They made the call on the heels of firms suffering from
epileptic distribution of power.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Friday, October 2, 2015.
DEVELOPMENT: BUDGET: FG TARGETS N394bn FROM
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
The Federal
Government is targeting an inflow of $2bn (N394bn) in 2016 from its development
partners such as the European Union, Department for International Development,
and the World Bank, among others.
Published in Sunday Punch Newspaper
Sunday, October 4, 2015.
MoU: IN NEW DEAL WITH SHELL, NLNG TO
PROVIDE N3bn ANNUALLY TO BONNY KINGDOM
Nigeria
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Limited and Shell Petroleum Development Company
(SPDC) yesterday signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Grand
Bonny Kingdom in River State, which transfers responsibility of driving
sustainable community development from the corporate organisations to the
community.
Published in This Day Newspaper
Sunday, October 4, 2015.
ENERGY: INSTITUTE APPROPRIATE
SANCTIONS FOR GAS FLARING
The Federal
Government has been called upon to institute appropriate sanctions for erring
gas flaring companies in Nigeria. This was the advice of the Chief Executive
Officer of Clean Energy Group, Mr. Deepak Khilnani, in a chat with Sunday
Vanguard. He said that the problem of stemming gas flaring in Nigeria is a
technical one, not one to be put at the doorstep of government.
Published in Sunday Vanguard
Newspaper, October 4, 2015.
POVERTY: US SUPPORTS POVERTY
ERADICATION IN NIGERIA WITH $2.3 BILLION
The federal
government has welcomed a $2.3 billion US government assistance over the next
five years that will support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s
programme to combat extreme poverty among the Nigeria population.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
ENERGY: POWER GENERATION DROPS BY
1,100MW AS EGBIN WORKERS’ CRISIS PERSIST
Electricity
generation in the country has dropped by 1,100 megawatts as output from Egbin
Power Plant, the bigger generating power station in Nigeria has dropped to
zero, THISDAY has learnt
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
EDUCATION: MO IBRAHIM URGES BUHARI TO
FIX EDUCATION
Nigeria must
fix the “deterioration” in its education system if the country must fulfill its
potential, according to the annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The
2015 index released last Monday in London, United Kingdom, showed that Nigeria
dipped in education and rural development since 2011.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
SAFETY: NCAA UNVEILS NIGERIA’S AIR
SAFETY POLICY
The Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has unveiled the Nigerian government’s policy
statement on safety of air operations in the country.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
MSMEs: HERITAGE BANK TO INCREASE
SMES’ LENDING TO N100 BILLIONN BY 2016
Heritage Bank Limited said it is targeting to
raise its lending to small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) to N100 billion
by the end of 2016.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
INDUSTRY PULSE: AJUMOGOBIA JOINS
ASSECO NIGERIA AS CHAIRMAN
Former
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia has joined the Board of Asseco
Software Nigeria Ltd as its Chairman.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
INDUSTRY PULSE: LONGE EMERGES PENOP
CHAIRMAN
Pension Fund
Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has appointed Mr. Eguarekhide Longe as
its new Chairman. Longe, Managing Director AIICO Pension Managers Limited took
over from Mr. Misbahu Yola, the Managing Director Legacy Pension Limited, who
had been at the helm of affairs of the association for the past two year.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
EDUCATION: FG LAUNCHES MOBILE SCHOOLS
IN IDP CAMPS
Children of
Internally Displaced Person of school-age in some parts of the North-east
affected by the insurgency are back in school as the federal government
launched Mobile Containerized schools last week in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
PEACE AND SECURITY: US: WE WILL
CONTINUE TO PARTNER FOR PEACE, STABILITY
The United
States Government has said it will continue to partner Nigeria to achieve
peaceful co-existence and sustainable development especially in the country’s
drive towards attainment of enduring democracy.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
EVENT: CSR CHILDREN, FORD FOUNDATION
HOLDS BUSINESS LEADERS’ FORUM
Business
Leaders will gather on October 7, 2015 for the third annual Chief Executive
Officers’ Forum which would be held by the CSR Children-leading advocates in
the field of corporate social responsibility and child rights, in collaboration
with Ford Foundation.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
SDGs: STANDARD CHARTERED’S SUPPORT #GLOBALGOALS
Standard
Chartered Bank has launched extensive multi-channel communications to its
86,000 employees and millions of clients around the world about Global Goals
for Sustainable Development.
Published in This Day Newspaper,
Monday, October 5, 2015.
STAKEHOLDER ACTION: CONCERN GROWS IN
C/RIVER AS COMMUNITY BATTLES OIL FIRM
Tension
continues to rise in Esuk Utan community in Calabar Municipality, where a
community is at dagger drawn with an oil company, Sahara Oil & Gas over the
failure of the latter to pay compensation for some plots of land acquired by
the company from the state government.
Published in Business Day Newspaper,
Monday October 5, 2015.
HOUSING: AMBODE MULLS REPOSITIONING
LAGOS HOMS AS IMPLEMENTATION CONCERNS MOUNT
Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is considering a review of the operations and
implementation of the Lagos State Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (LagosHOMS)
with a view to repositioning it to meet its objective, BusinessDay Checks
reveal.
Published in Business Day Newspaper,
Monday October 5, 2015.
SDGs: “CREATING A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR
NIGERIA IS OUR GOAL” – UNILEVER NIGERIA
In line with
the UN Global Goals Initiative, Unilever Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment
to continue advancing the lives of Nigerians through its sustainable living
plan.
Published in Business Day Newspaper,
Monday October 5, 2015.
ENVIRONMENT: FLOOD: KEBBI TO ASSIST
FLOOD VICTIMS WITH N200M
A total sum
of N200 million is to be utilized by the government of Kebbi to assist victims
of flooding in the state.
Published in Business Day Newspaper,
Monday October 5, 2015.
MSMEs: LCCI UNVEILS NEW AGENDA FOR
SMES
The Lagos
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has introduced an innovative agenda for
micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMES) in the upcoming
international trade fair.
Published in Business Day Newspaper,
Monday October 5, 2015
ENERGY: SAHARA BOSS ADVOCATES
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY INVESTMENTS AT UN MEETING
The
attainment of affordable energy through investments in alternative sources will
enhance socio-economic growth in rural communities across the globe by 2030,
Tonye Cole, executive director, Sahara Group, said at a meeting dedicated to
the Sustainable Development Goals during the 70th United Nations General
Assembly in New York
Published in Business Day Newspaper,
Monday October 5, 2015.
HABITAT DAY: UN, AMBODE ADVOCATE
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC SPACES
The United
Nations Habitat, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and experts in the
building industry have advocated protection of public spaces for the benefits
of all.
Published in The Punch Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
SDGs: TRANSITION FROM MDGs TO SDGs IN
NIGERIA
The
challenge of development is arguably one of the greatest challenges that has
dominated the world history. Human beings have always been concerned about how
to improve their condition of living and better confront the forces of nature
and the environment. Over the years, a lot of progress has been made on how to
deal with the challenges of development and improve the standard and condition
of living of human beings.
Published in The Punch Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
ENERGY: SHELL TO ADD 50,000BPD TO
NIGERIA’S OIL PRODUCTION
Shell
Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited on Monday announced the
commencement of production from the Bonga Phase 3 project.
Published in The Punch Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
STANDARDS: SON URGES OEMS TO SET UP
PLANTS LOCALLY
The
Standards Organisation of Nigeria says it is working towards having Original
Equipment Manufacturers site their manufacturing plants in the country in a bid
to stop the sale of fake Smartphone and other gadgets.
Published in The Punch Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
ENVIRONMENT: FLOOD SUBMERGES 30
HOUSES IN DELTA COMMUNITY
The
councilor representing, Jeremi Ward 3 in Ughelli South Local Government Area of
Delta State, Sunday Apah, has appealed to the state and Federal Governments to
come to the aide of his people, after more than 30 houses were submerged by
flood at Otu-Jeremi community.
Published in The Daily Sun Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
INDUSTRY: IRISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE
SCIENTISTS WIN NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE
Three
scientists from Japan, China, and Ireland whose discoveries led to the
development of potent new drugs against parasitic diseases including malaria
and elephantiasis won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday.
Published in The Daily Sun Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
EDUCATION: BABCOCK VARSITY BAGS WORLD
BRAND AWARD
Babcock
University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, had another feather added to her cap, as
it received the covetous Brand of the Year Award at the 2015 World Branding
Awards ceremony in Kensington Palace, London. The university was the only brand
in the education category from Nigeria selected for the award.
Published in The Daily Sun Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
MSMEs: BOI FLOATS N2bn
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FUND FOR CORP MEMBERS
To address
the challenge of the over 50 per cent youth unemployment in the country, the
Bank of Industry (BOI) yesterday said it has floated a N2 billion Graduate
Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF)
Published in The Daily Sun Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
CHARITY: UBA FOUNDATION OPENS ENTRIES
FOR NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION
UBA
Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa
(UBA) Plc, has announced the opening of entries for the 2015 edition of its
annual National Essay Competition.
Published in The Daily Sun Newspaper,
Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
AGRICULTURE: POULTRY FARMERS LOST N10
BILLION TO OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU
The Poultry
Association of Nigeria (PAN) has said that its members may have suffered
economic loss to the tune of N10 billion since the outbreaks of bird flu in January
2015.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper,
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
PENSION/LABOUR: KADUNA UNCOVERS N1.3b
PENSIONS FRAUD
Kaduna
Government yesterday disclosed that it has uncovered a major fraud involving
about 3,888 phantom pensioners, which cost the state N1.3 billion annually,
following a major audit embarked upon recently.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper,
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: CBN CHIEF
STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TO FINANCIAL SECTOR
Deputy
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Joseph Nnanna, has said that
the introduction of Corporate Governance is to bring out the best in the
financial sector by acting locally and thinking globally.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper,
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
INDUSTRY PULSE: OLUFUYE RE-ELECTED AS
AfICTA CHAIRMAN
At close of
its thought provoking strategy session and annual general meeting held recently
in South Africa, the Africa Information & Communication Technologies
Alliance (AfICTA), re-elected Dr. Jimson Olufuye, the Chief Executive Officer
of Kontemporary Nigeria as its Chairman.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper,
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
ENVIRONMENT: AGIP RECORDS SIX CASES OF OIL SPILL IN
SEPTEMBER
The
Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC – a subsidiary of the Italian multinational Eni
– recorded six cases of crude oil spill this month (September) and 11 cases in
August, according to spills data obtained by SweetcrudeReports
Published in The Guardian Newspaper,
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
MSMEs: AMSCO
CANVASSES ENTREPRENEURSHIP-BASED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
The African
Management Services Company (AMSCO) said there are great opportunities to boost
private sector contributions to the growth agenda of the country through enterprise
development.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper,
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
HEALTH: NIGERIA
LOSES N10b TO BIRD FLU
Nigeria has
lost over N10billion to the outbreak of avian influenza otherwise known as bird
flu in poultry farms located in 21 states across the country, the Poultry
Association of Nigeria (PAN) has said.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper, Wednesday, October 7, 2015
ENVIRONMENT: SHELL
PRAISES BUHARI ON UNEP REPORT IMPLEMENTATION
Shell
Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari
for setting up governance structures for the implementation of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper, Wednesday, October 7, 2015
PHILANTROPHY: FOUNDATION
EMPOWERS 20 WITH N10M
In order to
encourage youths to strive towards self-reliance, the Zakat and Sadaqat
Foundation, (ZSF) has organised its maiden edition of Business Plan Competition
during which 20 winners emerged.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper, Wednesday, October 7, 2015
CHARITY: PHILANTHROPIST
DONATES LAB EQUIPMENT TO SCHOOLS
A philanthropist,
Hon. Semiu Ishola Karaole has donated educational materials and science
laboratory equipment to schools and study centres in Mushin area of Lagos
State. The gesture was borne out of the need to help the students prepare ahead
of the General Certificate Examination (GCE).
Published in The
Nation Newspaper, Wednesday, October 7, 2015
INSECURITY:
VIOLENCE LOOMS IN N/DELTA, INT’L CRISIS GROUP WARNS
The
relative peace being witnessed in the Niger Delta region may soon go away
unless the federal government acts quickly and decisively to address
long-simmering grievances, the International Crisis Group has said.
Published in Daily
Trust Newspaper, Thursday, October 8, 2015
INDUSTRY PULSE: AMBODE CONSTITUTES
BOARDS OF AGENCIES
New boards
for the Lagos State Health Service Commission, Audit Service Commission,
Universal Basic Education and Local Government Service Commission have been
constituted by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
Published in Daily
Trust Newspaper, Thursday, October 8, 2015
EXTRACTIVES: GHANA PRESIDENT CALLS
FOR HARMONISED ECOWAS EXTRATIVE POLICIES
President
John Mahama has canvassed for the harmonization of regulatory frameworks
governing exploitation in the extractive sectors in ECOWAS states.
Published in Daily
Trust Newspaper, Thursday, October 8, 2015
INVESTMENTS: SEC TO GROW NON-INTEREST
PRODUCTS TO N4.179trn
The Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that it is planning to grow
non-interest capital market products to be 25 per cent of the overall market
capitalization.
Published in Daily
Trust Newspaper, Thursday, October 8, 2015
ENERGY: BOI COMMISSIONS N44M SOLAR
SYSTEM TO BOOST SMEs OPERATION IN NIGER
As part of
strategic moves to promote small scale enterprises in the country, The Bank of
Industry (BOI) has commissioned a micro-grid solar system in Bisanti, a remote
community in Niger State.
Published in Daily
Trust Newspaper, Thursday, October 8, 2015
AGRICULTURE:
3M CASSAVA FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM CAMAP
The Cassava
Mechanisation and Agro-Processing Project (CAMAP) is intensifying efforts to
improve the livelihood of about 3.5 million cassava farmers in Sub-Saharan
Africa through provision of production technologies and other supports that
make farming attractive and profitable
Published in Daily
Trust Newspaper, Thursday, October 8, 2015
AGRICULTURE: PLATEAU FADAMA GETS N27M
GRANT
The Plateau
State Fadama Project has accessed N27 million as take-off grant for the
implementation of its five-year programme tagged, “Fadama Additional Financing
(FAF)
Published in Daily
Trust Newspaper, Thursday, October 8, 2015
LABOUR/AGRICULTURE: 30,000 NIGERIAN
YOUTHS TO BENEFIT FROM YEAP PROGRAMME
The Federal
Government said it has commenced the process of empowering 30,000 youths
through the Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP) along area based
priority value chain.
Published in Daily
Trust Newspaper, Thursday, October 8, 2015
HEALTH: ABOUT 1bn PERSONS MAY BE AT
RISK OF BLINDNESS BY 2050-REPORT
No fewer
than one billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the
century if an emerging short-sightedness-myopia-epidemic is ignored, say
researchers at the Brien Holden Vision Institute.
Published in Leadership Newspaper,
Thursday, October 8, 2015
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: LAFARGE AFRICA
COMMITS N200M FOR ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
Moved by the
poor state of a portion of Lagos – Abeokuta expressway, especially at Itori-Ewekoro-Papalanto
corridor, the multinational cement firm, Lafarge Africa Plc, a member of
LafargeHolcim, has earmarked N200 million for reconstruction part of the
expressway.
Published in Leadership Newspaper,
Thursday, October 8, 2015
SDGs: ATTAINMENT OF SDGs WILL BE
HINGED ON GLOBAL HEALTH OUTCOMES-WHO
The World
Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti
has underscored the critical role of health in achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
Published in Leadership Newspaper,
Thursday, October 8, 2015
EDUCATION: GLOBAL RATING: WHY NIGERIA
VARSITIES NOT AMONG TOP 1000-TETFUND BOSS
Executive
Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Suleiman Bogoro has said
too much emphasis on theory, rather than research and development was
responsible for non-listing of any Nigeria University among the top 1000,
globally.
Published in Leadership Newspaper,
Thursday, October 8, 2015
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