Community
Development: Shell introduces Community Health Insurance
Shell’s deepwater subsidiary in Nigeria, Shell Nigeria
Exploration and Production Company, says it has extended its Community Health
Insurance Scheme to Anambra State, with the recent inauguration of the
initiative at the Iyi-Enu Mission Hospital.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Monday, 4th May, 2015
Food
Safety: Dangote Sugar gets SON Food Safety Certification
Dangote
Sugar Refinery says it has been certified by the Standards Organisation of
Nigeria as a food Safety Compliant Company.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Monday, 4th May, 2015
Sustainability
Banking: CBN to review IT standards in Banking Sector
The
Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the Information and Technology
Standards Council is reviewing the IT standards blueprint in the banking sector
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Monday, 4th May, 2015
Financial
Inclusion: MasterCard, AFI set to drive Financial Inclusion
MasterCard
and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion have signed a strategic partnership
agreement that will enable a close collaboration within the AFI’S
Public-Private Dialogue platform.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Monday, 4th May, 2015
Capacity
Building: PenCom, Edinburgh varsity collaborate on Capacity Building
In
its determination to improve the leadership and managerial skills of its staff,
the National Pension Commission has collaborated with the Business School of
University of Edinburgh to train some members of staff.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 5th May, 2015
Event: Experts from 100 countries storm
Ethopia for E-Learning Africa Conference
Poised
to provide a unique forum for dialogue, networking and exchange of ideas,
e-Learning Africa, the largest and most influential conferences on
technology-assisted learning and training in Africa, will be bringing together
African education and ICT ministers to meet leading experts.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 5th May, 2015
Philanthropy: Firms harp on qualitative
education, donate hybrid Library to school
The
Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited have donated a hybrid library to CMS Grammar
school, Bariga, Lagos, to enhance learning and qualitative education in the
school.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 5th May, 2015
ICT: First Bank restates commitment to
e-payment
First
Bank of Nigeria Limited says it is committed to e-payment and the drive to
boost economic growth.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 5th May, 2015
Corporate Governance Code: FRC, CIBN to partner on Corporate Governance
Code
The
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria is set to partner with the Financial
Reporting Council of Nigeria on the proposed National Code of Corporate
Governance.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 6th May, 2015
Electricity:
World Bank approves $200 million for
Regional Electricity Commission
The
World Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved $200 million support for a
regional transmission network to enable electricity trade among the western
African countries.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 6th May, 2015
Oil:
Boosting Nigeria’s crude Oil production through marginal fields development.
When the Federal Government introduced the
local content law in April, 2010, the strategy was to ensure that indigenous
companies play a great part in developing oil and gas assets.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 6th May, 2015
Industry Pulse: Heritage Bank appoints directors, promises
quality services
Heritage Bank has appointed
three top bankers as directors to consolidate its emergence as one of the
leading banks in the country.
The new directors are Mrs.
Adaeze Udensi, appointed as Executive Director, South Directorate; Ola
Olabinjo, Executive, Lagos, Southwest and Corporate Banking Directorate, and
Jude Monye, Executive Director, Risk Management/Chief Risk Officer.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Thursday, 7th May, 2015
Environment:
Groups demand investigation into Bayelsa Oil Spill
Environmental
Rights Action/Friends of Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has faulted the Joint
Investigative Visit (JIV) of the Kolo Creek manifold spill site in Otuasega
community of Bayelsa State.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Thursday, 7th May, 2015
Health: Ecobank supports NACA to
fight HIV/AIDS
Ecobank Nigeria and the
National Agency for the control of AIDS have collaborated to fight the deadly
disease and ensure the delivery of better healthcare services.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Thursday, 7th May, 2015
Agribusiness: Transcorp Subsidiary
to begin Farming in Benue
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc has announced that
its agribusiness subsidiary, Teragro Commodities Limited, has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Benue State Government to lease land to
establish citrus farms in Ushongo area of the state
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Thursday, 7th May, 2015
Education: WAEC Cancels Exams over Cheating
The National Examinations Committee of West Africa
Examinations Council on Thursday said it had cancelled results of candidates
involved in examination malpractice at the 2014 examinations. According to the
News Agency of Nigeria, the WAEC Public Affairs Officer, Mr. Damianus Ojijeogu,
made this known in a statement in Lagos.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Thursday, 7th May, 2015
Infrastructure: Nigeria Requires N4 Trillion To Develop Gas Infrastructure
Nigeria will require about $20 billion (N4 trillion) to
bridge to adequately cater for its gas need, the Vice President and Head,
Energy and Natural Resources, FBN Capital, Rolake Akinkugbe , has said.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 8th May, 2015
Investment: Investors stake N2tn on telecoms sector in four years
Foreign direct investors have staked $10bn (about 2tn) on the
Nigerian telecommunications industry in the last four years, the Nigerian
Communications Commission has said.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Friday, 8th May, 2015
Labour:
NCDMB Workers threaten strike over promotion, pension.
Workers of the Nigerian Content Development
and Monitoring Board have threated to embark on an indefinite strike.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Friday, 8th May, 2015
