CSR News Summary Issue 24

Non – Cooperation of 34 LGs Stalls Polio Eradication

Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido alongside Minister of Health, Dr Onyeabuchi Chukwu and the Minister of State for Health, Dr Muhammed Pate, told journalist that 34 local governments have  failed to live up to their bid in the fight against the disease.

According to Pate, “the point is that as a nation, we have controlled the disease, but we have not eradicated it”.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper, on Monday, 16th July 2012

UNESCO names Port Harcourt 2012 World Book Capital

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has selected the city of Port Harcourt as the 2014 World Book Capital.

Published in Leadership Newspaper, on Monday, 16th July 2012

Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality Ratio, 545 per 100,000 births – NPC Boss

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Eze Festus Odunegwu has said that the Nigerian Maternal Mortality ration was 545 per 100,000 live births.

Published in Leadership Newspaper, on Monday, 16th July 2012

Bauchi distributes N35m drugs to LGAs

Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (PHCDA), on has distributed essential drugs worth N35 million to health centres in the 20 local government in the state.

Nisser Umar, executive secretary of the agency, said in Bauchi at a ceremony organisation to commence the distribution of the drugs that four health facilities in each of the councils would receive the drugs.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper, on Monday, 16th July 2012

Minister of agriculture appointed into IFPRI council

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina has been appointed into the Washington-based Advisory Council of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and Environment.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper, on Monday, 16th July 2012

Firm urges businesses to promote community development

Indigenous and foreign businesses in Nigeria should learn to assist in the development of communities in which they operate, the Managing Director, Chemical and Allied Products Plc, Mrs. Omolara Elemide, has said.

This, she said, would either alleviate the plight of the recipients in the local communities remarkably or marginally. She noted that companies needed to integrate community development as part of their corporate social responsibility programmes.

Published in Punch Newspaper, on Tuesday, 17th July 2012

Victims’ Families Demand Higher Compensation

Families of the victims of the tragic Dana Air Flight 0992 which killed all the 153 persons on board, including six crew members on June 3 in Lagos yesterday insisted that the compensation should be paid by the airline must be more than $100,000.

Published in This Day Newspaper, on Tuesday, 17th July 2012

Developing the Creative Sector

As part of its efforts to develop the creative sector of the economy, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation will be organising a National Policy Dialogue on Development of the Creative Entertainment Industries in Nigeria

Published in This Day Newspaper, on Tuesday, 17th July 2012

SMEDAN partners Pakistan SMEDA for cluster development

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has unveiled plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDAN) of Pakistan for business cluster development in Nigeria.

The partnership, which is being facilitated by the Pakistan High Commission in Nigeria according to the Acting High Commissioner, Ahmed Ali Sirohey, was informed by the D-8 Group’s objective to diversify and create new opportunities with trading partners.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper, on Wednesday, 18th July 2012

Firm initiates school-based management committees

In its bid to improve the lives of its host communities as part of its corporate social responsibilities, the United Cement Company (UNICEM), Akamkpa in Cross River State has established machinery that will drive the school – based management committees (SMDC) in its operating environment.

Published in The Nation Newspaper, on Wednesday, 18th July 2012

Nigeria gets $95m World Bank Facility to eradicate Polio

In a final push to eradicate polio in Nigeria, the World Bank’s Board yesterday approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of $95 million for the Nigeria Polio Eradication Support Project.

The move is to help the country achieve and sustain at least 80 percent polio immunization across all states, in line with the Bank’s expressed support for the eventual eradication of the disease from the country.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper, on Wednesday, 18th July 2012

Agric Ministry extends subsidy to fisheries, boost export

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will soon begin to provide susbsidies to operators of the fisheries sub-sector as already being done to crop farmers. In the intervention targeted at small scale fisheries and aquaculture operators, the

FCTA procures N4M Drugs for Maternal, Neo-natal Week

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FUTA), through its Primary Health Care Development Board has procured vaccines and drugs worth over N4 million as part of the health interventions to mark the maternal Newborn and Child Health Week in Abuja.

The Executive Secretary of the board, Dr. Rilwan Mohammed, said free drugs had been sent to the 422 government health care centres and eight private clinics in the territory.

Published in Leadership Newspaper, on Thursday, 19th July 2012

Shell to build $3.5bn gas plant in Imo state

The shell Petroleum Development Company has concluded plans to build a $3.5bn gas plant in Imo state.

Briefing Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha during a courtesy visit by the management of SPDC to the governor in Owerri, the Managing Director, Mr Mutiu Summonu, said the Assa – North, Ohaji-South Gas supply project was in line with the local gas content policy of the Federal Government to boost power generation in the country.

He said the gas plant on completion would supply domestic gas to power energy plants across the country as well as generate massive job opportunities for Nigerians. The Shell boss further disclosed that the project would be executed in two phases and would be completed in 2018.

 Published in Daily Trust Newspaper, on Thursday, 19th July 2012

Work Commences On Dangote's N1 Billion Industrial Academy

Dangote conglomerate has started building the N1 billion Industrial Academy at Obajana, Kogi State that promises to be the best in Nigeria when completed in December.

The Dangote Academy will not only admit students but will offer them employment after a 12 months' training programme, a statement from the group said. While the building of the academy complex is continuing, admission and classes have since begun.

Published in Daily Trust Newspaper, on Thursday, 19th July 2012

Nigeria to adopt ISO 26000 standard on Social Responsibility

Nigeria will finally commence the adoption process of the international standard on Social Responsibility, ISO 26000.

After the successful completion of the first phase where corporate organisations were invited to express interest as technical partners, the International Organisation for Standardisation has through its national member body, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, announced the first technical meeting of the adoption process.

In partnership with ThistlePraxis Consulting, SON made this announcement in a statement signed by its Director-General, Dr. Joseph Odumodu. The inauguration ceremony and first technical meeting for ISO 26000: NAP had been scheduled to take place on July 31 and August 1, 2012 in Abuja, the statement added.

The two-day workshop would kick-start the adoption process and facilitated by experts including the Chief Executive Officer, the CSR Company, Austria, Mr. Martin Neureiter, as lead expert.

Participants will include corporate organisations that had expressed interest in participating in the exercise as technical partners.

Published in Punch Newspaper, on Friday, 20th July 2012

AfDB Reiterates Continued Support for Women Empowerment

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has pledged its continued support for women empowerment in the continent. The President of the AfDB, Donald Kaberuka, made the pledge in a video message to the 2nd African Women Economic Summit holding in Lagos, Nigeria.

Dr. Kaberuka said that the Bank will continue to support the cause of empowering women in Africa. He said Africa has made significant progress in the last few years; recording improved economic growth but noted that more needs to be done to bring about financial inclusion.

Published in Guardian Newspaper, on Friday, 20th July 2012

Climate Change: It’s time to act says Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State yesterday led tree planting exercise across the state to mitigate the effects of climate change that has posed serious threat to weather conditions across the globe, saying it was high time to make a change in reducing the negative effects of greenhouse on the environment.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper, on Friday, 20t

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CPC to partner NOA in capacity building

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) in Abuja on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) for partnership to build capacity to protect consumers.

According to Ify Umeyi, the Director – General of CPC, the partnership is to ensure successful implementation of the CPC’s Products Monitoring and Registration Programme.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper, on Monday, 9th July 2012

Dufil to partner with states on crop plantation

In line with the backward integration of the Federal Government, De United Foods Industries Limited, makers of Indomie Noodles have started talks with some state governments for plantation of palm trees and other crops for its multi-million Naira Seasoning plant at Ota in Ogun State. he negotiation with the states, mostly southern states, BusinessDay gathered is in furtherance of its attempt to achieve 100 percent of locally sourced material for the production of its product.

The company presently has up to 45 percent locally sourced material and the expansion to its Seasoning manufacturing factory in Ota is part of its objectives towards the full local content production of its noodles brand in Nigeria.

The establishment of the automated factory which operates 24 hours with about 200 staff has saved the company huge sums of money in the importation of materials for the ingredient for its noodles, the Public Relations manager of the company, Tope Ashiwaju said during media tour of the factory in Ota.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper, on Monday, 9th July 2012

Zinox donates Toyota Hilux to Lagos security fund

Zinox Technologies Limited, on Friday, donated four Toyota Hilux security panel vans to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts to help beef up secure lives and properties in the commercial city.

The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, who received the keys to the vehicles at the open grounds of Lagos House, enjoined the officers and men who are the beneficiaries must continue to use them for the purpose they were donated. He advised the all security personnels in the state to always remember that the citizens, who provide the taxes and also the vehicles in some cases, should be protected not brutalise.

Fashola thanked Zinox Group for identifying with the security challenges and security successes of the state, adding that the gesture by Zinox group is not only entrepreneurship at its best but also a deep sense of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the organization which is not only taxpaying but employing the people.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper, on Monday, 9th July 2012

Berger Paints CSR project targets infrastructure development in schools

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Berger Paints Nigeria plc now targets infrastructure in schools. Recently, the first indigenous and one of the leading paint manufacturers in Nigeria donated paint to Handsmaid International Primary School, Ibiade, Ogun State for the beautification of its premises.

Berger Paints believes that this is in line with the company’s mission of remaining an active and responsible corporate member in the business community while also contributing to Nigeria’s economic and social development.

Tor Nygard, acting managing director, Berger Paints Nigeria Plc said the company embarked on the beautification project to demonstrate her commitment to quality education for the Nigerian child.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper, on Monday, 9th July 2012

World Bank pledges supports for Anambra State

World Bank’s Senior Specialist on education, Mr Tunde Adekola and two professors from Oxford University have been commissioned to undertake an educational study for World Bank, Prof. Clare Leaver and Prof. Andrew Zeitlin, have pledged their support for education development in Anambra State.

The team and the state Governor, Mr Peter Obi came to understudy the educational process in Anambra State with a view of recommending it to other schools in Africa, said the state was increasing its efforts in the education sector

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper, on Tuesday, 10th July 2012

FG Sets Up N200bn SME Guarantee Fund

The Federal Government has announced that the much expected N200 billion small and medium enterprises credit guarantee scheme (SMECGS) fund is now available.

The Minister of State for Finance, Dr Yerima Ngama, who disclosed this in Abuja yesterday, however said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other relevant agencies of government would have to come out with the eligibility criteria for applying institutions.

Ngama who spoke during the second Annual Lecture Series of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB), Abuja Chapter, said that both the SMECGS and the Microfinance Development Fund (MDF) have been established but added that the drawing rights would be based on the viability of the applying institutions.

“I am aware that participants are eager to hear and obtain my commitment on behalf of government on when it will make the development funds and the N200 billion small and medium enterprises credit guarantee scheme established for the subsector available to eligible institutions.

Published in Leadership Newspaper on Tuesday, 10th July 2012

Lagos State guarantees more infrastructural development

The Lagos State Government has assured residents, stakeholders and prospective investors of its determination to grow the economy and develop infrastructures in the state as the present administration continues with the corroboration of its achievements.

Speaking in Lagos at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Lagos State N50 billion fixed rate bond series I and II, which was held by the state’s Debt Management Office, the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Adetokunbo Abiru said that the present administration would not relent on delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of the state “since the reward of hard work is more work.”

Abiru explained the commitment of the Lagos State Government to utilise the state’s huge Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to the benefit of the masses and investors. “We have on our part as a responsible government, ensured the proceeds from bond are invested into critical infrastructure that can guarantee the expansion of the state’s economic base,” he added.

He stressed that the amount of money allocated to infrastructural development had been adequately appropriated noting that the state’s infrastructure had developed and the people of the state could testify to the fact.

Published in Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 10th July 2012

AFC, AfDB back Cote d’Ivoire’s 270 million euros bridge project

AFRICA Finance Corporation (AFC), in conjunction with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, has concluded the 270 million euros financing of the flagship bridge infrastructure project in Côte d’Ivoire.

The project involves the design, construction, financing, commissioning and operation of a third bridge with three lanes in each direction, across the Ebrié lagoon, connecting Abidjan’s residential Riviera district directly with the commercial district of Marcory.

AFC and the AfDB acted as mandated lead arrangers to the subordinated and senior facilities, respectively, to a syndicate of seven international lenders. AFC provided an aggregate commitment of 40 million euros comprising senior and junior loan facilities, and an equity investment.

Published in Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 11th July 2012

Nigeria, Pakistan to seal pact on SMEs’ development

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) may soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) of Pakistan in areas of cluster development and capacity building for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

The development is a fallout of the recent D-8 Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Working Group meeting held in Abuja recently. The partnership, which is being facilitated by the Pakistani High Commission in Nigeria, is in the spirit of the D-8 Group’s objective to diversify and create new opportunities in trade relations.

The Pakistani Acting High Commissioner in Nigeria, Ahmed Ali Sirohey explained that the pact would also afford both agencies the opportunity to cross fertilize and interface on areas that would be beneficial to SMEs in both countries.

At a courtesy call on the Sirohey in Abuja, the Director- General of SMEDAN, Alhaji Muhammad Nadada Umar, expressed delight that the Pakistani Government had really lived up to expectations in the area of developing the SME sector in his country, adding that Nigeria has a lot to learn from the experience of the Asian country.

Published in Guardian Newspaper on Thursday, 12th July 2012

Yobe gives schools 58 buses

Yobe State government has distributed 58 vehicles worth N495m to secondary schools. It has also earmarked a monthly overhead maintenance cost of N23,000 each for the fleet of vehicles

The distribution of the vehicles was part of the state government’s measures to solve the problem of transportation in the schools

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Thursday, 12th July 2012

ECOWAS, NEPAD seal pact on €1m capacity building facility for women

The Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) have signed an agreement for the establishment of a €1 million Business Incubator for African Women Entrepreneurs (BIAWE) in the sub-region.

The facility was provided by Spain.

According to the Chairman of ECOWAS Commission, Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, while speaking at the agreement signing ceremony at the African Union (AU) Secretariat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the project is aimed at eradicating poverty and contributing to economic empowerment of women.

The business incubator project, he added, also seeks to provide capacity building, technical assistance and financial support to emerging rural women entrepreneurs, who face constraints that make it difficult to sustain their businesses.

Published in Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 13th July 2012

FG approves N330m grants for Lagos farmers

As Fashola inaugurate 60 air-conditioned meat vans, co-operative college
THE Federal Government has approved N330 million grants to assist 20,000 farmers in Lagos State, a measure geared towards increasing food production in the country.

Meanwhile, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has inaugurated the first co-operative college and 60 refrigerated meat vans to convey wholesome meat from abattoirs to different areas in the state.

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Adewunmi Adeshina who disclosed this at the flag-off of the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme, GESS, said the fund would be devoted to acquire fertilizers for the farmers.

Adeshina added that the fund would cover 50 per cent of the cost that would be spent by farmers on fertilizer in the state. He explained that the cost of fertilizer and seed valued at N36,000 would be given to farmers with the farmer paying N18,000.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Friday, 13th July 2012

Ekiti council chief provides tools for farmers

The Caretaker Chairman of Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Hon. David Olusoga, has enhanced food production in the council by providing various agricultural implements and aids to individual farmers and groups in the area.

The items included 6 water pumping machines, 300 knap-sack sprayers and 300 units of assorted herbicides.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 13^th July 2012

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UNICEF partners Akpabuyo LG against killer diseases

This year’s Maternal and Newborn Child Health Week, at Ikot Nakanda, headquarters of the council was no exception as over 500 mothers turned up wit their children for immunization.

UNICEF Representative Mrs Mureen Zubie-Okolo, stated that UNICEF is going to provide different kinds of interventions within the 10 wards in Akpabuyo Local Government in Cross River State.

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper as at Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Yuguda Partners Saudi Firm to Build Cardiac Center

The Bauchi State government has signed a memorandum of understanding with an International Islamic Relief Organization (IIR0SA) based in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to construct a world class cardiac center, which would be the first of its kind in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.

Governor Yuguda said his team was working assiduously to ensure that the project was completed within the stipulated one year period so that IIROSA could fulfill its own pledge to set up a world class cardiac center of excellence in Bauchi.

Published in Daily Trust Newspaper as at Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Bauchi to Sponsor 53 Physically Challenged Persons to Tertiary Institutions

The Bauchi State government has expressed its readiness to sponsor 53 physically challenged persons to tertiary institutions. The state's Commissioner for Social Welfare and Community Development, Alhaji Umar Saleh, stated this while addressing newsmen on activities of the ministry.

"The gesture is part of the state government's policy to empower physically challenged persons in the state", he said.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper as at Monday, July 2nd, 2012

FG Set to Provide 360,000 Jobs

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology and former Governor of Kwara state, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday said the Federal Government is set to provide 360,000 jobs for unemployed youths in the country.

He said in each of the 36 states of the federation, 10,000 youths would gain employment opportunity, saying this would address the problem of unemployment in the country and rekindle the hope of the youths.

Published in Daily Trust Newspaper as at Tuesday, July 3^rd, 2012

Women Council Partners NDE on Women Empowerment

National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) yesterday approached the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to fashion out ways on how to empower women especially at the grassroots level.

President of NCWS Mrs. Nkechi Okemini Mba, who led some executive members of the council, said women were always at the receiving end of poverty due to some reasons including cultural practices and lack of education.

Published in Daily Trust Newspaper as at Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Yobe Government Distributes 17,500 Tonnes of Fertilisers to Farmers at Subsidised Rates

In other to reduce poverty and by extension insecurity in the state, Yobe State Government Tuesday subsidised the price of fertilisers by 66.7 per cent to farmers even as it inaugurated the yearly distribution and sales of the subsidised fertilisers.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony Tuesday in Damaturu at the Governor's office, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, said the agricultural sector had been accorded priority by his administration as it remained the portent tool to create more jobs among farmers and achieve national food security.

Published in This Day Newspaper as at Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

 Rivers to establish $140m farm in Etche

Rivers State government has moved to establish $140 million Agro-Industrial Development Project (AIDP) in Etche Local Government Area of the state.

The Executive Director of the Rivers State Development Agency (RSSDA) Mr Noble Pepple said that the project would run in partnership with an Israeli company.

Published in Guardian Newspaper as at Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Airtel Collaborates With NACA, NAFDAC to Promote Public Health

Airtel Nigeria collaborates with public health sector organizations, National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) and the National Agency for Food & Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) in providing needed public health information. 

Mr. Emeka Oparah, Director of Corporate Communication and CSR, Airtel Networks explained Airtel involvement as arising from its concern with fundamental issues of public good. “Our interventions in public health are akin to the work we are doing with primary education. We are concerned in our interventions in investing in areas of demonstrable long-term benefit to the communities that we serve”.

Published in Guardian Newspaper as at Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Hypo Bleach partners Lagos over family health promotion

In fulfilment of its brand essence of promoting the health and wellbeing of Nigerian families, MultiPro Enterprises Limited, makers of Hypo Super Bleach, has entered into a partnership with the Lagos State Ministry of Health on the first round of the “2012 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week.”

According to the organisers, activities at this year’s Lagos event began with the Health ministry administering pentavalent vaccine, a new type of immunisation vaccine that can help protect against the five preventable childhood diseases, including diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, limulus Influenza and hepatitis B. The ministry described the week-long exercise as only one item in a broad range of services made largely freely available to mothers and young children in the state.

Source: Published in Punch Newspaper as at Thursday, July 5^th, 2012

Honda Trains Okada Riders on Safety Consciousness

As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Honda Manufacturing (Nigeria) Ltd, recently organised a seminar to train commercial motorcycle riders, popularly called okada, on safety education and awareness.

Managing Director of the company, Toshio Kuwana in his welcome address said over the years, the company has been at the forefront in motorcycle safety education and campaign, which was borne out of the value placed on Nigerians.

Source: Published in Guardian Newspaper as at Thursday, July 5^th, 2012

British High Commission Renovates Sports Facilities in Abuja School

The British High Commission (BHC) has renovated sports facilities in Government Secondary School Tudun Wada, Zone 4, Abuja. This is part of the organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Speaking at the event yesterday, the British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Andrew Lloyd, said the occasion offered the staff of BHC the opportunity to perform community service and work with each other outside the office environment.

He said the choice of refurbishing sports facilities was tied to the London Olympics this year and added that his country valued the people to people relationship with Nigeria which he noted was the biggest part of the relationship between the two countries.

Source: Published in Leadership Newspaper as at Thursday, July 5^th, 2012

Group Pledges Loans to Biz Women

Network of Entrepreneurial Women Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited, an affiliate of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association has promised female entrepreneurs loan window to finance their businesses.

The President of the Cooperative, Mrs Modupe Oyekunle explained that the primary function of cooperative is to promote the economic interest of members by providing credit facilities at fair and reasonable interest rates for provident and productive purposes.

Source: Published in Leadership Newspaper as at Thursday, July 5^th, 2012

Nigeria: FG Gets N43 Billion EU Support for Water, Sanitation

The Federal Government has signed financing agreements with the European Union for projects valued at N43 billion to support government reform efforts in various sectors including water supply and sanitation.

A statement from the union made available to Daily Trust in Abuja noted that the Minister of National Planning Commission, NPC, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, signed the agreement on behalf of government, while Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, H.E. Dr. David MacRae, signed for the European Union.

Source: Published in Daily Trust Newspaper as at Thursday, July 5^th, 2012

FG Signs MoU With South Korea

The Federal Government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a South Korean Company, Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company Limited, to facilitate the production of 10,000MW of electricity projects in the country.

A statement from Ugwuagwu Anikwe, Special Adviser(Media) to Power Minister, said the Company has undertaken to provide 20 per cent equity in the various projects identified under the scheme, in addition to providing expert advice and guidance on electrical, production and construction of power projects to companies wishing to do business in Nigeria under the agreement.

Source: Published in Daily Trust Newspaper as at Thursday, July 5^th, 2012

Aliyu Lays Foundation for N2.6 Billion Sokoto Water Project

Niger State governor, Dr Babangida Aliyu, has laid the foundation for the N2.6 billion new water intake projects for Sokoto metropolis and environs.

The foundation for the 20 million gallons per day second water intake project was laid at Asare village in Wamakko local government area of the state.

In a remark at the occasion, Governor Babangida Aliyu stressed the need for governors to do more with their resources to further improve the living standard of the people.

Source: Published in Daily Trust Newspaper as at Friday, July 6^th, 2012