We must sustain
dream of free egalitarian society, says Imoke
As the nation celebrates her 52 independent
anniversary Governor Liyel imoke of Cross River State has called on present
generation of Nigerians and their leaders to sustain the dream of a free
egalitarian society that the founding fathers fought for.
He
said the country looks forward tothe centenary of our amalgamation in 2014, it
was pertinent to take stock of how far we have come and how much further we can
go.Published on Tuesday, 2nd October, 2012 in The Daily Sun Newspaper.
A
statement made available TO OUR CORESPONDENT ON Tuesday said the experts would
be drawn from various relevant sectors of the economy like banking,
manufacturing, telecommunications, services, the informal sector outside
Nigeria.
Published on Thursday, 4thOctober,
2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
Ogoni
Community decries exclusion from UNEP Report
The people of Goi community, Bodo in Gokana Local
Government Area of Rivers State have decried the exclusion of the community in
the environmental assessment report carried out in the Ogoniland by the United
Nations Environmental Programme.
Indigenes
of the area who trooped out enmasse to welcome the Bukola Sarai-led Senate
Committee on Environment and Ecology, described the area as the most impacted
in terms of environmental degradation in Ogoniland.
Published
on Thursday, 4thOctober, 2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
The Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Turkey in
Nigeria, Bulent Ferik, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos, at the inauguration
of the Nigerian-Turkish Business Council (NTBC).
Published
on Thursday, 4thOctober, 2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
Nigeria records 90 polio in nine months
Nigeria
has continued to transmit the wild Polio Virus(WPV) with two new type one
(WPV1) cases reported in the past week from Kaduna and jigawa states, bringing
the total number of cases for 2012 to 90.
According
to Weekly Polio Update, published by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
(GPEI), the case from Kaduna is the most recent in the country and had onset of
paralysis on September, 2012, and the next subnational Immunization Plus Days
(IPDs), which started yesterday, September 29, will run till Tuesday October 2,
2012.
Published
on Thursday, 4thOctober, 2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
Focus
On Parastatal Under The Federal Ministry Of Education
President
Goodluck jonathan has often stated that Education is at the heart of his
administration’s Transformation Agenda, the Federal Ministry of Education (FME)
which formulates policies for the sector, must have the right approach and
answers to the multifaceted problems facing it.
However, to undertake this very vital task, the
Ministry relies on its 21 parastatals, which must not only have competent
hands, but must work together in a well-caculated manner.
Published
on Thursday, 4thOctober, 2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
LASU
students take lectures under trees
Lagos
State wears the toga as the nation’s Centre of Excellence. But the student of
the Lagos University (LASU), Ojo have tales of woes on their lips.
For
several days, some student of the Adebola Adegunwa School of Communication,
studied under tree shades at the popular students’relaxation Centre popularly
called Abe Igi.
Published
on Tuesday, 2nd October, 2012 in The Daily Sun Newspaper.
CBN
reviews agric sector financing criteria
The
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set new rules for lending to the agricultural
sector of the economy.
The apex bank took the decision after reports
from banks and discount houses indicated that lending to the subsector remains
a high-risk, which should be followed with caution.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October,
2012 in The Nation Newspaper.
FirstBank
backs cocoa transformation agenda.
First
Bank of Nigeria Plc is committed to improving cocoa production and contribution
to the economy.
The
bank in a statement, said it will achieve this using its support for the Cocoa
Investment Conference slated for October 4 to 5, in Ibadan.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October,
2012 in The Nation Newspaper.
Development
agenda for Western Nigeria: Prospects and challenges.
Perhaps,
it will suffice to say that the coming of the crude oil, while it may have done
more harm than good to the western region, because since that time,
(post-Awolowo era) successive governments from the region go to Abuja, at the
end of every month with their ‘’begging bowls” to take crumbs from the national
government in form of the federations account while neglecting out natural endowments
that could have been ad-equate tapped for optimum advantage and growth.
The propriety or otherwise of such endeavor in a
county laying claims to practicing federalism in an issue for another discuss.
Published
on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012 in The Nation Newspaper.
NIMASA
to train youth.
The
Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has concluded
arrangement to train some youth from the southeast. Their conterparts from
southsouth had enjoyed the priviledge.
Speaking
with the Nation in his office last week, NIMASA’s Director-General, Mr Patrick
Akpobolokemi said there are many job opportunities in the maritime sector, but
unfortunately they are not open to Nigeria because they lack necessary
training.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October,
2012 in The Nation Newspaper.
CBN,
Banks partner.
The
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and banks are implementing fresh measures aimed
at empowering farmers financially and providing favourable fiscal policies for
their operations.
It said it had granted zero tariffs for the
importation of agricultural machinery and equipment. The bank said it took the
action to create a robust agricultural sector and provide an enabling
environment for investments.
Published
on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012 in The Nation Newspaper.
MICROFINACE banks are battling MfBs huge tax
burdens and botched attempts to get tax holidays form the government, The
Nation has learnt.
According
to the annual reports of some of the banks, huge taxes is common to all the
entities.Published on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012 in The Nation Newspaper.
Govt,
World Bank collaborate
THE
Federal Government and the World bank are partnering to create a sustainable
job funds. The initiative, which is expected to take over $80 million, will
help in training graduates of tietary institutions in Information and
Communication Technology (ICT), as well as related job skills.
The initiative is being implanted through science
and Technology Education Post-Basic (Step-B) project under the Federal Ministry
of Education.
Published
on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012 in The Nation Newspaper.
According
to the National Co-ordinator of Project Light-Up Nigeria, Mr. Frank Ukpabi, the
step was taken to allow stakeholders in diaspora appraise Nigerian leaders with
view to rewarding these set of concerned citizens according to their
performances vis-à-vis generating power in November, 2012.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October,
2012 in The Guardian Newspaper.
Farm
sues Unity Bank over agric loan
For
acting in an alleged manner that denied it from assessing a N500 million loan
unders the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme
(CACS), jigna farm has dragged Unity Bank to the Federal High Court Bwari,
Abuja for adjudication.
A statement by the farm in Abuja on Monday blamed
Unity Bank for not acting in a professional manner that frustrated it from
obtaining the said loan for its expansion programme
Published
on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012 in The Guardian Newspaper.
For example a formal Deputy Speaker of the House
of Representatives (1999-2003), Chibudom Nwuche, and the Bakassi Peoples
General Assembly have joined the clamour.
Published
on Wednesday, 3rdOctober, 2012 in The Guardian Newspaper.
According
to the bank, developing countries would need to make job creation a cornerstone
development, with a pay off far beyond income alone, stressing they are
critical for reducing poverty, making cities work, and providing youth with
alternatives to violence.
Published on Tuesday, 2ndOctober, 2012
in The Daily Sun Newspaper.
Women
entrepreneurs to explore AGOA potentials
THE
Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture
(NACCIMA), Business Women Group (NAWORG) has lamented the inability of the
women entreprenurs to benefit from the opportunities available under the
African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA), due to poor access to fund.
The
group also enjoined the Bank of Industry (BoI) to set up a special fund, which
would assist women entrepreneurs explore international business environment
such as AGOA.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October,
2012 in The Guardian Newspaper.
Group
holds CSR seminar
DEPUTY
High Commission of Canada, in partnership with CSR-in-Action, an indigenous
social enterprise; has concluded plans to hold a seminar titled “Sustainability
in the Extractive Industries: Managing Your Value Chain”.
According to the organizer, the event scheduled
for 18th of October 2012, at the Oriental Hotel is geared towards bringing
together practitioners in sustainability and heads of government and business
within the extractive industries in both Nigeria and Canada, culminating in a
series of powerfully orchestrated panels and presentations from experts.
Published
on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012 in The Guardian Newspaper.
Govt inaugurates UNIDO country programme
THE Federal Government has Inaugurated
Implementation Committees on the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) country programme for Nigeria.
The
committees which comprises representatives from various relevant Ministries
/Departments, Institutions and the Private Sector were inaugurated by the
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, Mr. Dauda Kigbu
at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abuja.
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October,
2012 in The Guardian Newspaper.
Military,
others evacuate 76,000 Anambra flood victims
More than 76,000 victims of the devastating
floods that hit about 200 communities in five local government areas of Anambra
State are being evacuated from their homes to relief camps in Onitsha and
Nteje.
The
evacuation came as reports said two persons, a woman and a boy, died at Ogbaru
following the flooding that submerged their homes on Sunday night.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd October,
2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
Microsoft
targets 300 million youths with YouthSpark
Microsoft Corporation has said its newly
introduced global initiative, Microsoft YouthSpark, will create opportunities
for 300 million youths in more than 100 countries in the next three years.
The
company said the initiative would be implemented though a range of global
programmes in partnership with governments, non-profit organisations and other
businesses.
Published
on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
IBM
tackles knowledge gap among Nigerian SMEs
Skills shortage, education and business
management knowledge have been identified as the bane of Small and Medium-scale
Enterprises in Nigeria and IBM has begun tackling the menace.
The
company, during a recent training for 30 young entrepreneurs in a variety of
industries in Lagos, said having the right knowledge, skills, tools and
techniques would help deliver the right business results for SMEs in the
country.
Published
on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
Beloved
countrymen and women, on this day, fifty-two years ago, our founding fathers
brought joy and hope to the hearts of our people when they won independence for
our great country. Nigeria made a clean break with more than six decades of
colonial rule, and emerged as a truly independent nation. That turning point
was a new beginning for our nation.
Those
who witnessed the lowering of the Union Jack and the emergence of the Green
White Green flag continue to relish the memory, because that ceremony was not
just about the destiny of a nation, but the future of a people.
Published
on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2012 in The Punch Newspaper.The association also flayed Nigeria’s health indices, saying the citizens are poorer than their counterparts in many African countries.
Published
on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
‘Climate
change, poor planning caused flooding’
Chairman,
National Planning Committee of the Nigeria Urban Summit, Mr. Onibokun Abimbola,
has said climate change as well as lack of planning is responsible for the
recent flooding in parts of the country.
Abimbola,
a town planner, stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on
Monday.
Abimbola said, “There have been incidents of
ravaging flood, collapsed buildings and security challenges in many quarters.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd October,
2012 in The Punch Newspaper.
Fayemi
promises to expand social welfare scheme
Ekiti State Government said it was working on
ways to widen the coverage of its social welfare scheme for the elderly to
accommodate more aged people.
To
achieve this, Governor Kayode Fayemi said he would increase the budgetary
allocation to the scheme in the 2013 proposed appropriation bill.
Published
on Friday, 5th October, 2012 in The National Mirror Newspaper.
The
Federal Government yesterday stated its determination to train 30,000
entrepreneurs to boost cocoa production, processing and marketing.
The
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, spoke at
the opening ceremony of the first International Cocoa Conference held at the
Jogor Events Centre, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Published
on Friday, 5th October, 2012 in The National Mirror Newspaper.Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has approved the employment of 3,000 degree, HND and NCE graduates as well as other professionals to be employed into the state civil service.
The Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Goni
Fika, disclosed this yesterday after the State Executive Council meeting held
at the Government House, Damaturu.
Published on Friday, 5th October, 2012
in The National Mirror Newspaper.Veteran peace campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu ha sbeen awarded $1 million by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation for "speaking truth to power".
The London-based Foundation called the cleric
"one of Africa's great voices for justice, freedom, democracy and
responsible, responsive government", BBC has reported.
Published
on Friday, 5th October, 2012 in The National Mirror Newspaper.
The Gombe State Government has awarded N11.7
billion contract for the construction of schols and provision of infrastructure
for them
The
Commissioner for Education, Mrs Aishatu Mohamed, and her Higher Education counterpart,
Dr, Isa Wade, started this while addressing journalists after the state
executive council meeting on Wednesday in Gombe.
Published on
Friday, 5th October, 2012 in The National Mirror Newspaper.