Infrastructure: Bayelsa pilot water
project to gulp N2.5bn
A
pilot water project being embarked upon by Bayelsa State Government could cost
up to N2.5 billion, the state commissioner for water resources, Dein
Benadoumene, told newsmen on weekend
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Philanthropy: Skye
Bank Donates ICT Building to OAU
Skye
Bank Plc has donated a well-equipped ultra modern Information Communication
Technology (ICT) Centre valued at N600 million to the Obafemi Awolowo
University.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Investment: Canada
invests N500m on Research on Indigenous Vegetables in Nigeria
Osun
State University, Osogbo, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two
Canadian universities for carrying out research work on ‘Sustainable Production
and Utilization of Under-utilised Nigerian vegetables to Enhance Rural Food
Security’
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Education:
Delta threatens to shut substandard private schools
The Delta State Government said it would close more private
primary and secondary schools, which did not conform to approved standards.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Agriculture: CBN, World Bank
extend N422bn agric loans to kano farmers
The
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it extended loan facilities of about N213
million to banks for onward lending in farmers under its Agricultural Credit
Guarantee Scheme in Kano State, last year.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper
on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Climate Change: Lagos plants
4.6m trees
In continuation of its efforts to mitigate the
impacts of climate change and global warming, Lagos State government said on
Sunday that it has planted a total of 4.6 million trees across the state in the
last six years.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Appointment: NMA President becomes
Commonwealth Medical Association VP
The president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA),
Osahon Enabuele, has been elected vice president of the Commonwealth Medical
Association (CMA)
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Investment: 50
investors indicate interest in Bayelsa
Ruth
Murray-Bruce, director general of the Bayelsa State Investment Promotion Agency
(BIPA), said on Sunday that no fewer than 50 investors had indicated interest
to invest in the state.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Agriculture:
Poultry Farmers in Abia demand second batch of CBN agricultural loan
Poultry
farmers in Umuahia have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to
release funds for the second batch of the N1 billion agricultural loan to
farmers.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Infrastructure: FG
signs $500m Aviation Infrastructure loan with China
FG signs $500m aviation infrastructure loan agreement with
China The Federal Government has signed a $500 million loan agreement with the
Chinese government for the construction of four new international airport
terminals in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Kano.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Education: Cross
River ties promotion of school heads to computer literacy
To
boost the ICT capacity of teachers, Cross River State government has declared
that henceforth, promotion to the position of principals and head teachers
would be based on computer literacy.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 12th August, 2013
Philanthropy:
Etisalat rewards 72 students for academic excellence
Faces
beamed with smiles at the 2013 Etisalat Merit Awards, held recently at the
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The Innovative telecommunications company celebrated
academic excellence in the northern part of the country by rewarding 72 university
undergraduates through its education empowerment scheme.
Published in DailySun Newspaper
on Tuesday, 13th August, 2013
… As Airtel empower
Ediba Community with Classroom Blocks
As
part of its corporate social responsibility, the Airtel Nigeria has empowered
Ediba community with modern classroom blocks and school facilities.
Published in DailySun Newspaper
on Tuesday, 13th August, 2013
Health: Malaria
Deaths Dip by 33.4%
Malaria deaths in Africa have gone down by one-third in the
last 13 years since the year 2000 when Africa’s leaders meeting in Abuja
committed to slashing malaria deaths and cases.
Published in DailySun Newspaper
on Tuesday, 13th August, 2013
Labour: FG unveils
new jobs scheme Targets 350m in Kano
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun
Aganga, has flagged off the National Enterprise Development Plan (NEDEP), and
formally inaugurated the Kano State council on Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprise Sector, (MSMEs) in Kano.
Published in DailySun Newspaper
on Tuesday, 13th August, 2013
Health: Niger
immunises 2million kids
The
Niger State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has immunised no fewer than
two million children against polio during the just concluded round of
immunisation Plus Days exercise (IPDs)
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013
Labour: 40 millions Nigerian jobless, says Kolade
About
40 million Nigerians translating to 23.9 per cent are unemployed, Chairan,
Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) Dr. Christopher Kolade has said.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013
Health: ‘Danger of poor breast feeding’
Expectant
and nursing mothers must breast-feed their babies and not husbands, the Head,
Department of Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi
Araba, Prof Adebola Akinsulie, has advised.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on
Wednesday, 14th August, 2013
Environment: China to spend $275b to fight air
pollution
China
will spend $275 billion over the next five years improving air quality – roughly
the same as the gross domestic product (GDP) of Hong Kong and twice the size of
the annual defence budget.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013
Education: Kwara to upgrade 120 schools
The
Kwara State government has said it would upgrade 120 secondary schools to meet
global standards of teaching, infrastructure and pupil – teacher ratio in the
state.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013
Empowerment: Addressing skill gap through youth
empowerment programme
Skill gap among the youth population in Nigeria has been
adduced as one of the major challenges that could hinder the country’s
development process.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 14th August, 2013
Health: Lagos
pledges continued free medical services
The
Lagos State Government on Wednesday, reiterated its commitment of the provision
of free and qualitative healthcare service to the citizenry within the state.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013
Agriculture: FG
earmarks N10bn for Cassava Bread
The
Federal Government yesterday disclosed that it earmarked a start-up fund of
about N10 billion to enhance development in the cassava value chains through
the Cassava Bread Development Fund (CBDF).
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013
Health: Nigeria
Leads the World in Number of Children Contracting HIV
Health
experts say government must do more to stop the trend. Nigeria has the highest
number of children contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, in the
world, the latest report by the United Nations has shown.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper
on Thursday, 15th August, 2013
Health:
Malaria Vaccine Can Prevent 300,000 Children's Deaths in Nigeria
According to
a statement by the organisation made available to LEADERSHIP, about 300,000
annual malaria deaths, in the country, a lot of them children under five years
of age, could be prevented when the vaccine hits the market.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August,
2013
Fashola rewards 128
schools with N256m
One
hundred and twenty eight public secondary schools in Lagos State received N2
million each from Governor Babatunde Fashola as reward for outstanding
performance in the Lagos Eko Secondary Education Report
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August,
2013
Agriculture:
National Solution to Wheat Importation in Nigeria
The demand for wheat bread and other products of wheat are on the
rise globally as experts continue to recommend them as low calorie foods that
can substitute other high cholesterol foods, but its availability is usually
curtailed by its demand which is low compared to the high calorie foods.
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013
Education:
The Federal Government of Nigeria Approves N8.7 Billion for Books, Library
Materials
The federal government Wednesday approved the sum of N8.7 billion
for the printing and distribution of primary one to six textbooks and library
resources materials for primary schools and junior secondary schools across the
country.
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 15th August, 2013
Sustainability:
NSIA, IFC sign MoU on Nigeria’s infrastructure financing
The
Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, yesterday signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the International Finance Corporation, IFC, a member of the
World Bank Group, to develop, finance and implement infrastructure projects.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 16th August, 2013
Insecurity: Canada
lends support to Nigeria’s Anti-Terrorism Campaign
“Canada stands with the people of
Nigeria, and we support Nigeria in its efforts to combat terrorism,” the
statement said.
Cooter described the attack on
school children as barbaric, noting that it “demonstrates that the attackers
have no moral reference points but are simply vicious thugs driven by a thirst
for violence.”
Published in National
Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 16th August, 2013
Partnership:
Etisalat partners NYSC
Bearing
in mind the high level of unemployment and youth restiveness in the country,
Etisalat Nigeria has sealed a partnership with the National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC), to enhance capacity of corps members through mentorship programmes
towards entrepreneurship skills.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 16th August, 2013
Environment: Oil Majors Complain
of Risky, Deteriorating Environment in Nigeria
The
operating environment in Nigeria is deteriorating on a daily basis and poses a
serious risk for companies in the oil and gas sector, according to, Royal Dutch
Shell and Italy's Eni.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 16th August, 2013
