Philanthropy: Dangote builds N2b
hospital in Kano
The Dangote Foundation yesterday began the construction of what has been
described as one of “Africa’s most ambitious health facilities” in Kano State.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 7th October, 2013
Energy: FG, Power
Sector unions resolve crisis
The
Federal Government and electricity workers Wednesday charted a new course for
the resolution of lingering labour-related crises threatening the power privatization programme.
Published in BusinessDay
Newspaper on Monday, 7th October, 2013
Investment:
NAHCO invests $70m in equipment in 2 years
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc said yesterday
that it has invested over $70 million on equipment, infrastructure and training
of its personnel in the last two years.
Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 7th October, 2013
Labour: Delta to employ 20,000
youths through SEEFOR project
Worried by the high rate of youth unemployment in
the state, Delta State Government is to employ over 20,000 youths in the next
five years through the Small Public Works sub-component of the State Employment
and Expenditure for Results, SEEFOR Project.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 7th October, 2013
Philanthropy:
Nestle renovates school, brings joy to Ogun Community
History
was made recently when Nestle Nigeria Plc. handed over a renovated block of St.
Paul’s Anglican Nursery and Primary School, Orile-Imo, in Owode Egba Ogun
State, to the community.
Published in Daily Sun
Newspaper on Tuesday, 8th October, 2013
Philanthropy: UBA
woos young writers with N1m prize
Young writers stand a chance of winning N1m by participating
in the 2013 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition for students in senior
secondary schools across the country.
Published in Daily Sun
Newspaper on Tuesday, 8th October, 2013
Philanthropy:
MainOne restates commitment to Education Sector
West
African telecommunications services company, Main One Cable, has said the
thrust of its Corporate Social Responsibility is the development of schools in
the areas where it operates.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 8th October, 2013
Education: Nigeria
to Access U.S. $500 Million for Education
Nigeria
is to access $500 million from international funding agencies to boost
educational development and enhance access to universal basic education in the
country.
Published in The Punch
Newspaper on Tuesday, 8th October, 2013
Philanthropy: Lawmakers train 120 youths
The
Chief Whip of Oyo State House of Assembly Hon. Abiodun Adigun-Hammed has reiterated
his commitment to support youths and the aged in his constituency.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
Sustainable
Development: World Bank forecasts Africa’s growth
The World Bank has
forecast a 4.9 percent economic growth for sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA).
According
to the bank, almost a third of the countries in the region are growing at 6 per
cent and more. It said African countries were now routinely among the
fastest-growing countries in the world.
Published in The Nation
Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
Investment: Firms urged to invest in structures
Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development
Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Mutiu Sunmonu, yesterday urged Nigerian
companies to invest in the development of world-class processes and structures
to match those available elsewhere in the world.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
Philanthropy: NGO
offers free Education to 5,000 children
A
faith-based Non Government Organisation (NGO), the Inner City Mission for
Children has offered free education to about 5,000 indigent children across the
country.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 10th October, 2013
Economy: CBN explains components of N220bn
MSMEs fund
The
Central Bank of Nigeria says its N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprise (MSMEs) Fund will help participating financial institutions to
support entrepreneurs.
The
Director of Public Finance, Mr Paul Eluhaiwe, said this in an interview with
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 10th October, 2013
Philanthropy:
Berger Paints Donates Products to NGO
Berger
Paints Nigeria Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading paints and allied products
company, has donated products to a non-governmental organisation – Nigeria
Society for the Blind as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Published in Vanguard
Newspaper on Thursday, 10th October, 2013
Labour: 51.18m Nigerians
Employed in 2011, says Report
A
total of 51.18 million Nigerians were employed in the economy in 2011, while
16.07 were unemployed, the National Planning Commission said in a report in
Abuja yesterday.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 11th October, 2013
World Bank targets
Poverty Reduction to 9% by 2020
The
World Bank has set an interim target to reduce global poverty to 9 percent by
2020 as it made a call to urgently end extreme poverty.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 11th October, 2013
Agriculture:
Stanbic IBTC, John Deere, Tata partner on Agriculture Financing
Stanbic
IBTC Bank has entered collaboration with Tata Africa Services and John Deere
Financial, a division of United States based John Deere, to provide a range of
financial services to customers of John Deere.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Friday, 11th October, 2013
Impact Assessment: FG
recoups N500m from EIAs processing
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Environment, Mr Taiye
Haruna, yesterday disclosed that the ministry has generated about N500 million
from the processing of Environmental Impact Assessment for new development
projects.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Friday, 11th October, 2013
Investment: AfDB to issue a new 5-year $1bn Global Bond
The
African Development Bank, AfDB, has said it would soon issue a new $ 1 billion,
five year Global benchmark bond. This is AfDB’s second fixed – rate USD
transaction of the year after having issued a five-year note in January.
Published in The
Nation Newspaper on Friday, 11th October, 2013
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