Philanthropy: Church donates to LUTH
As
part of its efforts to redeem its pledge to the College of Medicine, Lagos
University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Lagos, the Chapel of Healing
Cross in LUTH precently presented a cheque of N6 million to LUTH for crèche.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 24th February 2014
Partnership: GEMA,
Samsung enter Global Partnership Agreement
The Global Enterprise Mobility Alliance (GEMA), a
global independent joint venture providing enterprise mobility managed services
to multinational organisations, has announced its strategic global partnership
with Samsung
Electronics .
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 24th February 2014
Agribusiness: Sahel
Capital Raises $33m to Boost Agribusiness in Nigeria
West
African-focused Fund Manager, Sahel Capital has unbundled a $33 million
investment fund for agribusiness in Nigeria, with particular focus on the
sector’s SMEs.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Monday, 24th February 2014
Business Growth: ‘Strong MFBs will
boost SME growth’
The Kwara State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Demola Banu, has
said strong and efficient microfinance institution will accelerate financial
and economic growth, especially the development of Small and Medium
Enterprises.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 25th February 2014
Agriculture: FG, German Development Bank
establish $100m agric fund
The Federal Government and the German Development
Bank have established a $100m fund for agricultural financing in Nigeria.
Published
in Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 25th February 2014
Three
months after raising the alarm of a potential shortage of immunization vaccines
for children, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has
said the Federal Government now has adequate supply of necessary vaccines.
Published in The Nation
Newspaper on Wednesday, 26th February 2014
Labour: Standard Chartered’s
operations support 1.9 million jobs
Standard Chartered Bank’s Africa operations have been
assessed as supporting 1.9 million jobs and contributing $10.7 billion to the
Sub-Saharan economies.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 19th February 2014
Sustainable Energy:
UN harps on Sustainable Energy for all
The United Nationa General Assembly’s resolution on
‘Sustainable Energy for All’ calls on its member states to galvanise efforts to
make universal access to sustainable modern energy services a priority.
Published in The
Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 19th February 2014
Infrastructure: Ilesa Water Dam 90% Completed
The Illesa Water Dam Project is to be delivered
in the next three months, having reached 90 percent completion, Minister of
Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, has said.
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 27th February 2014
Award: Pearson Education receives
CSR Award
Pearson Education, the world’s leading education
company, emerged as one of the winners of the Lagos State Government Support
Our Schools Initiative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award for 2014.
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 27th February 2014
Empowerment: MTN empowers youth with
skills Development Project
In aligning with the Federal Government’s efforts
to raise the level of entrepreneurial skill acquisition in Nigeria, the MTN
foundation has launched a youth skills development project worth millions of
Naira at the Government Technical College, Ikorodu, Lagos.
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 27th February 2014
Labour:
Standard Bank supports 1.9m jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa – Report
Standard
Chartered Bank has supported some 1.9 million jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa,
equivalent to around 0.6 per cent of the region’s total workforce, according to
an independent report on the social and economic impact of the bank’s
operations in Africa, looking at the value added to the economy and how it
supports trade and employment.
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 27th February 2014
Industry Pulse: The Federal
Government of Nigeria re-appoints Prof. Ujah as NIMR DG
President Goodluck Jonathan has reappointed Professor Innocent
Ujah as the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research,
NIMR. This was contained in a press release signed by head, information and
public relations unit of the organisation, Lillian Chukwu.
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 27th February 2014
Health: New guidance for treating
children with acute malnutrition
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new treatment guideline
for the almost 20 million children under – five worldwide who have severe acute
malnutrition.
Published
in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 27th February 2014
Agriculture: Kwara to disburse N214m agricultural loan to farmers
The Kwara Government on Wednesday said it would
disburse N214 million loan to farmers to boost agricultural activities in the
state.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Thursday, 27th February 2014
Infrastructure:
Fashola inaugurates N1b Imota Asphalt Plant
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday inaugurated the
Imota Asphalt Plant in Ikorodu. Fashola said the plant would create jobs and
impact positively on its host community. He said: “With this project, the
asphalt removed from bad roads will now be recycled, so nothing will go to
waste again.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 28th February 2014
Empowerment: Agency empowers
entrepreneurs with N10m
Shield Academy Partners Limited, the
implementing agency of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s South-South
Entrepreneurial Development Centre, has inaugurated a seed fund of N10m for the
empowerment of existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, who successfully completed
its entrepreneurship training programme and had their business plans certified.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 28th February 2014
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