Power:
Power Output declined to 3400MW in June
Supply of Power Output from the national grid
shed 10.52 per cent in June with an average of 3400 megawatts in period under
review as against 3800 megawatts in May.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Sunday, 6thJuly 2014
Education:
Government unveils New Initiative for Agriculture in Schools
The Federal Government has unveiled its plans
to introduce a comprehensive agricultural programme to all students at the
secondary school level
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Sunday, 6thJuly 2014
Labour:
Phillips Consulting unveils new job search platform
A consulting firm has introduced a new
associate company, ShortList Nigeria, offering job seekers and employers of
labour a new platform for job search and recruitment.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 7th July 2014
Industrialization:
NIPC, UNIDO collaborate on FG’s Industrial Revolution Plan
Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission is
to work in close collaboration with the United Nations’ Development Organisation
on the ‘strategy committee’ of the Nigerian Industrial Revolution Plan launched
recently by the Federal Government.
Published in
BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 7th July 2014
Monetary Policy: Nigerian Bank
Grants States Waiver to Implement Cashless Policy
The
Central Bank of Nigeria has granted one year waiver on withdrawal charges for
both individual and corporate accounts in 30 out of the country’s 36 states,
following the take-off of cashless policy.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 24th June 2014
Education: Lagos
School Deploys E-Learning Technology to Boost Education
A
private primary school in Lagos State, Saint Saviour's School, Ebute-Metta, has
deployed e-learning technology to provide quality education to the pupils of the
school.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 24th June 2014
Philanthropy:
Coolworld employees donate building to orphanage
As part of the Corporate Social
Responsibility, staff of Coolworld Electrical Retail stores have presented a
building block to Lagos-based orphanage, Heritage Homes.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th July
2014
Power:
TCN to transmit 6,000MW by December, says Minister
The
Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo yesterday told the Transmission Company
of Nigeria that it has no excuse for failing to transmit 6,000Mega Watts (Mw)
of electricity by December this year.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th July
2014
Skill
Acquisition: ITF plans training for two million on skills acquisition
The Industrial Training Fund
plans to train about two million people in effort to close the skills gap that
exist in the industrial sector, the Director – General, Dr. Juliet O.E Chukkas
Onaeko, has said.
Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th July
2014
ICT:
ICT now contributes nine per cent to GDP, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has
affirmed the growth profile of Niegria’s Information and Communication
Technology sector, saying that it now contributes nine percent to the country’s
Gross Domestic Product.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th July
2014
ICT:
Nigeria, others to record 15.1% increase in Internet growth
Nigerian and the middle East
counterpacts are expected to record about 15.1 per cent growth rate in Internet
penetration between now and 2018.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th July
2014
Agriculture:
Nigeria, Tanzania, others account for growth in global rice trade in 2014
With the continued rise in rice
consumption, especially by Nigeria, international trade in the commodity has
been projected to increase this year by 5.5 per cent, to 39.3 million tonnes,
coupled with intensified competitions by producers for markets.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th July
2014
ICT:
ICT now contributes nine per cent to GDP, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has
affirmed the growth profile of Nigeria’s Information and Communication
Technology sector, saying that it now contributes nine percent to the country’s
Gross Domestic Product.
Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 9th July
2014
Insecurity: Danger of Insecurity spreading South worries Investors
Despite
Nigeria’s worsening security situation, foreign investors say they are not
deterred from buyih the nation’s assets, Omar Hafeez, Citigroup’s country head,
said on Wednesday, citing $1.1 billion worth of Eurobonds it had traded for
three local banks so far this year.
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 10th July 2014
Infrastructure: 1.3
billion people have no access to electricity, says Kufuor
It
was revealed that more than 1.3 billion people across the globe do not have
access to electricity, despite the fact that the United Nations (UN) set 2015
date for the actualisation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Published in Daily
Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 10th July 2014
ICT:
Active Telephone lines hit 130 million
The number of active telephone lines currently being
used by Nigeria’s telecoms subscribers is now over 130 million, according to
the telecoms industry regulator.
Published in National
Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 11th July 2014
Security:
UN adopts new strategy to tackle Boko Haram
United Nations has resolved to renew its support in
tackling the activities of the Boko Haram sect by adopting a new strategy that
would complement Nigeria’s effort in fighting the insurgents
Published in National
Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 11th July 2014
ENVIRONMENT:
Shell engages 500 youths to protect pipelines in Ogoni
Shell
Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has engaged 500 youths in an experiment to
protect pipelines delivering crude to Bonny through the volatile Ogoni areas.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 11th July 2014
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