Health: Diamond Bank supports Health Sector
Diamond
Bank has demonstrated its commitment to the total health and wellbeing of women
in Nigeria by sponsoring medical surgeries for 15 young women suffering from
Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) as it donates medical equipment to selected fistula
centres across the country.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 20th October 2014
Philanthropy: SOS
Village Nigeria commends Ecobank’s Support
The National Director, SOS Children’s Villages in
Nigeria, Mr. Erhumwunse Eghosa, has commended Ecobank Nigeria’s continued
support and commitment to the welfare of less privileged children in the SOS
homes across Nigeria.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 20th October 2014
Power: Jonathan wants Mambila Power Plant contract
signed
President Goodluck Jonathan has given a marching
order to authorities in the power sector to conclude all necessary arrangements
to sign the contract for the construction of the Mambila hydro-power plant in
Taraba State.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 21st October 2014
Philanthropy: CoolWorld splashes N5.6m scholarships
on 10 Students
In its desire to
contribute to the development of education in Nigeria, Cool World, a subsidiary
of PZ Cussons, in Lagos, gave five grant winners during the weekend N200,000
each.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 21st October 2014
Education:
Gowon tasks Stakeholders on Falling Education Standard
Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu
Gowon (rtd), has blamed illiteracy and lack of quality education for Boko Haram
insurgency, which has led to several Nigerians being killed and maimed in the
northern part of the country.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 21st October 2014
Industry Pulse: Berger Paints Appoints New
Directors
Berger Paints Nigeria Plc has announced the
appointment of three new non-executive directors to its board to replace those
who recently retired. The new directors are Mr. Raj Mangtani, Adekunle
Olowokande and Engr. Patrick Nnamdi Buruche.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014
Reporting: Experts canvass support for
Sustainability Reporting
Experts
on sustainability reporting at a workshop organised by Access Bank were
unanimous in their call for concerted efforts towards entrenching the
principles of the Nigerian Sustainability Banking Principles reporting in
Nigeria
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014
Award: Stanbic IBTC wins three awards at
Euromoney Awards
Stanbic IBTC’s leading role in the financial
services industry and the real estate sector in particular has once again been
affirmed at the Euromoney Real Estate Survey Awards 2014, where the bank won
three awards.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014
Industry
Pulse: UnityKapital appoints Olasogba acting MD
The
Board of
Directors of Unitykapital Assurance Plc has appointed Gbenga Olasogba as the
acting Managing Director/Chief Executive of the insurance company. He was until
this new appointment the Head of Finance and Accounts department in the
oraganisation.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 22nd October 2014
Lagos
begins traffic impact analysis on Eko Atlantic City
Lagos State Government
has commenced traffic impact study on the Eko Atlantic City project and has
completed the public transport system designed for the Victoria Island axis of
the state.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 23rd October 2014
Taxation:
NGOs must pay Tax
The Acting Executive Chairman
of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Alhaji Kabiru Marshi, has
clarified that contrary to widespread assumptions, NOAN-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs) are to some extent not exempted from tax obligation.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 23rd October
2014
Environment:
Flood submerges Benue community, residents flee
Floods
occasioned by torrential rains have continued to wreak havoc in many more
communities across the federation with devastating effects despite measures
being taken by appropriate authorities following different warnings by experts
and other related agencies
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 24th October 2014
Environment:
Bayelsa Community threatens to resume hostilities with Chevron
Angry youths of Koluama
in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have threatened to
resume hostilities with Chevron over the company’s refusal to pay compensation
for the devastating January 2012 rig explosion in the area.
The
massive explosion, which resulted from equipment failure, sparked off a huge
inferno which raged consistently for over 50 days, destroying aquatic lives.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 24th October 2014
ICT:
BPE puts Nigeria’s telecoms sector Investment at N6.4tr
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has
put the total investment in Nigeria’s telecommunications sector at $40 billion
(N6.4 trillion).
The BPE’s Director-General, Benjamin Dikki,
identified the deregulation of the telecommunications sector and the
participation of private telecoms firmss like MTN, Glo, Airtel, Etisalat,
Visafone as some of the country’s achievements in the last few years.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 24th October 2014
Empowerment:
Tetfund trains 10,000 lectures in Nigeria
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund
(Tetfund), Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro has disclosed that funds intervention on
academic and staff training and development in Africa is among the best in the
world.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Friday, 24th October 2014
