ICT: Over 50% of global population to have
internet access by 2017
Going
by the surge of mobile broadband over smartphones and tablets globally,
indications have emerged that in another three years, over 50 per cent of the
world’s population will have Internet access.
Published
in The Vanguard Newspaper on Sunday, 28th September 2014
Award: MDG wins best African Mobile App
2014
At
the weekend, the World Summit Award (WSA), African Content Award Jury has
selected Malaria Destroy Game, (MDG) project as the best African mobile
solution in the mobile category of the World Summit Award. With
development, MDG solution is one of the winners of the African content
award 2014.
Published
in The Vanguard Newspaper on Sunday, 28th
September 2014
Education: 12m Nigerian girls out of School
- Report
A
United States based online newspaper, has said there are about 12 million
Nigerian girls that are out of school, representing 20 per cent of girls out of
school in the world.
Published
in The Vanguard Newspaper on Sunday, 28th
September 2014
Education: Borno Earmarks N71.4 Million to
Educate 51 Chibok Girls
The Borno State government has completed plans of
educating 51out of 57 escaped abducted Chibok girls at the total cost of N71.4
million per annum in two different secondary schools in the Kaduna-Jos-Zaria
axis of the country, Governor Kashim Shettima has stated.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 29th September 2014
Agribusiness: BoI
targets 1000 cottage industries with N5bn Fund
The Bank of Industry, BoI, has announced
the take-off of a N5billion Cottage Agro Processing, CAP, Fund targeted at
financing 1,000 cottage industries engaged in processing activities across the
country.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 29th September 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, 30th September 2014
ICT: IT Firm to train 100 young
entrepreneurs
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Oficer of
Upperlink, an indigenous Information Technology firm, Mr. Segun Akano, says the
company has put plans in place to train and mentor 100 savvy entrepreneurs
nationwide.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 30th September 2014
Investment: Unilever’s E150m Investments in
3 years underline FMCG potential
Paul Polman, global CEO, Unilever, revealed
that a total of investments worth €150 million were made in the country by his
91-year-old firm, formerly known as Lever Brothers.
According to him, this is a demonstration
of the firm’s confidence in the country’s economic prospects and an indication
that it would continue to contribute to the economy by creating jobs and
wealth.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 1st October 2014
Revenue:
Nigeria earns $40b from Oil Exports in Six Month
Nigeria
has been estimated to have realised about $40 billion (N6.4 trillion) from
crude oil exports in the first half of this year, according to the Organisation
of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 1st October 2014
Agribusiness:
Nigeria’s Oil Exports To Climb to 14-month High in November
Nigeria’s oil export in November will climb
to a 14 month high of 1.91 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, says
international news agency Reuters.
Published
in The Guardian Newspaper on Thursday, 2nd October 2014
Aid:
French aid agency to finance transport, energy projects in Nigeria
The Country Director of the French Agency
for Development (AFD), a public development finance institution, Mr. Hubert
Dognin, has said that his agency has approved €400 million as grant to finance
transport and energy projects in Nigeria.
Published
in The Niche Newspaper on Thursday, 2nd October 2014
Award:
UBA Sponsors ICT Contest for Students
The
competition, held recently in Anaheim, California , United States of America
(USA), involved participants from different countries who were tested on their
proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft
Excel.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 3rd October 2014
Economy:
NSE ranks among top 10 globally
All Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has
been ranked among the top 10 best performing indices in the world in 2013.
Outgoing President of the NSE, Aliko Dangote, disclosed this on
Wednesday at the 2013 Annual General Meting (AGM) of the Exchange in Lagos.
Published in
National Mirror Newspaper on Friday, 3rd October 2014
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