Renewable
Energy - How Realistic Is Nigeria's Vision?
Nigeria has set out an ambitious project to have energy
sufficiency by tapping renewable energy in villages across its 36 states.
Africa's largest oil producer is grappling with a serious energy crisis.
Published in
ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 9th February, 2015
Power: Local
firms to provide one million meters
Indigenous
manufacturers of electricity meters will provide one million units of the
product for power consumers across the country, the Federal Government has
said.
Published in
ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 9th February, 2015
Power:
Discos Embrace Embedded Generation to meet Electricity Demands
In a bid
to redeem their battered image, electricity distribution companies (DISCOs)
have embraced embedded generation as an additional means of power supply.
Published in
ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 9th February, 2015
Agriculture:
FG Reiterates Commitment to Ban Fertiliser Importation
The Minister of
National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, has said the federal
government will soon introduce a policy that will ensure that products, which
the country has comparative advantage to produce, particularly fertiliser, are
not imported into the country.
Published in
The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 10th February, 2015
Infrastructure:
FG Begins Moves to Privatize Transport Sector
Moves to begin the privatisation
of the transport sector of the economy have started with the initiation of the
relevant bills that will shape the sector.
Published in
The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 10th February, 2015
Oil: Oil prices threaten investments in Nigeria’s upstream
sector
The lull in global oil market characterised by
increased output and low crude oil prices has started to discourage crude oil
exploration in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
Published in
The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 10th February, 2015
Oil: Exploration stalls in Africa as Oil Price Declines
The dash for resources
that saw explorers invest billions of dollars to tap promising oil fields from
Ghana on the West Coast to Tanzania on the East is stalling as the global drop
in crude prices pushes drillers to reconsider the high costs of exploration on
the continent.
Published in
The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 10th February, 2015
Industry
Pulse: NESG Director chairs APCON
Speaking on his
appointment, Ufot said he felt honoured with the opportunity to serve as the
new APCON chairman.
Published in
The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 11th February, 2015
Power: Transition
Electricity Market takes off
The Nigerian
Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) on February 1, 2015 attained the much
awaited Transition Stage Electricity Market (TEM), whereby wholesale buying and
selling of electricity is based on contractual and regulatory rules.
Published in
The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 11th February, 2015
Power: NERC to
unveil new rules in Power Sector
The
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued a new order
directing all electricity market participants on the take-off of the
Transitional Stage of the Electricity Market (TEM).
Published in
The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 11th February, 2015
Partnership:
BoI partners NASENI on SMEs’ Technological Development
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has said it was ready to provide fund to support any
small and medium enterprise operator wishing to adopt technological innovations
produced by the National Agency for Science Engineering Infrastructure
(NASENI).
Published in
The Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 12th February, 2015
SMEs
Development: FG reiterates commitment to SMEs Development
President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his
administration’s commitment to the development of small and Medium Enterprises
in the country.
The President said the sub-sector has the potential to create jobs
for the teeming unemployed youths.
Published in
The Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 12th February, 2015
Award: British Council Enterprise competition winners emerge
The British Council in partnership with Virgin
Atlantic Airways and Zenith Bank in 2014 launched the maiden edition of its
online competition tagged: “Enterprise challenge.”
Published in
The Guardian Newspaper on Thursday, 12th February, 2015
Education:
School support seminar holds in Lagos
The seventh edition of the African education
show, Total School Support Seminar and Exhibition (TOSSE) is expected to bring
over 7, 000 education professionals from various parts of Africa together.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 13rd February, 2015
Industry Pulse: Ogbechie is Diamond Bank’s New Chairman
Diamond Bank Plc, on Wednesday
announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Ogbechie as the new Chairman of the
Board of Directors following the retirement of Igwe Ugochukwu Nnaemeka Achebe
who has led the Board since January 1, 2007.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 13th February, 2015
Health: Health sector strike worsened cancer situation
–Oncologist
Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark
the World Cancer Day last week, amidst astonishing report that 240 people die
each day from the scourge.
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 13th February, 2015
Four power firms which
were granted embedded generation licences now contribute additional 273
megawatts to improve power supply in some parts of the country.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper
on Friday, 13th February, 2015
Investment: Nigerians’ investment in stocks drops by N2.4tn
The amount of domestic
investment on the Nigerian Stock Exchange has recorded a decline of N2.4tn or
68.5 per cent in the last seven years.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper
on Friday, 13th February, 2015
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