Agriculture:
N1bn lost daily to Rice Importation
The Federal Government has said that the
country loses about N1 billion everyday from importation of rice, even as it
assured that Nigeria will soon stop importing the grains.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 23rd March, 2015
Education:
Enugu to recruit Primary School Teachers
Worried
by the decline in the number of primary scholl teachers across the local
government areas in the state, Enugu State government has announced its plan to
recruit 5,000 teachers to fill existing vacancies.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 23rd March, 2015
Award:
100 Students get Peace Scholarship Awards
Not
less than 100 students from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and other
Nigerian universities have benefitted from the Peace Mass Transmit Scholarship
Scheme under the auspices of Samuel Maduka Onyishi African Entrepreneurship
Foundation.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 23rd March, 2015
Award:
Stanbic IBTC Bank Wins Award
Stanbic
IBTC Bank Limited has been named the ‘cashless champion of the year’ by
MasterCard.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 23rd March, 2015
Agriculture: Work Plan to
increase Agric Cooperatives Access to Funds Underway
To ensure that
agricultural co-operatives benefit from micro, small and medium enterprise
development fund of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the federal government through
the Ministry of Agriculture has directed the Director of Cooperatives to
immediately produce a clear work plan to enable farmers to access loan.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 24thMarch, 2015
Empowerment: Abia to Sustain Youth
Empowerment Scheme
Abia
State Government has pledged to sustain its youth empowerment programme, geared
towards engaging youths and other unemployed people in the society in
meaningful ventures.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 24th March, 2015
ICT:
Universal Broadband is Achievable, says Etisalat Boss
The
Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Group has said universal broadband is a
real target that could be achieved through public private partnerships to
promote greater digital, social and financial inclusion in the developing
world.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 24th March, 2015
Revenue: Government Revenue drops by N80.248b
The implementation of
the yet to be passed 2015 Federal Government Budget may have run into a hitch
as revenue to the Federation Account dipped by over N80.248 billion for last
month when compared with that of last December, thus setting a stage for
funding challenges, SURE-P being the first programme to get a zero allocation.
Published
in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 24th March, 2015
Education: OIS boosts teachers
knowledge through Specialist Training
In
its continuous efforts to blaze the trail in the education sectir in Nigeria,
Olashore International School has started a special training programme for
carefullys elected teachers across the country.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 25th March, 2015
Financial
Literacy: Junior Achievement, CBN drive Financial Literacy among students
Junior
Achievement Nigeria as part of its dedication to build a financial literate
generation will partner Central Bank of Nigeria in celebrating Global Money
Week with Financial Literacy Day.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 25th March, 2015
Environment:
Group wants justice for Ogoni Communities over Oil Spill
In the Niger Delta, half of the oil spills
is said to be due to corrosion of the pipelines. Some of the spill incidents
are as a result of poor facilities maintenance, lack of supervision and
protection of facilities.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 25th March, 2015
SMEs: Access Bank trains SMEs on
Financial Management
Access Bank Plc has
trained the Small and Medium Enterprises operators on the basic methods of
business and financial management to position them for access to finance and
business continuity.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 25th March, 2015
Health: Ecobank supports NACA to fight HIV/AIDS
Ecobank Nigeria and the
National Agency for the control of AIDS have collaborated to fight the deadly
disease and ensure the delivery of better healthcare services.
Published
in ThisDay Newspaper on Thursday, 26th March, 2015
Health: More evidence back
preventing HIV infection in high-risk persons with AIDS Drugs
The proposed
plan by the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) and its global partners
to give anti-retroviral drugs to high risk persons, especially men having sex
with men, to prevent new Human Immuno-deficiency Virus infections.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 26th February,
2015
Health: Nigerians Urged to Take Preventive Health Care
Seriously
Disturbed by the World
Health Organisation’s (WHO) prediction that if care is not taken, by 2030,
non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are projected to cause nearly five times as
many deaths worldwide
Published in ThisDay
Newspaper on Friday, 27th February, 2015
Investment: African Capital,
Samages Investments boost economic growth
African Capital
Alliance says it has collaborated with Samages Investments Limited to boost
economic growth by commencing the development of a 12-storey office complex in
Ikoyi, Lagos. African Capital Alliance, an independent private equity firm
investing across the West African region, has over $700m in assets under
management.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 27th February,
2015
Financial Inclusion: First Bank restates commitment
to financial inclusion
First Bank of Nigeria
Limited says it is committed to driving financial literacy among the youth and the
unbanked segment of the economy.
Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 27th February,
2015
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