Friday, 24 July 2015

CSR News Summary Issue 110

Philanthropy: Aisha Buhari Donates To Elderly, Orphans In Kano

The Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Haijiya Aisha Buhari has distributed essential commodities to women groups, Torrey Home, VVF centre and Elderly Home in Kano, on the eve of Sallah day.

Published in the This day Newspaper Sunday July 19, 2015

Petroleum: PPMC To Sanction Marketers For Diversion Of Petrol

The Petroleum and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) may this week sanction major marketers of petroleum products over allegations of sabotage and diversion of products meant for Abuja, a situation that is causing fuel scarcity in the nation’s capital.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Sunday July 19, 2015

Partnership: Channels TV/ Deutche Welle Launch New Parnership

The Nigerian media seems to have witnessed another breakthrough with the new marriage between Nigeria’s channels television and Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, (DW) over the weekend.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Sunday July 19, 2015

ICT: MTN Rolls Out HyNetLTE For High-Speed Broadband In Lagos

Committed to driving its bold new digital world vision through the delivery  of business- enabling solutions and technology, MTN Business has rolled out its enhanced broadband internet service, MTN HyNetLTE, across Lagos.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Sunday July 19, 2015

Entrepreneurial Opportunity: Tony Elumelu Foundation Bootcamp, 21 Lessons of a Great Entrepreneur

The 2015 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme, TEEP, Bootcamp was a platform to stimulate the thinking of youths in Africa towards entrepreneurship. Held in covenant University, Otta, the forum attracted about 1,000 entrepreneurs.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Sunday July 19, 2015

Philanthropy: Imasuagbon donates N70m worth items to winners of Essay competition

Former Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Barr Kenneth Imansuagbon, Yesterday donated 200 I-pads and cash gifts estimated over N70 million, to winners of the 7th grand prize giving ceremony of Kenneth Imansuagbon Essay writing competition for students.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Sunday July 19, 2015

Capacity Building: CIS, NUASA collaborate on Capacity building

The Chartered Institute of stockbrokers has highlighted opportunities in the capital market to accounting students at the University of Calabar. The CIS, in a statement on Monday, said it held a one-day career talk for the students of Accounting department of the university in collaboration with the Nigerian universities accounting students Association.

Published in the Punch Newspaper Tuesday July 21, 2015

CSR: Skye Bank rewards customers with N5m

Seventeen customers of Skye Bank were rewarded with a total sum of N5m in the bank’s ‘Reach for the Skye ‘promotional draw, which was held in Ibadan, Oyo state. Three of the winners won N1m each.

 Published in the Punch Newspaper Tuesday July 21, 2015

Financial Inclusion: Ecobank, MoneyGram launch outbound money transfer service

Ecobank Nigeria says it has collaborated with MoneyGram to commence outbound money transfer service. The service, tagged ‘MoneyGram Naija Sends’; allows Nigerians to send money abroad through any of the bank’s branches in the country, while the funds are retrieved in specified currency in the receiving country.

Published in the Punch Newspaper Tuesday July 21, 2015
CSR: Stanbic IBTC rewards customers in Western Union promo

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, says it has rewarded its customers who were among winners of the western Union 20th anniversary promotion. The promo, which ran between April 20 and May 15 this year, produced 200 winners from 18 Western Union agent banks in Nigeria.

Published in the Punch Newspaper Tuesday July 21, 2015

Philanthropy: World Bank, others unveil $2.1b package for N’East

The World bank has unfolded a package, which would see it spending up to $2.1 billion in rebuilding the war-ravaged North east as a result of the boko haram insurgents.

Published in the Guardian Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015

SMEs: Teamfest unveils expo to showcase SMEs to global market

Organisers of Teamfest Africa 2015, Olsen Decker Nigeria Limited, have concluded plans to assist small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country to showcase their goods and services to the world through a trade expo.

Published in the Guardian Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015

Investment: ISON to invest $20m in call centre operations

To mitigate the challenges faced by customers through call center operations in Nigeria, ISON Group, a customer experience management provider in Africa, Middle East and ASEAN region, has reiterated commitment to re-position the segment in Nigeria.

Published in the Guardian Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015

ICT: ITU beckons on Nigerian innovators at 2015 Telecom World

The Creative enterprise will be brought to bear as the international Telecommunications Union (ITU) hosts the ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest, Hungary, October 12-15.

Published in the Guardian Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015
Industry Pulse: N20b Calabar Port contract sparks crisis

Shippers are pushing for a probe of the N20 billion Calabar port dredging contract. The board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) approved the payment of $35 million (about N20 billion) to the company that won the controversial contract shortly before it was dissolved last week by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Published in the Nation Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015

Industry Pulse: NICON Insurance Gets Award

NICON Insurance Limited has received the Africa’s Most Reliable Quality Insurance Award. The ceremony was organised in Lagos by the African Quality Institute (AQI), the South African Quality Institute (SAQ) and the Chartered Quality Institute in United Kingdom (UK).

 Published in the Nation Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015

Financial Inclusion: Cornerstone Insurance makes N1.04b profit

Cornerstone Insurance has recorded a profit before tax of N1.04 billion in the financial year end, December 31, 2014 as against the N870.2 million it recorded in 2013. This represents a 20 per cent growth.

Published in the Nation Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015

Health: Community Health Insurance Enrolees hit 105,000

The number of those who have enrolled in the kwara state community health insurance scheme (CHIS) has increased to 105,000, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said. The scheme began in 2007.

Published in the Nation Newspaper Wednesday July 22, 2015

CSR: NEMA Distributes Relief Materials To fire Victims In Bauchi

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials to victims of fire disasters in some communities in Katagum Local Government area of bauchi state. The materials include 10 bags of rice, 10 bags of maize, 10 pairs of mattresses and five bundles of roofing sheets each to the affected villages.

Published in the Daily Independent Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015

CSR: Group Donates Food Items to 60 Orphans In Plateau

Leader of Federation of Muslim Women Association (FOMWAN) in Plateau, Mrs Mairo Sani, has said the association donated food items to 60 orphans during the Ramadan period. Sani disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Jos.

Published in the Daily Independent Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015

Financial Inclusion: Niger Insurance Earns N11b Income

Niger Insurance Plc achieved a gross premium written of N11.06 billion in 2014 as against N10.44 billion recorded in 2013, representing a growth of 5.95 percent.

Published in the Daily Independent Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015

Empowerment: CBN Empowers Women To Drive Economic Growth

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said has introduced a number of initiatives to encourage active women participation in business, so as to enable them contribute meaningfully to the Nigerian economy.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015

Youth Empowerment: NOUN boosts students’ global opportunities

As part of its continuing effort at enhancing the academic proficiency of its graduates and equip them with Advance Professional Management Skills that will make them globally competitive and gain unrestricted access to global employment opportunities, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the international Professional Managers Association of UK.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015

Philanthropy: IG offers scholarship to children of slain officers

Bauchi- The Inspector General of police, Solomon Arase, has offered scholarship to children of slain police officers who lost their lives while fighting insurgency. He also said the officers will be promoted post-humously.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015

ICT: NSE Boss Lauds Role Of Technology

The Chief Executive officer of the Nigerian Stock exchange, Mr Oscar Onyema has confessed that but for technology, trading in the Nigerian stock exchange may have not been as smart as it is today.

Published in the Vanguard Newspaper Thursday July 23, 2015

Internet Connectivity: MTN Nigeria Targets Lagos in Enhanced Broadband Internet Service

MTN is targeting the nation’s commercial capital city of lagos in its new enhanced broadband internet service. The MTN HyNet LTE service is a prepaid internet service offering speeds of up to 2 Mbps and will be rolled out by MTN Business.

Published in the Guardian Newspaper Friday July 24, 2015

ICT: NCC to Adopt New Regulatory Guidelines

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced the process of harmonizing new regulatory guidelines for telecommunications industry, in a bid to sure a robust and efficient regulatory framework in the system.

Published in the Guardian Newspaper Friday July 24, 2015

Health: NCS Opens Clinic at Western Marine Command

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has begun the operation of its medical facility situated at the western marine command (WMC), Ibafon, Apapa, Lagos.

Published in the Guardian Newspaper Friday July 24, 2015


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