CSR: MFM Splashes N91m on 180 first
class graduates
Mountain of
Fire and Miracles Ministries on Saturday
offered financial rewards of N91 million on its members who earned first class
grades from different universities across the country .
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Sunday August 2, 2015
ICT: Abuja international Techno Expo
Abuja,
Nigeria’s capital city will this year host the first ever international
Technology Expo in Nigeria to showcase what is trending in the world of
technology, as companies set to deploy heavily for the exhibitions.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Sunday August 2, 2015
MSMEs: BOI Disburses N497m to SMEs in
Niger
Managing
Director, Bank of Industry (BOI), Mr Rasheed Olaoluwa, has put the loan disbursement
to entrepreneurs under its Micro Small and medium Enterprises Fund (MSME) in
Niger state at N497 million.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Sunday August 2, 2015
Petroleum: Kaduna Refinery Set To
Pump Five Million Litres Of Petrol Daily Into Economy
A billow of
fire and thick fumes of burnt hydrocarbons to kaduna residents is signal that
the Kaduna refinery and petrochemical Company, KRPC is accompanied by a flurry
of activities, especially heavy traffic of petrol tankers, in and around the
1.2 square mile refinery, which is unarguably the biggest government investment
north of the Niger Benue.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Sunday August 2, 2015
Power: Exxon Mobil to commit $3bn for
gas utilisation projects over five years
US oil
producing giant Exxon Mobil, says it is committing $3 billion to gas resource
development in Nigeria. This sum is $1.2 billion higher than the $1.8 billion
investments the company has committed to gas projects in the country in the
last three decades.
Published in the Business Day Newspaper
Monday August 3, 2015
Fiscal Sustainability: Annual Premium
Flight in Insurance Industry Hits N148.5 Billion
While
stakeholders in the Nigerian insurance industry are celebrating the increase in
gross income by 24 percent to N319 billion (1.60 billion) from N258 billion in
2013, THISDAY findings have revealed that the annual premium flight in the
industry has now reached N148.5 billion ($750 million).
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Monday August 3, 2015
Fiscal Sustainability: Skye Bank Post
N10.07 Billion Profit in Six Months
Skye Bank
Plc has announced gross earnings of N85.2 billion for the half year ended June
30, 2015, showing an increase of 33 per cent over the N63.9 billion recorded in
the corresponding period in 2014.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Monday August 3, 2015
Industry Pulse: Airtel Nigeria
Emerges Telecoms Company of the year
For its
laudable contribution to the growth of the telecoms industry in Nigeria, Airtel
Nigeria has been named Africa’s Telecommunications Company of the Year. The
award was conferred on the Telco recently at the 6th African
Business Leadership Forum & Awards 2015, which held at the Hilton London
Metropole, United Kingdom.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Monday August 3, 2015
Petroleum: Orient Petroleum to hit
3,000bpd mark in September, plans gas plant
Orient
Petroleum Resources Plc has concluded plans to increase the production of crude
oil in its wells to 3,000 barrels per day next month. The company is also
considering an indigenous company known as Nails & Stanley Ltd to establish
a gas plant in Umueje in Ayamelum Local Government Area, Anambra.
Published in the Daily Sun Newspaper
Tuesday August 4, 2015
Partnership: Nnamdi Azikiwe
University and the Republic of Korea for collaboration in linkage programmes
The
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Noh Kyu, has said that the
Korean government is willing to partner with Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka,
Anambra state, in the areas of education, entrepreneurship, manpower
development, technology and sports.
Published in the Daily Sun Newspaper
Tuesday August 4, 2015
Youth Empowerment: Etisalat,
DigitalSENSE engage students on internet governance development
Following
the need to create more awareness in internet neutrality, Etisalat Nigeria in
conjunction with DigitalSENSE (DS)Africa Media, engaged Nigerian students from
18 to 30 years in essay competition.
Published in the Daily Sun Newspaper
Tuesday August 4, 2015
CSR: World Bank Offers N1.4bn to 10
Nigerian Varsities
The World
Bank has released the first tranche of payment totaling N1.4bn to 10 Nigerian
universities listed among the African Centers of Excellence. The fund is for
the ACE project to shore up the ranking of the universities in agriculture,
health, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday August 4, 2015
Petroleum: Forte Oil to Strengthen
operations with additional capital
The Group
Managing Director, Forte Oil Plc, Mr Akin Akinfemiwa, has said that the company
will strengthen its operation through the injection of additional capital in
the coming weeks. Akinfemiwa said this in Lagos on Monday during a ‘Facts
Behind the Figures’ presentation at the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday August 4, 2015
CSR: UBA resuscitates professional
chair at UNILAG with N52.9m
As part of
its corporate social responsibility, the United Bank for Africa Plc has
presented N52.9m to the University of Lagos for resuscitation of its
Professional Chair of Finance.
Published in the Punch Newspaper
Tuesday August 4, 2015
Partnership: Cross River, Ireland
Partner for development
Cross River
State and Republic of island are to partner for the development of the
South-south state. Governor Ben Ayade yesterday visited the Irish Ambassador to
Nigeria, Sean Hoy, with a request for a stronger partnership that would engender
growth and prosperity for his state and the Republic of Ireland.
Published
in The Nation Newspaper Wednesday August 5, 2015
Financial Inclusion: Access Bank
Launches promo for women
Access Bank
has launched a special promo for women, tagged, ‘Let’s Save Promo.’ It is a
unique, first of its kind promo. It is a unique, first of its kind promo, aimed
at encouraging women to save. The bank rewards women who save under the product
scheme.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
CSR: Jaiz banks gives out N500m to
charity
JAIZ bank,
which specializes in the Islamic banking system has given out N500 million to
charity in the last few months. The donations were done through an arm of the
bank called Jaiz Foundation.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Fiscal Sustainability: Diamond Bank
votes N6.6b for bad loans
Diamond bank
Plc has posted N5.8 billion Profit before Tax (PBT) in the second quarter of
the year. But the profit declined by 15 percent compared to that of the
previous year, at N5.1 billion, representing a 13 percent decrease.
Published in The Nation Newspaper Wednesday
August 5, 2015
CSR: Health centre gets borehole
generating set
Members of
staff of Oyo state branch of the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) have donated
borehole and generating set to Ojo Health Centre in Akinyele Local Government
area of Oyo State.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
SDGs: Government Urged to implement
SDGs
A Group,
Campaign 2015+international has called on Federal Government to accelerate the implementation
of Sustainable development Goals (SDGs), which are successor goals to the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that expires in September.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Youth Empowerment: Group canvasses
youth empowerment
In its bid
towards re-positioning and empowering youths in the Yoruba states, O’odua Youth Congress, a socio-cultural organisation
has called for the repositioning and enlarging empowerment opportunities for
all Yoruba youths.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Youth Empowerment: Computer training
for 300 youths
Over 300
youths will benefit from free computer training, a lawmaker representing
Oshodi/Isolo State Constituency, Hon Jude Idimogu has said, this he said, is in fulfillment of promises he made to the people during the electioneering
campaigns.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Industry Pulse: Glitz as Rotary gets
new president in calabar
It was all
glitz and glamour as the Rotary Club of Calabar-Tinapa District9140 installed
its seventh president for the 2015/2016 year.
Published in The Nation Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
CSR: Rotary club donates food, other
items worth over N2m to needy homes
The Rotary
Club of Nnewi, Rotary International District 9140 has presented three less
privileged homes in the state with goods worth over N2 million. The beneficiary
homes are Red Cross Motherless Babies Home Nnewi, Jesus Abandon Foundation,
Oraifite, and Rehabilitation Center for the Old, Orphans and Tramps, RECDOT,
Ozubulu.
Published in Vanguard Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Health: 1,500 natives benefit from
N2.5m free medical care
Over 1,500
natives of Nara in Nkanu-East Local Government Area of Enugu State, have
benefited from free medical care offered by a not-for-profit organization,
Pleasant Gathering Club, at a two-day annual medical outreach scheme.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Power: Tech-power, better source of
power generation
Nigerians
have been urged to embrace tech-power, as an alternative to power, as it has
been proven to be a better source of energy generation in the developed world.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Internet Connectivity: GLO customers
get hotspots in 42 countries
Subscribers
on the Globacom network, who travel outside the country, are to enjoy wi-fi
roaming in 42 countries where they can access over 300,000 internet hotspots.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Industry Pulse: Buhari appoints
Kachukwu as new NNPC GMD
President
Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, replaced Dr. Joseph Thlama dawha and appointed Dr
Emmanuel Ibe Kachukwu, as the Group Managing Director, GMD, Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Partnership: Akwa Ibom to partner BOI
on Industrialisation
Determined
to tackle unemployment in the state, the Akwa Ibom State Government is to collaborate with the Bank of
Industry, BOI, for the industrialization of the state, even as it has commenced
instilling entrepreneurial culture among the people of the state.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Thursday August 6, 2015
Youth Empowerment: Intel Paves way
for young developers
An
organisation known worldwide for its culture of investing in people, Intel
Corporation has reached thousands of youths across different African countries
through its intel Developer Zone, IDZ.
Published in the Vanguard Newspaper
Thursday August 6, 2015
Fiscal Sustainability: Royal Exchange
Earns N9.43b Income
Royal
Exchange Plc generated gross written premium of N9.43 billion in 2014 as
against N9.08 billion recorded in 2013, the Group Chairman, Kenneth Odogwu
said.
Published in the Daily Independent
Newspaper Thursday August 6, 2015
Education: Nigerian Law School
Releases Bar Finals Result
The Council
of Legal Education, the authority that runs the Nigerian Law School, has
released the results of both the Bar Final Resit examinations held in April
2015 and the Bar Final examinations for regular students conducted in May 2015.
Published in the This Day Newspaper Friday
August 7, 2015
Industry Pulse: Drone Club Wins Award
The Drone
has won the MTN/Mahindra Comviva Most Innovative Exhibitor Award at the just
concluded Tech+ Conference and Exhibitions held at the prestigious Eko Hotels
and Suites, Lagos. The award was received by DJ Tee and James Amuta, whose
companies are pioneer members of the club.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Friday August 7, 2015
Fiscal Sustainability: Equity
Assurance Announces N310 Million Profit
Equity
Assurance Plc has said it made a profit of N310 million in its financial year
ended 31st December 2014. This marks a significant growth in the
life of the company from a financial loss position of N365 million it made in
the previous year.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Friday August 7, 2015
Financial Inclusion: Access Bank
Introduces Scheme to Ease Customers Trade
Access Bank
Plc and GMT Nigeria Limited have developed a new business solution, which
according to both organisations would revolutionize international trade in
Nigeria.
Published in the This Day Newspaper
Friday August 7, 2015
Partnership: EU Partners Kano on
business Licensing Reforms
Concerned
about the business and investment environment in Kano, the European Union (EU)
has partnered the state government in a programme tagged Business Licensing
Reform (BLR) to seek ways to improve the sector.
Published in the Guardian Newspaper
Friday August 7, 2015
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