#Awards: Ambode, Commissioners, Others Get UNILAG Alumni Awards
University of Lagos Alumni
Association has given Awards of Excellence to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos
State commissioners Ashade Akinyemi Jeremiah, Oluwo Olawale Wasiu, Akintola
Benson Oke and Abdul-Akeem. Others include; Abdul-Lateef, the MD/CEO of Dock
Management Nigeria Ltd, Hon. Moshood Adegoke Salvador, GMD/CEO Vitafoam Nigeria
Plc, Mr Taiwo Adeniji, MD Studio 24 Nig. Ltd and Mr Ifeanyi Oputa.
Published by the Vanguard Newspaper on Monday, February 6, 2017
#IndustryPulse: Air Peace Flies into Accra February 16
All is now set for the launch of
Air Peace’s daily Lagos-Accra-Lagos flights. The inaugural flight scheduled for
February 16 marks the beginning of the realisation of the carrier’s plan to
expand into different regional and international destinations, including
Abidjan, Douala, Dakar, Niamey, South Africa, Dubai, Mumbai, Guangzhou-China,
Atlanta and London.
Published by the Vanguard Newspaper on Monday, February 6, 2017
#Health: WHO Urges Early Detection of Cancer, As 80,000 Die Yearly in Nigeria
With over 8.8 million cancer deaths
recorded globally yearly out of which an estimated 80,000 are Nigerians, the
World Health Organisation, WHO, has called on specialists to pay special
attention to early diagnosis of cancer, because most oncological diseases are
curable, if identified early.
Published by the Vanguard Newspaper on Monday, February 6, 2017
#Awards: GTBank Named Best Bank in Africa for Corporate Governance
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has been
awarded ‘Best Corporate Governance, Africa’, in the Financial services category
at the 2017 Corporate Governance Awards. The event, organized by the Ethical
Boardroom Magazine, recognizes outstanding companies who have exhibited
exceptional leadership in the area of governance and professional ethics.
Published by the Vanguard Newspaper on Monday, February 6, 2017
#StakeholdersAction: Ogun Students Embark On Mass Protest
The Save TASUED and Fund Education
Coalition (STAFEC), a group of student organisations across the country, has
embarked on mass protest Monday morning The group yesterday said the
cancellation of the mass protest earlier fixed for Monday by the ace artiste,
Tuface Idibia, will not affect its mass action slated for same period in
Abeokuta, against what it termed poor educational policies of Governor Ibikunle
Amosun of Ogun State.
Published by the Vanguard Newspaper on Monday, February 6, 2017
#Economy: FG Gets $600,000 to Resuscitate 6 IDCs Into Industrial Clusters
The Federal Government has said
that it secured a grant of over $600,000 from the African Development Bank
AfDB, for predevelopment study towards the conversion of six out of the 23
Industrial Development Centres, IDC, to Industrial Clusters in the country.
Published by the Vanguard Newspaper on Monday, February 6, 2017
#Economy: Nigeria’s Economy in Deep Crisis, Osinbajo
Abuja Bureau Chief & Levinus
Nwabughiogu ABUJA-Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday told Nigerians
protesting the severe economic hardship and hunger across the country that
their message has been well received by the federal government.
Published by the Vanguard Newspaper on Monday, February 6, 2017
#StakeholdersAction: LAUTECH – ASUU Demands Release of Visitation Panel
Report
The Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has
called on the two owner state governments to release the visitation panel
report on the institution. This was contained in a statement issued by its
Chairman, Dr Biodun Olaniran, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday, February 7, 2017
#Event: Buhari, Onu, To Attend 28 ECCIMA Trade Fair in Enugu
President Muhammadu Buhari and the
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, will be special guests at
the 28th edition of Enugu International Trade Fair. The President of Enugu
Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Rev. Ugochukwu
Chime, made this known in Enugu on Tuesday. Chime said that the fair would hold
between March 31 and April 10.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday, February 7, 2017
#IndustryPulse: NAFDAC Gets Two-Week Ultimatum To Register SMEs
The Federal Government on Tuesday
directed NAFDAC to register all small and medium enterprises (SMEs) exhibitors
at the ongoing 1st Nigeria Food Safety and Investment Forum within two weeks. The
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, gave the order at the forum organised
by the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in Lagos.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday, February 7, 2017
#StakeholdersAction: Niger Delta Youths Back Kachikwu’s Reforms, Peace
Efforts
An assembly of Niger Delta youth
leaders on Tuesday applauded the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr
Ibe Kachikwu, for his relentless efforts at restoring peace to the region. The
group, Niger Delta Youth Leaders Assembly (NDYLA), also pledged their support
for the minister in achieving President Muhammadu Buhari’s new roadmap for the
oil sector and the Niger Delta.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday, February 7, 2017
#Energy: Kebbi to Install 200 Solar Plants Soon – Gov Bagudu
Kebbi State is currently negotiating to put up a 200MV Solar
plant which will aside ensuring stable power supply, reduce unemployment and
guarantee development, governor, Atiku Bagudu has assured.
Published by the Leadership
Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#StakeholdersAction #Infrastructure: Niger Govt Decries Poor State of
Federal Roads
The Niger State government has cried
out over the poor state of federal
roads in the state. The state’s commissioner for
Information , Mr Jonathan Vatsa in an interview with
LEADERSHIP in Ilorin, described the condition of federal roads in Niger
State as terrible.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#IndustryPulse: Al-Makura to Reorganise Non-performing Govt Agencies
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has said
that the state government is set to reorganise non-performing government
agencies, just as he said others would be phased out completely. Al-makura made
this disclosure yesterday while on inspection tour of ministries and
agencies in the state with a view to fine tuning modalities on how to make them
effective and proficient in service delivery.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#Infrastructure: Ortom Flags off Construction of Feeder Roads in Guma
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom yesterday inaugurated the
construction of a 51.5 kilometre feeder roads linking several communities of
Tse Abi Ginde-Tse Pevi -Agenke, Tse Hyom Tomatar among others in Guma local
government area of the state in fulfilment of his rural transformation agenda.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#StakeholdersAction #Environment: Landmark Varsity Launches ‘Stop Bush
Burning’ Campaign
The Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State has embarked
on an anti-bush burning campaign to stem losses arising from such fires in the
country. The university’s vice chancellor, Prof. Aize Obayan disclosed this
during the inauguration of the anti-bush burning campaign organised by the
institution in Omu-Aran, Irepodun local government area of the state.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#Business: FG Assures Of Cooperative Licensing To Boost ASMs
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi
has said that the ministry is working on a cooperative licensing arrangement
for Artisanal and Small Scale Miners (ASMs). The minister said this is to
help give the ASMs better capacity to operate competitively in the sector
and globally.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Kano Govt Begins Basic Education Week to Assess Sector
Kano State government has launched the maiden edition of Kano
basic education week held at the Coronation Hall at the government house in
Kano. The event, which will run throughout the week, is also the 1st of its
kind in the country where stakeholders will focus their attention on
achievements and challenges facing basic education in the state with a view to
preferring long lasting solution to improving education in the state.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Biofuels to Become Nigeria’s Source of Forex – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe
Kachikwu, has highlighted the inherent potentials in the nation’s biofuels
industry, declaring that if properly harnessed, the sector will soon become a
major source of earning foreign exchange.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#Agric: FG to Boost Fish Sector with Agric Value Chain Programme
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination and
commitment to boost the Fish Sector in the Agricultural Value Chain Programme. Minister
of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri who made this known said
the move is geared towards achieving the diversification of the economy and to
increase homegrown food production, self-sufficiency and food security.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#Power: NASS Queries N2.7trn Power Sector Expenditure
The National Assembly yesterday queried the utilisation
of N2.74 trillion invested in the nation’s power sector from 1999-2015, saying
the sector depreciated increasingly, despite the huge investment.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#Empowerment: Tunde Kelani Set To Train Filmmakers
Ace movie director, Tunde Kelani is set to train a new set of
students to become filmmakers and authority in the media space this February
2017. The legendary director has been in the industry for decades
and has become the standard for most new filmmakers. His works such as ‘Ti
Oluwa Ni le’, ThunderBolt, Oleku are still talked about till today even though
they are over 20 years old.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#Investment: FG to Provide Incentives to Investors in Critical Sectors
The federal government is set to provide incentives and the
necessary logistics support to investors whose areas of interest are in the
development of the agriculture and energy sectors as well as industrialization
in Nigeria.
Published by the
Leadership Newspaper on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
#Health: Seven New Cases of Lassa fever Reported in Edo, Ondo, Bauchi
Seven new cases of Lassa fever have been reported in three
states namely: Edo, Ondo, and Bauchi, with four, two and one cases respectively
in the weekly report collated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Published by This Day
Newspaper on Thursday, February 9, 2017
#Business: MTN Expects Annual Loss Due to Fine on Nigerian Subsidiary
MTN Group expects to report a full-year loss due to a
$1billion regulatory fine in Nigeria and for under-performance both in Nigeria
and South Africa, the company said yesterday. MTN had agreed in June to pay
Nigeria a N330 billion (1.05 billion dollars at the time) fine for missing a
deadline to cut off unregistered SIM cards from its network.
Published by This Day
Newspaper on Thursday, February 9, 2017
#Health: Nigeria Records 12,000 New Cases of Obstetric Fistula Yearly
At least, 12,000 new cases of obstetric fistula are recorded
among Nigerian women every year, with majority of the victims not knowing there
exist free surgical treatment for the health condition, a Clinical Associate, Fistula
Care Plus, Dr. Suleiman Zakariya, has said.
Published by This Day
Newspaper on Thursday, February 9, 2017
#Agric: Notore signs MoU with Cross River State on 255,000 Metric
ton-Producing Rice Mill
Notore Chemical Industries Limited, in a committed mission in
securing food sufficiency in Nigeria, has signed agreement with the Cross River
State Government to help establish a 255,000 metric ton-producing international
rice mill and a 20,000-hectare rice farm in the state.
Published by This Day
Newspaper on Thursday, February 9, 2017
#StakeholdersAction: Workers, Activists Protest Against Poverty in Abuja,
Lagos
Workers coordinated by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),
Trade Union Congress and right activists took to the streets of Lagos and Abuja
yesterday to protest against what they described as worsening human condition
in the country.
Published by the
Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
#Economy: Insecurity, Government Inaction Threaten FDI Inflow, say Envoy,
OPS
Afraid that Nigeria might not be
able to attract the needed foreign investments for her economic development if
she continues to pay lip service to socio-economic commitments, the Consul
General of the United States, John Bray and the Organised Private Sector (OPS)
have urged the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders to implement
policies that could woo investors to the country.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
#Infrastructure: ‘Over 108m Nigerians Are Technically Homeless’
The Bureau of Public Service Reform
(BPSR) yesterday cautioned that urgent attention should be given to the housing
shortage in the country which has made over 108 million Nigerians technically
homeless.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
#Partnership: Cross River Seeks Synergy between NDDC, Niger Delta Govs for
Development
To ensure sustainable development
in the Niger Delta, the Cross River State government has called for cooperation
between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and governors in the
region.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
#StakeholdersAction: Waste Managers Protest against New Sanitation Policy
in Lagos
The Association of Waste Managers
of Nigeria (AWAN) yesterday pleaded with the Lagos State House of Assembly to
protest against the proposed Cleaner Lagos Initiative. The initiative will
replace the state monthly sanitation exercise.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
#IndustryPulse: IBM Invests $70m, Targets 25million Jobs in Nigeria,
Others
IBM is investing $70 million in
building much-needed digital, cloud, and cognitive Information and Technology
(IT) skills to help support a 21st century workforce in Nigeria, South Africa,
Kenya and other parts of Africa.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
#Economy: Nigeria Seeks Reversal of EU’s Ban on Beans Export
Plans are in top gear by the
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) to get the European Union EU
lift its ban on exportation of beans from Nigeria to its member countries.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
#Innovation: Vodacom, Kaduna to Launch ICT For Development Initiative
Vodacom has partnered with Kaduna State in Nigeria to launch an ICT for development initiative. The project will support mass service delivery in healthcare, education and agriculture through the deployment of tailored ICT solutions to promote greater efficiency in each sector.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
#Technology: Facebook Partners Nigerian Groups For Safer Internet
Facebook is partnering with public
sector agencies and non-governmental organisations from Nigeria and across
Africa under the rallying call “Be the change: unite for a better Internet”. “Nothing is more important to us
than the safety of the people who use Facebook. Every day people come to
Facebook to connect with people and issues they care about, and they should be
able to do so in a safe, secure environment,” said Akua Gyekye, Public Policy
Manager Facebook, Africa.
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
Published by the Guardian Newspaper on Friday, February 10, 2017
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