CSR News Summary Issue 66

Philanthropy: Dangote builds N2b hospital in Kano

The Dangote Foundation yesterday began the construction of what has been described as one of “Africa’s most ambitious health facilities” in Kano State.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 7^th October, 2013

 

Energy: FG, Power Sector unions resolve crisis

The Federal Government and electricity workers Wednesday charted a new course for the resolution of lingering labour-related crises threatening the power privatization programme.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 7^th October, 2013

Investment: NAHCO invests $70m in equipment in 2 years

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc said yesterday that it has invested over $70 million on equipment, infrastructure and training of its personnel in the last two years.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 7th October, 2013

 

Labour: Delta to employ 20,000 youths through SEEFOR project

 

Worried by the high rate of youth unemployment in the state, Delta State Government is to employ over 20,000 youths in the next five years through the Small Public Works sub-component of the State Employment and Expenditure for Results, SEEFOR Project.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 7^th October, 2013

Philanthropy: Nestle renovates school, brings joy to Ogun Community

History was made recently when Nestle Nigeria Plc. handed over a renovated block of St. Paul’s Anglican Nursery and Primary School, Orile-Imo, in Owode Egba Ogun State, to the community.

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 8^th October, 2013

Philanthropy: UBA woos young writers with N1m prize

Young writers stand a chance of winning N1m by participating in the 2013 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition for students in senior secondary schools across the country.

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 8^th October, 2013

Philanthropy: MainOne restates commitment to Education Sector

West African telecommunications services company, Main One Cable, has said the thrust of its Corporate Social Responsibility is the development of schools in the areas where it operates.

Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 8^th October, 2013

Education: Nigeria to Access U.S. $500 Million for Education

Nigeria is to access $500 million from international funding agencies to boost educational development and enhance access to universal basic education in the country.

Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 8^th October, 2013

  

Philanthropy: Lawmakers train 120 youths

The Chief Whip of Oyo State House of Assembly Hon. Abiodun Adigun-Hammed has reiterated his commitment to support youths and the aged in his constituency.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 9^th October, 2013

Sustainable Development: World Bank forecasts Africa’s growth

The World Bank has forecast a 4.9 percent economic growth for sub-Saharan Africa

(SSA).

According to the bank, almost a third of the countries in the region are growing at 6 per cent and more. It said African countries were now routinely among the fastest-growing countries in the world.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 9^th October, 2013

Investment: Firms urged to invest in structures

Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Mutiu Sunmonu, yesterday urged Nigerian companies to invest in the development of world-class processes and structures to match those available elsewhere in the world.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 9^th October, 2013

Philanthropy: NGO offers free Education to 5,000 children

A faith-based Non Government Organisation (NGO), the Inner City Mission for Children has offered free education to about 5,000 indigent children across the country.

Published in Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 10^th October, 2013

Economy: CBN explains components of N220bn MSMEs fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria says its N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) Fund will help participating financial institutions to support entrepreneurs.

The Director of Public Finance, Mr Paul Eluhaiwe, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 10^th October, 2013

Philanthropy: Berger Paints Donates Products to NGO

Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading paints and allied products company, has donated products to a non-governmental organisation – Nigeria Society for the Blind as part of its corporate social responsibility.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 10^th October, 2013

Labour: 51.18m Nigerians Employed in 2011, says Report

A total of 51.18 million Nigerians were employed in the economy in 2011, while 16.07 were unemployed, the National Planning Commission said in a report in Abuja yesterday.

 Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 11^th October, 2013

World Bank targets Poverty Reduction to 9% by 2020

The World Bank has set an interim target to reduce global poverty to 9 percent by 2020 as it made a call to urgently end extreme poverty.

 Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 11^th October, 2013

Agriculture: Stanbic IBTC, John Deere, Tata partner on Agriculture Financing

Stanbic IBTC Bank has entered collaboration with Tata Africa Services and John Deere Financial, a division of United States based John Deere, to provide a range of financial services to customers of John Deere.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 11^th October, 2013

Impact Assessment: FG recoups N500m from EIAs processing

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Environment, Mr Taiye Haruna, yesterday disclosed that the ministry has generated about N500 million from the processing of Environmental Impact Assessment for new development projects.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 11^th October, 2013

Investment: AfDB to issue a new 5-year $1bn Global Bond

The African Development Bank, AfDB, has said it would soon issue a new $ 1 billion, five year Global benchmark bond. This is AfDB’s second fixed – rate USD transaction of the year after having issued a five-year note in January.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 11^th October, 2013

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Agriculture: FG seeks Agribusiness Partnership with China

 

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina seeks cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Federal Government in agricultural business.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Saturday, 28^th September, 2013

 

Philanthropy: UBA Organises Essay Competition for Students

 

UBA’s arm of Corporate Social Responsibility has commenced the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition 2013 for students in secondary schools across the country.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Saturday, 28^th September, 2013

 

Philanthropy: Philanthropist renovates Classrooms

 

A philanthropist, Mrs. Tina Coco-Bassey has said Nigeria’s vision of becoming one of the 20 leading economies in the world by the year 2020 could only be achieved if emphasis was placed on education and human development.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Saturday, 28^th September, 2013

 

Agriculture: Ondo Cocoa Farmers Get N40 Million Premium Reward for Quality Cocoa

 

Hundreds of cocoa farmers belonging to various groups in Ondo State have been rewarded with N40 million premium payments for producing utz-certified cocoa beans by Cargill Cocoa and Chocolates, a Holland-based consumer company and its Nigerian partners, Agro-Traders Limited.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Saturday, 28^th September, 2013

 

Philanthropy: Fidson Supports Nigerian Police with Patrol Van

 

Fidson Healthcare Plc again lived up to its corporate watchword “......we value life” by supporting the Nigerian Police  Force with the donation of a brand new Ford pickup  Van to the Shomolu Area Command of the Force, as part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Saturday, 28^th September, 2013

 

Environment: Loses from 2012 Flood Hits N2.1.Trillion - NEMA

 

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday said the cumulative losses incurred by the country as a result of last year’s massive flood has now reached N2.1 trillion.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Saturday, 28^th September, 2013

 

Agriculture: Farmers receive Kokodola Chocolate, Premium for Sustainable Cocoa

 

Leading Cocoa Industry players Ferro, Petra Foods Limited and Continal have handed out UTZ premiums to Nigerian farmers participating in the Cocoa Productivitity and Quality Program, a public private partnership between IDH, Oxfam Novib in Ile-Ife.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Sunday, 29^th September, 2013

Oil & Gas: Diamond Bank commits N150bn to oil, gas financing

The Corporate Banking Director, Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Samuel Egube, has said that the bank has put together about $1bn (150bn) for the funding of oil and gas projects in Nigeria.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Sunday, 29^th September, 2013

Labour: GE to create 2,300 new jobs, commits to local content policy

 

General Electric (GE) will in the next four years create 2,300 new jobs in Nigeria out of which, 300 will be direct hires, Phil Griffith, GE global supply chain leader, has said.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 30^th September, 2013

 

Energy: Nigeria signs $1.3bn Power Plant Deal with China

 

The Federal Government has signed a deal with Chinese companies to build a $1.3 billion power plant in the country.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 30^th September, 2013

 

Award: Fidelity Bank bags CSR Award

 

Fidelity Bank Plc said it was recently adjudged the ‘Best Company in Nigeria in Youth Focused Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the 2013 SERA Awards held in Lagos.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 30^th September, 2013

 

Education: Nigeria Students Threaten to Shut Private Varsities over Strike

 

University students under the umbrella of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, yesterday, took to the streets in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, calling on the Federal Government to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 30^th September, 2013

Energy: GE partners XD Electric to Boost Power across Africa

General Electric (GE) and XD Electric Group have announced the formation of a new partnership that combines GE’s grid automation capacities with XD Electric’s comprehensive portfolio of primary high voltage equipment.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 30^th September, 2013

Agriculture: Nigeria’s Agriculture to benefit from IFC Loan

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and Olam International, a global integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products, has signed a USD120 million (N18.7 billion) agricultural loan agreement.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 30^th September, 2013

   

Energy: Power Generation’ll rise to 20,000mw in 2016 – Sambo

Vice – President Namadi Sambo yesterday said the country would be able to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity by 2016. Speaking during an audience with the new executive members of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Sambo said the transformation agenda had recorded success in key sectors of the economy.

Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 1^st October, 2013

Education: Nigeria to Access U.S. $500 Million for Education

Nigeria is to access $500 million from international funding agencies to boost educational development and enhance access to universal basic education in the country.

Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 1^st October, 2013

Environment: Flood wreaks havoc in Plateau

More than 100 houses and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed by flood which affected five local government areas of Plateau State

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 1^st October, 2013

Philanthropy: Residents rejoice as church brings free health services to communities

Hundreds of Lagos residents are still rejoicing days after receiving free medical services at a programme organised by a church to mark its health week.

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 1^st October, 2013

Philanthropy: Group gives scholarship to students  

About five postgraduate students have benefitted from Ife May Club Education Support Programme in the screening exercise at Ife, Osun State.              

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 1^st October, 2013

Labour: FG targets N320bn revenue, 1 million jobs from leather industry

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Olusegun Aganga, on Monday said the Federal Government was targeting annual revenue of about N320 billion from tanneries  and leather-related manufactured goods in the country.

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 1^st October, 2013

Appointment: Guinness appoints new Director

 

Guinness Nigeria Plc, a leading beverage manufacturer, has appointed Andy Fennel as a non – executive director with effect from September 12, this year.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 2^nd October, 2013

  

Philanthropy: Main One donates books, renovates schools

Main One, West Africa’s leading Telecommunications Services Company has donated books to libraries and renovated three primary schools in Ogombo, Ajah Local Government Area, Lagos. The schools include Ogombo Community Primary School; Akinlade Primary School, Okun Mopo and Okun Ajah Primary School.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 2^nd October, 2013

  

Investment: Wireless Infrastructure Investment to generate $1.2 trillion

The Wireless Infrastructure Association today released a new study showing that projected private investment in wireless infrastructure over the next five years will generate as much as $1.2 trillion in economic growth and create 1.2 million new jobs. PCIA President & Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Adelstein announced the report’s findings today at a regional wireless conference produced by AGL Magazine.

Published in The Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 2^nd October, 2013

  

Health: Kwara targets .5m children, pregnant women in community health programme

Kwara State Ministry of Health has kicked off its maternal, neonatal and child health programme across the 16 local government areas of the state.

Speaking with journalists at one of the centres in Ilorin, the commissioner for Health, Alhaji Kayode Issa, said the programme is targeted to provide health care to 500,000 children and pregnant women in the state.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 2^nd October, 2013

Philanthropy: Lawmakers train 120 youths

The Chief Whip of Oyo State House of Assembly Hon. Abiodun Adigun-Hammed has reiterated his commitment to support youths and the aged in his constituency.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 2^nd October, 2013

Philanthropy: NGO offers free Education to 5,000 children

A faith-based Non Government Organisation (NGO), the Inner City Mission for Children has offered free education to about 5,000 indigent children across the country.

Published in Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 3^rd October, 2013

Economy: CBN explains components of N220bn MSMEs fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria says its N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) Fund will help participating financial institutions to support entrepreneurs.

The Director of Public Finance, Mr Paul Eluhaiwe, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 3^rd October, 2013

Philanthropy: Berger Paints Donates Products to NGO

Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading paints and allied products company, has donated products to a non-governmental organisation – Nigeria Society for the Blind as part of its corporate social responsibility.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 4^th October, 2013

Agriculture: Stanbic IBTC, John Deere, Tata partner on Agriculture Financing

Stanbic IBTC Bank has entered collaboration with Tata Africa Services and John Deere Financial, a division of United States based John Deere, to provide a range of financial services to customers of John Deere.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 4^th October, 2013

Impact Assessment: FG recoups N500m from EIAs processing

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Environment, Mr Taiye Haruna, yesterday disclosed that the ministry has generated about N500 million from the processing of Environmental Impact Assessment for new development projects.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 4^th October, 2013

Investment: AfDB to issue a new 5-year $1bn Global Bond

The African Development Bank, AfDB, has said it would soon issue a new $ 1 billion, five year Global benchmark bond. This is AfDB’s second fixed – rate USD transaction of the year after having issued a five-year note in January.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 4^th October, 2013

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Agriculture: NAFDAC – Why Nigeria’s Agricultural Produce Face EU Market Prohibition

 

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) weekend stated that the European Union (EC) is set to ban some of Nigeria’s agricultural produce currently being exported into European markets due to contamination.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Sunday, 15^th September, 2013

Oil & Gas: Diamond Bank commits N150bn to oil, gas financing

The Corporate Banking Director, Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Samuel Egube, has said that the bank has put together about $1bn (150bn) for the funding of oil and gas projects in Nigeria.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Sunday, 15^th September, 2013

Education: Nigeria Students Threaten to Shut Private Varsities over Strike

 

University students under the umbrella of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, yesterday, took to the streets in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, calling on the Federal Government to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 16^th September, 2013

Energy: GE partners XD Electric to Boost Power across Africa

General Electric (GE) and XD Electric Group have announced the formation of a new partnership that combines GE’s grid automation capacities with XD Electric’s comprehensive portfolio of primary high voltage equipment.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 16^th September, 2013

Agriculture: Nigeria’s Agriculture to benefit from IFC Loan

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and Olam International, a global integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products, has signed a USD120 million (N18.7 billion) agricultural loan agreement.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 16^th September, 2013

   

Energy: Power Generation’ll rise to 20,000mw in 2016 – Sambo

Vice – President Namadi Sambo yesterday said the country would be able to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity by 2016. Speaking during an audience with the new executive members of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Sambo said the transformation agenda had recorded success in key sectors of the economy.

Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 17^th September, 2013

Education: Nigeria to Access U.S. $500 Million for Education

Nigeria is to access $500 million from international funding agencies to boost educational development and enhance access to universal basic education in the country.

Published in The Punch Newspaper on Tuesday, 17^th September, 2013

Environment: Flood wreaks havoc in Plateau

More than 100 houses and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed by flood which affected five local government areas of Plateau State

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 17^th September, 2013

Philanthropy: Residents rejoice as church brings free health services to communities

Hundreds of Lagos residents are still rejoicing days after receiving free medical services at a programme organised by a church to mark its health week.

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 17^th September, 2013

Philanthropy: Group gives scholarship to students  

About five postgraduate students have benefitted from Ife May Club Education Support Programme in the screening exercise at Ife, Osun State.              

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 17^th September, 2013

Labour: FG targets N320bn revenue, 1 million jobs from leather industry

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Olusegun Aganga, on Monday said the Federal Government was targeting annual revenue of about N320 billion from tanneries  and leather-related manufactured goods in the country.

Published in Daily Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, 17^th September, 2013

Philanthropy: NPA donates buses to UNILAG

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has donated two new Toyota coaster bus to the Department of Building, University of Lagos (UNILAG).

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 18^th September, 2013

Agriculture: FirstBank Chief seeks collaboration for Agricultural Funding

 

Continuous stakeholder engagements in agriculture would ensure sustained funding  for the sector, Group Managing Director (GMD), First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Mr Bisi Onasanya has said.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 18^th September, 2013

Agriculture: UBA stakes N41b on Agribusiness

United Bank of Africa (UBA) Plc has extended about N41 billion to agro and agro allied businesses as part of its efforts to activate Nigeria’s largest economic segment for sustainable development, mass employment and poverty alleviation

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 18^th September, 2013

Health: Kwara targets .5m children, pregnant women in community health programme

Kwara State Ministry of Health has kicked off its maternal, neonatal and child health programme across the 16 local government areas of the state.

Speaking with journalists at one of the centres in Ilorin, the commissioner for Health, Alhaji Kayode Issa, said the programme is targeted to provide health care to 500,000 children and pregnant women in the state.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 18^th September, 2013

Philanthropy: Lawmakers train 120 youths

The Chief Whip of Oyo State House of Assembly Hon. Abiodun Adigun-Hammed has reiterated his commitment to support youths and the aged in his constituency.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 18^th September, 2013

Philanthropy: NGO offers free Education to 5,000 children

A faith-based Non Government Organisation (NGO), the Inner City Mission for Children has offered free education to about 5,000 indigent children across the country.

Published in Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 19^th September, 2013

Economy: CBN explains components of N220bn MSMEs fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria says its N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) Fund will help participating financial institutions to support entrepreneurs.

The Director of Public Finance, Mr Paul Eluhaiwe, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 19^th September, 2013

Education: Jigawa Government spends N1bn on Adult Literacy

Jigawa state government said it has expended the sum of N1billion in the training of 18,000 adults on basic literacy and provision of learning facilities across the state, as part of its efforts to meet the UNESCO standard on the universal education.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 19^th September, 2013

Education: Students protest ASUU Strike

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) yesterday protested the two month old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 20^th September, 2013

Energy: Local Oil Companies Boost Production as IOCs Retreat

Locally-owned oil companies are boosting their share of Nigeria’s oil production by gaining ownership of oilfields in unstable areas of the country as international energy companies would appear to be in retreat.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 20^th September, 2013

Agriculture: Nigeria to control 10% of global fertiliser market

Nigeria is being positioned to control 10 per cent of the global fertiliser market by 2017, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has said.

Published in ThisDay  Newspaper on Friday, 20^th September, 2013

Investment: Calabar seeks investment for tourist sites

The Managing Director, Cross River State Tourism Bureau, Mr. Michael Williams has charged investors and stakeholders in the tourism industry not to concentrate on simply building hotels to the detriment of investing in other profit tourist attractions/sites.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 20^th September, 2013

Agriculture: BoA gets N15b for on-lending to farmers at single-digit

The Federal Government has granted the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) N15 billion for on-lending to farmers at a single-digit for the 2013 farming season

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 20^th September, 2013

Health: ‘Danger of poor breast feeding’

Expectant and nursing mothers must breast-feed their babies and not husbands, the Head, Department of Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Prof Adebola Akinsulie, has advised.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 20^th September, 2013

Education: Kwara to upgrade 120 schools

The Kwara State government has said it would upgrade 120 secondary schools to meet global standards of teaching, infrastructure and pupil – teacher ratio in the state.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 20^th September, 2013

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Agriculture: Nigeria’s agricultural sector undergoing massive transformation

 

Shamsuddeen Usman, minister of national planning commission, says the nation’s agricultural sector is undergoing massive transformation with the focus on growing agriculture as a business aimed at turning the nation into a global agricultural power house.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 26th August, 2013

Infrastructure: Nigeria Railway Corporation to Receive 200 Locomotives by December 

The Minister of Transport, Idris Umar, on Friday said that the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, would receive additional 200 wagons by December to boost transportation in the country.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, 26th August, 2013

Health: Elechi disburses N200m to 6 private hospitals in Ebonyi

Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi has disbursed N200 milion to six rural hospitals under his Health Intervention Initiative in the 15^th tranche of grants to rural private hospitals.

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 26th August, 2013

Energy: Egbin Plant to boost Power Supply

Seven years after it lost its full installed generation capacity as a result of a faulty turbine, the Egbin Power Plc said it had bounced back to its installed capacity following a N1 billion repairs on its sixth turbine unit (ST-06).

Published in BusinessDay Newspaper on Monday, 26th August, 2013

Partnership: Ecobank partners FG on MDGs Funds

The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has appointed Ecobank Nigeria as partner in its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme aimed at assisting indigent and less-privileged families with monthly social subventions as part of the federal government’s MDGs project.

Published in DailySun Newspaper on Tuesday, 27^th August, 2013

Partnership: NESREA partners Imo communities on waste disposal

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement (NESREA) has called on communities in Imo State to adopt safer and healthier means of waste management to prevent human contact with the hazards of wastes

Published in DailySun Newspaper on Tuesday, 27^th August, 2013

Mining: Nigeria Digs Deep in a Bid to Revive Its Mining Sector

Nigeria forgot about its once lucrative mining industry. But through regulatory changes and foreign investment, it is now trying to regain its lost past.

When people talk of Nigeria's natural wealth, most immediately think of oil. After all, Nigeria's black gold accounts for up to 95% of the country's foreign exchange income and 80% of government revenue.

Published in Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, 28^th August, 2013

Partnership: US to partner Nigeria intelligence sharing

The United States Consul-General in Lagos, Mr. Jeffery Hawkins, has described Nigeria, Mr. Jeffery Hawkins, has described Nigeria as a great partner of the United States of America in drug control.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 28^th August, 2013

Investment: Anatomy of Return on Investment in Nigeria

Eromosele Abiodun highlights the misconceptions about return on investment and examined other factors such as return on asset, return on equity annual or annualised rate of return

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, 28^th August, 2013

Insecurity: Rising insecurity threatens African maritime industry -FG

The Federal Government has raised alarm that the economic opportunities in African maritime industry are being threatened by the rising insecurity in the continent’s water, calling on litoral states to defend their maritime sector against criminals for exploitation of the resources.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 29^th August, 2013

Health: Ogun plans $150m cancer centre

The Ogun State Government said it has concluded plans with the United States of America-based cancer experts to construct a cancer institute worth $150m in the state.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 29^th August, 2013

Labour: Labour demands, N1.7bn workers’ entitlements from Arewa Textiles

National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has asked the owners and management of Arewa Textiles Plc, closed since 2005, to pay workers their N1.075 billion entitlements.

The union in a statement detailed its efforts at making the owners of the company to pay the entitlements since 2005 including legal action, where Union Bank Plc joint receivers’ pleaded to settle the issue out of court.

Published in Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 29^th August, 2013

Environment: 20 cities may be hit with $50 billion floods by 2050

The year 2050 may not be one that about 20 cities across the world would be looking forward to.

Published in Daily Independent Newspaper on Thursday, 29^th August, 2013

Economy: CBN explains components of N220bn MSMEs fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria says its N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) Fund will help participating financial institutions to support entrepreneurs.

The Director of Public Finance, Mr Paul Eluhaiwe, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 29^th August, 2013

Education: Jigawa Government spends N1bn on Adult Literacy

Jigawa state government said it has expended the sum of N1billion in the training of 18,000 adults on basic literacy and provision of learning facilities across the state, as part of its efforts to meet the UNESCO standard on the universal education.

Published in Vanguard Newspaper on Thursday, 29^th August, 2013

Philanthropy: Airtel Staff donates to Lekki Orphanage

Management of the Lagos State Government Motherless Babies Home and Executive Members of the Lekki Residents Association have commended employees of leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, for showing love, care and affection for underprivileged children.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 30^thAugust, 2013

Education: FG approves $100m to fight HIV/AIDs Annually

The federal government has approved an additional sum of $100 million annually to fight the HIV/AIDs pandemic in Nigeria, saying the plan was to identify priority attention and increase domestic resources to fight the pandemics

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 30^thAugust, 2013

Environment: China to spend $275b to fight air pollution

China will spend $275 billion over the next five years improving air quality – roughly the same as the gross domestic product (GDP) of Hong Kong and twice the size of the annual defence budget.

Published in ThisDay Newspaper on Friday, 30^thAugust, 2013

Investment: Calabar seeks investment for tourist sites

The Managing Director, Cross River State Tourism Bureau, Mr. Michael Williams has charged investors and stakeholders in the tourism industry not to concentrate on simply building hotels to the detriment of investing in other profit tourist attractions/sites.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 30^thAugust, 2013

Labour: 40 millions Nigerian jobless, says Kolade

About 40 million Nigerians translating to 23.9 per cent are unemployed, Chairan, Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) Dr. Christopher Kolade has said.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 30^thAugust, 2013

Health: ‘Danger of poor breast feeding’

Expectant and nursing mothers must breast-feed their babies and not husbands, the Head, Department of Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Prof Adebola Akinsulie, has advised.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 30^thAugust, 2013

Education: Kwara to upgrade 120 schools

The Kwara State government has said it would upgrade 120 secondary schools to meet global standards of teaching, infrastructure and pupil – teacher ratio in the state.

Published in The Nation Newspaper on Friday, 30^thAugust, 2013