Following the rate of the spread of the novel Coronavirus outbreak from China, the Lagos State Government has directed all returning travellers from the Asian nation and those exposed to travellers from the country to observe self-quarantine for 14 days on arrival in Lagos. The state government has also dismissed reports that a case of…
read moreFor displaying excellent financial performance, leveraging technology for business growth, creating a universal payment gateway and advancing efforts towards creating a sustainable future, Africa’s largest retail bank, Access Bank Plc, emerged winner of the Best Bank in Nigeria and Best Product Launch (Pan Africa) categories at the 2019 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Finance…
read moreAfrica’s largest bank in assets and customer base, Access Bank Plc. has continued its recent trend of wins, as it emerged the ‘Bank of the Year’ at The Bankers Awards which took place at Sheraton Grand Park Lane in London. The Bank was selected winner based on its impressive financial performance over the years, meeting…
read moreThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Nigeria may lose two million children to pneumonia in the next decade if modalities are not put in place to curb the disease. The UN body identified malnutrition, air pollution and lack of access to vaccines and antibiotics as the drivers of preventable deaths from pneumonia, which…
read moreThe International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. Winning the International Children’s Peace Prize puts your changemaker in news headlines around the world. Last year, the winners’ message reached more than 1.6 billion people! Nominate your changemaking candidate now! Last year we received 137 nominations from 56…
read moreNominations for the 2020 Champions of the Earth award has opened. This is the UN’s highest environmental honour aiming to recognise the contribution of outstanding leaders from government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have had a positive impact on the environment. The nominations will remain open until 20th March 2020. Established in 2005,…
read moreThe Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva has disclosed that the modular refinery by Waltersmith located in Imo State, has advanced to a completion stage of over 90 percent, stressing that the development would improve supply of petroleum products in the country. Speaking during the inspection of the ongoing works in the refinery,…
read morePerhaps nothing illustrates the utter levity with which successive Nigerian governments approach the urgent issue of attaining rapid economic development than the fact that large quantities of her gas resources continue to be inexplicably flared by oil producing companies. Latest reports indicate that in 2019, over 425.9 standard cubic feet (SCF) of gas was flared…
read moreSome Port Harcourt residents have expressed concern over their health as soot resurfaces in the state. Those most affected by the menace are the residents in the windward directions and those living close to the creeks such as Borokiri, Reclamation Road, Old Port Harcourt Township, Old and New GRAs, Agip Estate, Woji, Iwofe, Abuloma, Amadi-Ama,…
read moreClosing the last decade, the Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Train 7 project was made concrete. In what has been described by some industry experts as one of the best things to happen to the sector in 2019, board of directors of the company on Friday 27 December, 2019 took the much-awaited Final Investment Decision…
read moreNo hiding place: companies need to demonstrate they pay their fair share The launch of a new tax reporting standard that seeks to ensure multinationals are much clearer about how much – and where – they pay their taxes has received widespread international support. The GRI Tax Standard is the first global standard for…
read more…as winners of maiden Community Engagement & Human Rights Awards emerge Stakeholders in Nigeria’s extractive industries arrived at a resolution on the need for extensive community engagement to resolve the interminable issues facing the sectors. Consisting of representatives from the entire value-chain, the 8th Sustainability in the Extractive (SITEI) Conference, organised by CSR-in-Action, offered a germane…
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