The firefighter said he had the foreboding that the fire incident would be massively catastrophic. He saw from their office in Alausa, Ikeja as thick black smoke billowed and spiraled skywards forming an impenetrable smog over the entire area. He immediately alerted his colleagues and off they raced to Otedola bridge to put out the…
read moreThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI) has empowered 25 youths in their Fashion Industry Entrepreneurial Support Programme (FIESP). According to the facilitators, the programme put in place to build capacity and to create employment for the youth was a demonstration of their commitment to socio-economic development of Nigerians.…
read moreAshaka Cement Limited based in Ashaka, Gombe State is a subsidiary of Lafarge Africa Plc. The Company produces the famous brand “AshakaCem” popularly known as the Star of the North because of its proven record of quality and integrity. Lafarge’s vision is to build a stronger Nigeria safely, ethically and sustainably through innovative construction solutions. Ashaka…
read moreSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said the plan by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to share the $350million (around N115 billion) loot recovered from former military ruler, late Gen. Sani Abacha among estimated 300,000 households, with each getting around $14 (around N5,000) a month is “mis-targeted and would not bring any tangible…
read moreAs the controversy over alleged non-remittance of N20billion to the federation account by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) continues, states on Saturday insisted the money must be remitted without further delays. Chairman of the Finance Commissioners Forum, Mr. Mamood Yunusa, explained in Abuja that the NNPC must pay fully. He said: “Based on all provable assumption parameters,…
read moreStanding on the banks of a river in the Niger Delta region, inhaling the acrid smell of benzine oozing from the befouled waters on a windy morning or a calm evening, the sight of young agile men and women with bodies glimmering of sweat and black sludge busy berthing their canoes to offload yellow containers…
read moreGreen bonds are innovative debt instruments with the capacity to galvanize resources from domestic and international capital markets to drive sustainable development. With Nigeria launching its first green bond in 2017 (the first-ever sovereign issuance in an emerging market), it is clear that the Nigerian market is ripe for this innovative instrument as part of…
read moreSeplat Joint Venture has announced the commencement of its Undergraduate Scholarship Programme for the next academic session. The scholarship award is open to deserving undergraduate students of Federal and State Universities in Nigeria. The Seplat JV scholarship Scheme is one of Seplat's educational Corporate Social Responsibility programmes and it is designed to promote educational development…
read moreWe are very well familiar with Agenda 2030 also referred to as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but have we heard much about Agenda 2032? Agenda 2032 is the brainchild of Communicacion de Responsabilidad & Sustenabilidad Empresarial (Communication in Social Responsibility and Sustainability Enterprise); a Spanish-speaking media repository that provides journalistic and academic information on…
read moreThe Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella body of all practicing computer professionals in the country has called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency, leverage on information and communications technology (ICT) tools for all electoral process. This is to enable the country catch up with the rest of the world’s advanced…
read moreFirst Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced plans to begin the second edition of its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week. The bank said in a statement that the event, scheduled for this week, would offer its employees the opportunity to give their time and resources in the service of humanity. According to the bank, the…
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