December, 2016

• 4 December

  Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 3rd Round of TEF Entrepreneurship

  

  Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 3rd Round of TEF Entrepreneurship The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundation’s 10-year, US$100 million commitment to training, mentoring and funding 10,000 African entrepreneurs. The application portal will be open until midnight (WAT), March 1, 2017. Entrepreneurs must complete the …

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• 4 December

  Elumelu Shares Africapitalism Philosophy In North Africa Calls On African Leaders To Create Youth Business Champions, Not Martyrs

  

  Elumelu Shares Africapitalism Philosophy In North Africa Calls On African Leaders To Create Youth Business Champions, Not Martyrs Fifteen delegations representing the United Nations and several countries, including Germany, Canada, France, Qatar and Algeria took part in the Tunisian government’s International Investment Conference dubbed “Tunisia 2020.” In the last 5 years the Tunisian economy has struggled following a democratic uprising …

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• 4 December

  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Receives The 2016 Global Fairness Award

  

  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Receives The 2016 Global Fairness Award Former minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been honored with the Global Fairness Award in Washington DC, United States. The award was presented to her by the Global Fairness Initiative in recognition of her contribution to sustainable development, through serving others, and her consistent focus on implementing development programs that benefit …

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• 4 December

  Congregation to shout 365 hallelujah at Ikorodu vigil

  

  Joy Cometh Ministry, Ikorodu, Lagos is set to hold its annual program 365 Hallelujah Friday 2nd December. The event according to the Senior Pastor of the Church Pastor Olaitan Aromolaran, is the fifth edition and scheduled to hold at the Ikorodu Town Hall by 7pm. Talking about how the event started, Aromolaran, former Parish Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church …

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• 4 December

  Excellence is obeying God, not spending N1m to produce a track-Obus Zalee

  

  No doubt the kingdom of God on earth is in need of kingdom minded people who would represent the purpose of God in every field of human endeavor. One of these men is Obus Zalee Brodor who has influenced hundreds of young talents from over 300 churches in Nigeria. Recently, the Christian Talent Community (CTC), a group coordinated by Obus …

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• 3 December

  PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATES VICTORIOUS SUPER FALCONS

  

  President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the Nigeria’s Super Falcons on their victory over the senior female football team of Cameroon on Saturday at the final game of the women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Yaounde. The President, who described the hard-earned victory over the Indomitable Lionesses as “very sweet and well-deserved,” particularly commends the Nigerian women for their “indomitable spirit, resilience …

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• 3 December

  State Government Submitts Claims For Reimbursement Over-Deductions On Paris Club Loans

  

  State Government Submitts Claims For Reimbursement Over-Deductions On Paris Club Loans State Governments have submitted to the Federal Government (FG), claims of over-deductions for external debt service arising between 1995 and 2002 as a result of First Line Charge deductions from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations. These debt service deductions are in respect of the Paris Club, London …

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• 2 December

  Huawei donates N50m, partners Access Bank, others to fight malaria

  

    Dayo Emmanuel One of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, Access Bank plc has reaffirmed its commitment to continue in the fight against malaria in Nigeria. At a press conference held at the bank’s headquarters in Lagos, the bank in partnership with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHN) announced the new partner in the war- Huawei Nigeria. Speaking at …

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• 1 December

  UBA, AfDB sign $150m Loan Agreement

  

  UBA, AfDB sign $150m Loan Agreement The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) have signed a US$ 150 million loan agreement to finance infrastructure and SME projects, including women-owned enterprises in Nigeria. “The Fund will support development of productive sectors of the economy; particularly the power sector, Infrastructure, Women owned enterprises as well as …

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• 1 December

  U.S. Ambassador W. Stuart Symington Presents Credentials to President Buhari

  

    U.S. Ambassador W. Stuart Symington Presents Credentials to President Buhari U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria Honorable W. Stuart Symington presented his credentials to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari today at a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He was accompanied by Mrs. Symington, Deputy Chief of Mission David J. Young, USAID Mission Director Michael …

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