Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

1. Mr. Tony Elumelu has been nominated to address a group of global industrialists at the White House in Washington D.C. 2. Sterling Bank has unveiled its plans to raise between $100 million (N20 billion) and $150 millon (N30 billion) in Tier 2 capital this year to fund its expansion projects. 3. Coronation Capital, a new African investment company has been formally launched in Lagos. 4. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will launch the Africa Corporate Governance Programme for Nigeria at a dinner on Tuesday, in Lagos. 5. American University of Nigeria’s office of sustainability is set to place the institution in the Guinness Book of World Records via its unique waste-to-wealth management programme.  6. Citibank Nigeria have announced the winner of 2015 Citi Journalism Award For Excellency. 7. Diamond Bank recently organized a seminar for operators of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the country, as part of its capacity building programme. 8. Nigeria is among the top three countries in the emerging broadband markets, according to the first Global Connectivity Index on West Africa released during the weekend by Huawei Technologies. 9. Heritage Bank Limited has reiterated its commitment to building a network of entrepreneurial leaders to drive the growth of micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. 10. Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba has disclosed that he knows the 21 players he will take to the U20 World Cup in New Zealand.