1.
The Nigeria Football Federation has been said to be planning a two year contract with Stephen Keshi. The contract is programmed to end with the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
2. In continuation of its renewed drive to boost the nation’s manufacturing sector,
the Bank of Industry (BoI) has disbursed N57.24 million to 13 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kogi State.
3. The United States of America yesterday
transferred a $2 million donation to the Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) of the Safe Schools Initiative, thus shooting the account to $4 million. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala stated that the SSI was launched by President Goodluck Jonathan and the UN Special Envoy on Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown.
4. The Nigerian Stock Exchange,
NSE, has expressed its readiness to introduce initiatives that will help position it as an attractive listing and investment destination in Africa.
5. MTN Group Limited, Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator, said
its full year earnings per share gained as much as 25 per cent following the sale of its Nigerian towers business to local operator IHS Holding Limited.
6. Passenger traffic for inbound and outbound destinations has
risen to 21 million in 2014, excelling the record of the previous year by over 20 per cent.
7. The federal government has
approved the construction of a dry port for Kebbi State. Called Lolo dry port terminal, the project is expected to open up the state and boost its economy just as it is expected to create employment opportunities for the people of the state.
8. Coach of Ghana U-20 team, the Black Satellites, Silas Tetteh, on Wednesday
praised the Flying Eagles for their performance against his team in a friendly in Tema, saying the Nigeria team were a better side as both teams intensify preparation for the 2015 African Youth Championship.
9. The
total assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme rose to N4.61tn at the end of the 2014 financial year from N2.05tn in the preceding year.
10. Garba Aliyu, the Managing Director of the Kano State Investment and Properties Ltd. (KSIP),
has said the company plans to construct 500 housing units as part of efforts to provide mass housing for low income earners in the state, this year.
