1. Barclays Africa Group Limited’s corporate and investment banking unit has approached the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for
approval to convert its representative office in Lagos to a full-fledged banking business.
2. The Irish High Commissioner to Nigeria,
Mr. Sean Hoy has called on the Nigerian government to use agriculture to boost the country’s economy.
3. As part of efforts to reduce the unemployment in the country,
the Federal Government has taken its YouWin programme to Nigerians in other countries.
4. The
Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, said that over $1bn has been invested in the Nigerian oil and gas industry to create capacity and execute Nigerian Content scopes provided on the Egina deep water project.
5. Eaton, a United States power management company, said
it is out to drive energy growth in Nigeria’s emerging economy.
6. The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, SNEPCo, has
restated its commitment to the implementation of the SNEPCo-operated Bonga South West/Aparo, BSWA project.
7. The
Federal Government says it has decided to sell the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited in order to inject the entrepreneurial spirit into the running of the company, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has said.
8.
The United States military will provide communications equipment and intelligence to help African nations in the fight against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, the commander of U.S. Special Forces operations in Africa said.
9. President Goodluck Jonathan has
sent the names of eight ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation.
10. First Bank of Nigeria Limited on Monday announced that
it has achieved the recertification of the international Business Continuity Management – ISO22301 (Societal Security: Business Continuity Management System).
