Marketers, transporters on collision over new freight rate
Another crisis is brewing in the downstream petroleum sector, as oil marketers and truck owners differ on the modalities for paying a 45 percent increase in freight approved by government effective from March 1, 2011.
Estate surveyors update skills for facilities management of AMCON
Determined to participate in the facilities management of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, NIESV through its subsidiary, the NIESV Learning Centre, NLC, last week, organised a two-day training programme to update the skills of estate surveyors to handle the multi-billion Naira jobs.
Nestle awards N0.5m to 2011 Maggi Cook
Nestle Nigeria Plc has rewarded the overall winner of the 2011 Maggi Cook for Mama competition, Miss Ochonogor Deborah Adaeze of Government Secondary School, Byszhin, Abuja with N500, 000.
70% of births in Nigeria are unregistered says UNICEF
NOT less than 70 per cent of children in Nigeria do not have their births registered, says the United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF).
Experts predicts bullish outlook for corporate bonds market
Financial analysts have predicted a lull in the corporate bond market for the remaining part of the year 2011.
Surveyors demand reduction of import duties on building, construction materials
The Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria, QSRBN, has called on the Federal Government to urgently reduce import duties on building and construction materials being imported into the country, if it is determined to achieve the dream of infrastructural transformation of the country.
Get that squeaking fan back to work
A quiet little squeak from a ceiling fan can become annoying and aggravating. This noise can also be a warning of serious troubles, so don’t ignore it. A report in http://www.wikihow.com gives the following tip on how to repair a squeaking fan.
TCN boosts grid network with new transformers
In its effort to reinforce and improve the capacity and reliability of its transmission grid network, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has commissioned eight new 60MVA, 132/33kV Power Transformers, installed in various transmission stations nationwide.
PENGASSAN lauds Total
The 3rd Triennial National Delegates Conference of PENGASSAN, the umbrella union of senior staff in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry has lauded Total Upstream Compnies in Nigeria for its examplary conduct.
Investment value on NSE dips by 0.15%
The value of investment on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, dipped last week by N12.01 billion, as the indices for measuring the performance of listed equities, the market capitalization and all-share index both dipped by 0.15 per cent each.
Climate adaptation offers competitive advantage – Study
Climate adaptation offers competitive advantages to businesses worldwide. This was contained in a report on Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change, jointly released last week by the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Oxfam and the World Resources Institute. In response to a survey of global businesses, 86 percent described responding to climate risks or investing in adaptation as a business opportunity.
