54 BUSINESS Google trains 1m youth on digital skills
The Google Nigeria Country Manager, Juliet EhimuanChiazor, has said that the company has trained one million African youths on digital skills within a year by giving them access to skills to start their own businesses.
Ehimuan-Chiazor who spoke at a media briefing
Transcorp Power Limited, a subsidiary of Transcorp Plc, has commissioned the 115MW Gas Turbine 15 at its Ughelli Power Plant.
The commissioning of the multi-million dollar turbine brings the total operating capacity of the plant to 620MW after its privatization four years ago, according to a statement.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the Chairman of Transcorp Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, reiterated the resolve of company to double the
The Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria, (CIPPON), says local printers have the capacity to meet the printing needs of Nigeria with a view to saving the country huge capital flight incurred on printing abroad.
The association’s position was in reaction to the recent
Torganised by Google in Lagos, said the development would boost economic growth across the continent.
“Google has reached its target early, and has set itself to train even more Africans in digital skills in the coming year. In addition to the new target, Google is extending its commitment to the Digital Skills programme by assisting local communities further in several ways,” she said.
Transcorp Power inaugurates new gas turbine
generating capacity of the power plant within the shortest time.
He emphasized that given the role power plays as a catalyst to economic and industrial growth of any nation including Nigeria, the company remains committed to finding a solution to the power problems.
The CEO Transcorp Power Limited, Kalyana Sundaram, said that with his company’s determination for optimal plant recovery of the plant acquired from the federal government in 2013, Transcorp Power limited, decided to replace the unit with a higher capacity of 115MW.
‘Local printers can address Nigeria’s needs’
statement of the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, that Nigerian companies lacked the capacities in printing ballot papers and other electoral materials.
But Lawal said it was not true Nigerian printers lacked capacity and wondered how the INEC’s who’s a nonprinter assess and determine the level of printing capacity.
Institute parleys FG on economic recovery
he Institute of Information Management, (IIM), will engage various stakeholders to provide support for the successful implementation of the national economic recovery and growth programme of the federal government.
The Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Directors/ Governing Council, Dr. Oyedokun Oyewole, made the remarks at a pre-event lecture of the event scheduled for today with the theme: “Information Management: A Strategic Tool for Economic Recovery & Growth.”
He explained that the event is aimed at highlighting the role of Information Management in supporting and ensuring adequate implementation of the recently released Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) by the federal government.