A modern chocolate factory which will process premium quality cocoa beans will be situated in Akure Ondo state and will begin production by April 2016.

The International Entrepreneur Summit will bring together about 2,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Port Harcourt to discuss from ideas and strategies to help them grow in the midst of hard economic realities of the time. The Managing Director of I-Contact Connect Communication Limited, organisers of the summit, Dr. Larry-Goodwill Ajiola, made this known while addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt.

The Kingdom of Netherlands has expressed interest to collaborate with Federal Government in development of Niger Delta region.

Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and current African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has said he is determined to eliminate Africa’s energy deficit by 2025 by mobilizing $55 billion of investment.

The Federal Government Niger Delta Amnesty Programme in partnership with the United States’ Agency for International Development, USAID, will train the youths of the Niger Delta.

The World Bank Team on Performance Based Financing (PBF) has commended the Ondo State government for running a unique and reform-oriented health system which is globally acknowledged and well accepted

The management of Ojemai Farms Limited has concluded plans to invest in sugarcane production by establishing a sugarcane farm and sugar refining factory in Owan East local government area of the state. This is part of its expansionist policy in the agricultural sector.

The Abia State Government has proposed an Education for Empowerment Programme aimed at reviving technical colleges in the state to train youths on technical skills for self-reliance.

As part of efforts to reduce indolence among the youths and in response to the resolution to empower youths in the state, the Akwa Ibom state Executive Council has approved the establishment of 10 sports academies proposed by the state government.

In a bid to empower small-scale farmers so as to increase their income and create empowerment to our teaming population, FADAMA 111 project in collaboration with the Edo State office of State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR), has disbursed N19,653,400 million to 70 user groups made up of 914 beneficiaries in the state.

In order to ensure improved healthcare service delivery in Rivers state, the Rivers State Government has called for synergy between professional bodies in the health sector in the state.