Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has launched the Development Bank of Nigeria. The Bank is to tackle the challenge of access to finance by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria and will take off with a seed capital of $1.5 billion.

The Cross River State Government has organized a training programme for selected workers on the importance, use and management of social media. The programme was organised through the Communication Technology Development Department (CTDD) of the governor’s office.

In collaboration with the Ondo State Ministry of Health, the MTN Foundation has commenced the MTN Foundation Eyesight Restoration Intervention Scheme (MTNF EyeRIS) for over 6,000 patients in Ondo State

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Cross River State Government recently launched and disbursed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund (MSMEDF) to 700 enterprises in the state.

No fewer than 57 communities in five states in the Niger Delta Region are to benefit from the Federal Government’s community water project. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr Steve Oru, who disclosed this recently said the benefitting communities were in Imo, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ondo and Delta states.

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said it has trained no less than 2,245 youths through its various training and empowerment programmes. Speaking to newsmen, the […]

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) has facilitated a four-day capacity building workshop for 62 Akwa Ibom women. The training has as its theme: Enhancing Local Food Production Beyond Subsistence: the case of oil palm refining, cassava, plantain, yam and corn.

In order to improve the health care sector in the state, the Abia state governor, Theodore Orji has commissioned a mother and child ward as well as the administrative complex his government built at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH).

An Edo State based non-government organisation, Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) has announced plans to enhance the capacity of 50,977 women in 2014 to resist and confront some obnoxious socio-cultural and traditional practices in society.

Obax World Limited, an oil and gas company based in Edo state has announced its plan to invest a total of N121 billion for the construction of a fertiliser plant and a 350-megawatt power generating plant in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state

The New Yenagoa City Development project is set for launch by the Bayelsa State Government. The project will provide more houses and bring down the cost of accommodation in the state capital.