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.

Dangote Foundation, in its quest to contribute to the development of education in the country, donated Scholarship worth N20 million to James Hope College Agbor, in Delta State.

Cross River state has emerged tops in the World Bank project review implementation progress report on overall performance index in Nigeria after the state government is said to have disbursed over N1.7 billion

The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health in conjunction with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced the immunization of children against Hepatitis B infection

A total of N17,009,100 has been distributed to 564 youths in Edo state as part of the savings made during the period they were engaged under Phase I of the Youth Employment Sub-Component of the Edo State Employment and Expenditure for Result, SEEFOR Project.

Development and Leadership Institute (DLI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in the Niger Delta has sealed a major partnership with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, (UAPB) United States to help promote Youths and Women empowerment efforts in the region.

In an attempt to transform cocoa farming into a prominent sub-sector in its agricultural advancement programme, the Abia State Government