The World Bank and European Union (EU) have, again, commended the Delta State Government for what they described as the holistic approach in the implementation of the State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) projects in the state.

No fewer than 7000 persons will be taken off the labour market in Abia State as construction work has commenced on the site of a petro-chemical plant in the state.

Mr Jolly Ileaboya, the Edo-North Zonal Manager, Edo Agricultural Development Programme (EADP), on Tuesday said no fewer than 15,000 farmers had been trained in modern agriculture by the state government.

Fifteen Civil Society groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria have received a life line of $9.2 million from the US government, according to the US Ambassador, James F. Entwistle.

Ondo State government has pledged to continue to put in place programmes and policies that would benefit farmers in the state.

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has announced that a fresh contract valued at N43 billion would soon be awarded for the reconstruction of the Eleme Junction to Onne Junction stretch of the East-West road

The Rivers State Government is set to generate revenue and employment through the establishment of a cassava processing plant

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved over N22 billion for Niger Delta road projects.

Governor Godswill Akpabio has called on Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria to consider building of drug manufacturing industry in Akwa Ibom State.

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says several oil-producing communities in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have benefited from the 7-day free medical programme organized by the commission in conjunction with Global Hands Medical Foundation.

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) has announced that it has insured crops and livestock in Cross River State to the tune of N2.7 billion. The Corporation also disclosed that it has paid N23.2 million claims to farmers in the state.

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has signed into law, ‘The Delta State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency Bill’ to consolidate its micro credit activities targeted at the poor.