Shell will implement three projects worth nearly N2 billion to mark Nigeria’s centenary as the Anglo-Dutch oil giant identifies with the aspirations of the largest Black African country on the attainment of 100 years of modern nationhood.

TWO tertiary institutions in Abia state namely the State Polytechnic and College of Health Sciences and Management Technology and a secondary school - National High School, Azumini in Ukwa East LGA joined some others across the country to benefit from programmes

The Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has inaugurated the “Lakwa Vanguard”, a youth empowerment scheme initiated for the youth of the riverine communities of the state.

The State Employment and Expenditure for Result (SEEFOR) Project has employed 1,226 youths in Bayelsa State in the area of road maintenance and sanitation under its public works component.

The Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has commissioned new ‘model schools’ in the state.

The Coordinator of State Employment and Expenditure for Results programme of the Delta State Government, Mr Benson Ojoko, said the project had trained 524 youths on refuse disposal.

Edo State Government has said that the state would continue to maintain her polio free status as no case of polio has been recorded in the state since March, 2009.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO and the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, PIND have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on poverty reduction through productive activities in the Niger Delta.

ONDO State Wealth Creation Agency (WECA) in conjunction with Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Middleman Incorporation has organised the first Made in Ondo Fair to sensitise local business owners on how to avail public opportunities to empower themselves economically and create more wealth for the nation.

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, code-named “Operation Pulo Shield” has assured that it is committed to securing the oil installations in the region and fight criminality