Linking Partners for Niger Delta Development

November 13, 2014

New petro-chemical firm plans 7,000 jobs in Abia

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.
November 12, 2014

EADP Trains 15,000 Farmers In Edo

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.
November 12, 2014

Register for the Niger Delta Development Forum NDDF Calabar

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is hosting the third edition of its Niger Delta Development Forum (NDDF) at Monty Suites in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, on 25-26 November 2014, with the theme “Unlocking Investment Opportunities in Agriculture in the Niger Delta for Regional Competitiveness”.
November 11, 2014

US approves $9.2m grant for USAID Nigeria civil society Project

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.
November 10, 2014

Ondo state government supports farmers

Ondo State government has pledged to continue to put in place programmes and policies that would benefit farmers in the state.
November 10, 2014

East-West road: FG awards N43bn to rebuild 12-km road in Rivers

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
November 7, 2014

Agriculture: Rivers Government to generate revenue through cassava processing

The Rivers State Government is set to generate revenue and employment through the establishment of a cassava processing plant
November 6, 2014

FEC Approves N22bn Niger Delta Road Projects, $945m for Irrigation, Flooding

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved over N22 billion for Niger Delta road projects.
November 6, 2014

Akpabio Calls For Pharmaceutical Investment In Akwa Ibom

Governor Godswill Akpabio has called on Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria to consider building of drug manufacturing industry in Akwa Ibom State.
November 6, 2014

NDDC Takes Free Healthcare To Oil-Producing Communities

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.
November 5, 2014

NAIC Insures Crops, Livestock for N2.7 billion in Cross River

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.
November 4, 2014

Uduaghan Signs Bill On Micro Credit Into Law

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.