India during the week in Abuja expressed its willingness to assist Nigeria address the capacity deficit hindering the development of the agricultural sector.

The Zabarmari Rice Farmers Association in Borno State have appealed to the state government to construct access roads to their community.

THE Chambers of Commerce from Dubai and Qatar have placed their bids to host WCF’s 8th World Chambers Congress in 2013, bringing the event for the first time to the Middle East.

THE Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries (or IF) programme focuses on trade capacity development with sustainable development and poverty reduction as key objectives, a UNDP-supported study has shown.

BUA Group has extended its investment in the manufacturing sector with a N7.5 billion Pasta factory productionline.
Currently, the group has business interests spanning from manufacturing of sugar, cement, flour milling, oil milling, and port concession including real estate , oil and gas and shipping, and is now investing in the production of pasta.

Mr. Billy Harry, is the President, South-South Chambers of Commerce(SSCC), Chairman, Oil & Gas Trade Group of NACCIMA. He explains goals of the nascent SSCC, and why 75 per cent of income to be generated by businesses in the oil and gas industries should be reinvested in the economy.

tHE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins Kuye has reversed his earlier position on the bailout fund for textile industry in the country, saying “the N100 billion bailout for the textile sector was not only essential but indispensable to revive the sector.”

Group President, African Develop-ment Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has reaffirmed the Bank’s support for Cape Verde’s development strategies.

The banking industry is upbeat as the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) firms up all necessary arrangements towards ensuring a hitch-free 2009 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of new Office Holders that will steer the ship of the Institute for the next two years.

On June 28- 29th 2010 some of the world’s leading corporations and their top business executives would gather at the Marriott Grosvenor Hotel in London to participate in Nigeria’s Golden Jubilee Business Summit to discuss the current economic trends, future outlook for the nation and today’s emerging opportunities in Nigeria under the government of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan.

ORGANISED Labour, under the umbrella of Nigerian National Fitters and Nigerian Welders Association, NNFA, and Nigerian Welders Association, NWA, have accused the management of Marubeni Engineering Limited, handling the power plant project at Ihovbor power plant site, Benin City, Edo state of expatriate quota abuse.