Chairman, Board of Directors, Odu’a Investment Company Limited, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli has urged management and staff of associate and subsidiary companies to build a united and progressive team that will add value to the conglomerate.

The management of Diamond Bank Plc has advised individual and corporate organizations to adopt the idea of setting aside part of their disposable income so as to enable them meet their needs and build investible funds.

In line with the federal government economic transformation programme through promotion of maximum utilisation of abundant mineral resources in the country, mining operators under the aegis of Progressive Miners Empowerment Association has said that the mining sector would require capital injection of N200 billion to tap the potentials in the sector.

Access to agricultural inputs, market linkages, technical support services as well as access to financial services through value-chain financing are the factors that could lead to revival and growth of Nigeria’s ailing agriculture sector, says Jacques Taylor of Stanbic IBTC Bank.

The Federal Government has set a new target of 5000 Megawatts, MW, for national electric power generation by December 2011, while lamenting that power plants in the country have not experienced any form of overhauling in the last 40 years.

Manufacturers in the country are making move to ask the Central Bank of Nigeria, and Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) for fresh funds for retooling and for working capital.

A slight improvement was recorded in trading in the Over-the-Counter, OTC, market for Federal Government of Nigeria bonds last week, as the volume of shares traded appreciated by 10.67 per cent.

The management of Dangote Group has said that it will invest over N900 billion in strategic areas of the Nigerian economy within the next 12 months.