An ambitious agenda for enhancing investment and governance across Africa creating sustainable growth was discussed by 120 public and private sector delegates from 25 countries around the world during the Inaugural Meeting of OMFIF in Africa at the South African Reserve Bank last week.

Working with its joint financial advisers, BGL Plc and UBA Capital Limited, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board NCDMB is on the verge of finalising the design and implementation of the Nigerian Content Development Fund.

Heritage Point Media Limited, an Advertising and Brand Support Services company has unveiled a 5.2metre digital printer.

Cocoa drink lovers are currently being treated to a totally repackaged chocolate beverage as Cadbury Nigeria, owners of the Bournvita brand, introduces a repackaged rigid polypropylene jar of 450 and 900grams of its flagship brand; Bournvita.

Royal Exchange Plc has affirmed its readiness to assist retiring armed forces personnel in their pursuit of entrepreneurial success. This was disclosed by the Group Managing Director Mr. Chike Mokwunye, during a courtesy visit by the Management of the Company to the Commandant of the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Air Vice-Marshal C. E. Aroriode.

Oceanic Bank has so far disbursed N40 billion as loans to agricultural institutions and the entire value chain with a view to boosting food supply nationwide.

When Elbridge Gerry was Governor of Massachusetts, USA, in 1812, the state legislature divided Essex County into two districts with borders so drawn as to give the maximum advantage to the Republican Party. On a map, one of the districts, with penciled additions, looked like the amphibian, salamander giving rise to the expression ‘to gerrymander’.

The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) has joined the league of Nigerians persuading President Goodluck Jonathan to ‘fast track the administration’s transformation agenda, beyond its electioneering campaign slogan and manisfesto, as it pledges support.

The Advertising Standards Panel (ASP), a statutory committee of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), in its efforts to sanitize the advertising industry in Nigeria, has dragged 3 Advert Managers and 3 Managing Directors to the Advertising Practitioners Investigating Panel (APIP) for investigation.

Miss Insurance 2011/2012, Ebere Onuorah has launched a pet project tagged ‘Increasing insurance awareness and reduction in the rate of child and infant mortality.’

Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren has decried the shortage of workforce in the transportation industry stressing that all that is left in the industry at the moment is aging workforce who could hardly do the job.

Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc (STI) has posted a Gross Premium Income (GPI) of N4.76 billion for the year ended 31st of December, 2010.

President Goodluck Jonathan now has a complete team to implement the famous transformational agenda he promised the Nigerian people, even though many of his Ministers hardly know the meaning of transformation.