The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has adjudged Delta State as the best state under the Microfinance/Small and Middle Enterprise category and the 1st runner-up under the Agric Credit Guarantee scheme- Trust Fund Model.

The recent madness in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, which claimed over 50 lives, has once again brought to the fore the failing of our government to live up to its constitutional obligations to the citizenry, mostly as it relates to the fundamental objective and directive principle of state policy, which is the basis upon which the citizens surrendered their sovereignty to a few people who constitute government.

India is to invest 359 million dollars in two Nigerian oil blocs, Mr Mahesh Sachdev, the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said. The two blocks, OPL 279 and OPL 285, are being jointly explored by Indian joint venture company of ONGC Videsh and Lakshmi Mittal’s Mittal Investments Sarl (MIS), known as ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd, incorporated in Cyprus.

THE people of Egbema Kingdom in Warri North local government area of Delta State, and their Ovia South-West counterparts in Edo State, have called on Delta State government to stop one Mr. Isaac Thinkan from parading himself as the Agadagba of Egbema Kingdom to avert fresh crisis in the Niger Delta.

AS part of efforts to address the health and education needs of the people of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State, the Taleb Tebite Foundation has donated medical and education items worth millions of naira to selected health centres and secondary schools in the area.

SPEAKER of Delta State House of Assembly, Martin Okonta, has dismissed the allegation that some members of the House collected kickback running into millions of naira from Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, (DESOPADEC) last year, saying it was an act of blackmail by some persons against the lawmakers.

MINISTER of Commerce and Industry, Achike Udenwa, has emphasised the Federal Government’s commitment to bring industrial sector in the country to life.

After 2009, business can only get better — at least that’s the view of most business people across the West African sub-region, according to a recent poll.

Operators of POWA Mass Transit Scheme, have cried out over their continuing harassment and intimidation by the police, saying that since the vehicles in the fleet of the scheme were repeatedly arrested and detained, many of the drivers have been forced out of jobs with its attendant consequences on their families.

Synergy Professionals, an indigenous professional accounting tuition service provider, last Saturday, over the weekend emerged the first gold certified Learning Partner of the United Kingdom based global professional accounting body, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Dada Olisa, has said that with proper processing and survey, Nigerian farmers can export cash crops such as cashew nuts, sesame and beans seeds to Israel.

The Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) has called for total abolition of custom duties on imported fish feeds and fish farm facilities.

The Rivers Government says it hopesto realise N480 million revenue from fishing through its partnership with a local maritime expert.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and Trinity Gardens Limited has announced plans to develop a Four Points hotel by Sheraton Ikeja, which is scheduled to open in 2013.

The Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Chief Olusegun Runsewe, has urged the Nigerian community in Spain to promote Nigerian culture and its tourism attractions to enhance socio economic development.