Determined to aggressively pursue the imple mentations developmental projects under the amnesty programme, the Federal Government has secured hectres of land from the nine state governments which made up the Niger Delta region to construct new towns development for benefit of the people.

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has declared a three-day fasting to seek God’s intervention in the recurring violence in the state.

AP Møller-Maersk’s container shipping division made an operating loss of $1.8bn in 2009. A P M oller Terminal is Nigeria’s biggest private port operator while its sister company Maersk is also the biggest shipping firm operating the country.

Minister of Transport, Ibrahim Isa Bio has decried the inadequate exploitation of the enormous potentials in the maritime sector, noting that the sector serve as a veritable source of revenue and employment for the country’s army of unemployed youths.

In what could be described as another major milestone, a group of Norwegian ship owners have expressed their desire to register their ships in Nigeria and fly the country’s flag, under a Bare Boat charter arrangement.