OIL producing communities in the country, under the aegis of Host Communities of Nigeria, (Producing Oil and Gas), HOSCOM, has appealed to the Federal Government to show commitment and fast-track the development of the communities and the Niger Delta region in general. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Women’s Wing Chapter in Abuja, National Chairman of HOSTCOM, Mrs. Tumini Akogun, also Coordinator of the newly inaugurated FCT Women’s Wing, argued that peace is a necessary ingredient for sustainable development, adding that no price is too much to pay to achieve peace.

THE Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, and the Bank of Industry, BOI, have launched a $100 million Nigerian Content Intervention Fund, NCI Fund.

THE Managing Director of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, Mr. Oladele Amoda, has called on government at all levels in the country to come up with a well-articulated and sustainable blueprint for the promotion and encouragement of the girl-child in areas presently considered as exclusive preserve of men.

TWO influential think tanks, International Energy Agency, IEA, and Wood Mackenzie, have raised worries about the pace of recovery in the world oil market.

Hell was let loose at the Dan Anyiam Stadium Owerri Saturday as thugs claimed to be supporters of Heartland Football Club of Owerri attacked rival supporters of visiting FC Ifeanyi Ubah of Nnewi after their Nigeria Professional League match day 24 encounter which ended goalless.