A United Kingdom based firm is set to collaborate with developers to introduce a new technology that will employ the use of containers to construct low cost houses in Nigeria.

GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has approved the appointment of Mr Lawrence Layiwola Ibukun as the new Accountant-General of the state.

Marketing Director of Nutricima Limited, Mr. Lampe Omoyele, has been appointed ex-officio member in Advertisers Association of Nigeria, ADVAN, council.

Stealing has become a major hobby and pastime for Nigerians in high places. It has even become a big time business. All arms of government are affected. Even the private sector is not spared. In the news at the moment is Demeji Bankole. Perhaps if those suspended members had not spilled the beans, the case would not be in court now.

The priority of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is halving hunger and extreme poverty by 2015; this presupposes that Agriculture is one of the main stays of the economy that is essential to the attainment of the MDGs set by the Federal Government of Nigeria. However, to reduce the persistent hunger that is still prevalent in the country, there are some measures necessary to ensure food security in Nigeria, and one of the measures is the procurement and distribution of fertilizers to farmers during the farming season.

The benefit of the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is that foreign companies with huge resources than their local counterparts bring specialist expertise, not only in form of technical assistance, but also in areas such as marketing, and that they may be able to contribute to local infrastructure, either by the nature of their business or service.

Australian Government has shown interest in Nigerian mining industry as investors from the country are ready to explore areas of collaboration with the Federal Government in developing the mining sector. They are seeking relevant information on the mining potentials in Nigeria

The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) Advertising Standards Panel (ASP) and the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) have reached an agreement on the need for indepth reportage of issues concerning the advertising industry.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration has invited Canadian investors to explore opportunities in the development of mass housing and other infrastructure in the territory.

The Nigerian electronic payment market, estimated at $4.3 billion, has enjoyed phenomenal growth since 2005. One of the driving forces behind this growth is InterSwitch Nigeria Limited, the first electronic payment transaction switching company which provides the first infrastructure that makes it possible for card holders to use their cards on the ATM or POS of any bank or organisation.