SEDC Targets $200bn Economy In 10 Years

The South East Development Commission (SEDC) has announced plans to grow the region’s economy from $40 billion to $200 billion within the next decade as part of an ambitious development drive anchored on infrastructure, industrial revitalisation and youth empowerment. Managing Director and CEO of SEDC, Mark Okoye disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a […]

Customs Intercepts, Hands Over 2,693 Parcels Of Cannabis Sativa To NDLEA In Ogun

The Ogun 1 Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Idiroko, on Thursday handed over 2,693 parcels of Cannabis Sativa intercepted by its anti-smuggling operatives to officials of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The contraband, which was compressed into coconut-sized pieces and wrapped in yellow cellophane, was neatly concealed inside the forced bottom […]

Agribusiness: We’ve Attracted N46.6bn Investments – OYSADA DG

The director-general of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) and Executive Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Agribusiness and International Cooperation, Dr Debo Akande, has disclosed that the state government has attracted about N46.6 billion investments into the state through agribusiness. He maintained that Makinde’s vision to expand the state’s economy through agribusiness had […]

Pollution: Fresh Human Faeces Found Inside Fish Bought In Lagos – Alebiosu

Fresh facts have emerged that the pollution and contamination of Lagos State water bodies have reached their climax. Human faeces are now found in most fish caught from the  rivers. The state’s commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Hon Dayo Bush Alebiosu disclosed this to LEADERSHIP Friday in Lagos. In addition to the pollution and contamination […]