Ben Eguzozie
Ben
Ben Eguzozie is business a.m. regional lead based in Port Harcourt, providing regional and national coverage for economy, business and finance
You can contact him on ben.eguzozie@businessamlive.com with stories and commentary.
Abia State government sets up infrastructure development council
Ben EguzozieJune 5, 2019
…oil-rich $12.5bn economy suffers deficit Abia State government has set up an Infrastructure Development Council (IDC) to cater for
Rivers Gov’t faults Debt Management Office over high indebtedness
Ben EguzozieJune 5, 2019
…says paid inherited N15.845bn owed in 2015 …Econ. Confidential lists state’s total debt at N253.772bn Rivers state government has
Lawmaker empowers 133 constituents in vocational skills in Rivers
Ben EguzozieJune 5, 2019
A federal lawmaker in Rivers State, Amaopusenibo Randolph Iwo Oruene Brown, representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency at the
Wike urges 9th Rivers Assembly to set new development benchmark
Ben EguzozieJune 5, 2019
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has proclaimed the take-off of the state’s 9th state Legislative Assembly, asking the 32-member
Governor Ayade targets N9.6trn Cross River economy by 2023
Ben EguzozieMay 30, 2019
Launches 30-year growth, development roadmap THE GOVERNOR OF NIGERIA’S Southern sub-regional Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has
Port Harcourt electricity distributor threatens Calabar teaching hospital with disconnection over N60m debt overhang
Ben EguzozieMay 28, 2019
…resorts to load-shedding as supply drops Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), the key electric power distribution
Plans to resume oil production in OML 11 in Ogoni land heightening insecurity in Niger-Delta’s River State, says governor
Ben EguzozieMay 23, 2019
The impending oil production resumption on OML 11 in Ogoni land at the behest of the Federal Government is seen as part of issues
Rivers APC asks Governor Wike to reactivate agric projects, security architecture to create jobs; $23bn economy yet to pick up
Ben EguzozieMay 23, 2019
Centre-left opposition political party, All Progressives Congress (APC) in oil-rich Rivers State appears to be giving conditions for
VACTON urges expansion into petrochemicals, fertilizers
Businessam StaffMay 23, 2019
…as Nigeria taps only 10% potential A traders’ outfit, Value Chain Traders Organization of Nigeria (VACTION), has urged Nigeria to
Cross River’s governor aims to grow state’s economy to N9.6trn by 2023, launches 30-year growth, development roadmap
Ben EguzozieMay 23, 2019
The governor of Nigeria’s Southern sub-regional Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has mapped out plans to grow the state’s