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.

…oil-rich $12.5bn economy suffers deficit Abia State government has set up an Infrastructure Development Council (IDC) to cater for

…says paid inherited N15.845bn owed in 2015 …Econ. Confidential lists state’s total debt at N253.772bn Rivers state government has

A federal lawmaker in Rivers State, Amaopusenibo Randolph Iwo Oruene Brown, representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency at the

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has proclaimed the take-off of the state’s 9th state Legislative Assembly, asking the 32-member

Launches 30-year growth, development roadmap   THE GOVERNOR OF NIGERIA’S Southern sub-regional Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has

…resorts to load-shedding as supply drops Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), the key electric power distribution

The impending oil production resumption on OML 11 in Ogoni land at the behest of the Federal Government is seen as part of issues

Centre-left opposition political party, All Progressives Congress (APC) in oil-rich Rivers State appears to be giving conditions for

…as Nigeria taps only 10% potential A traders’ outfit, Value Chain Traders Organization of Nigeria (VACTION), has urged Nigeria to

The governor of Nigeria’s Southern sub-regional Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has mapped out plans to grow the state’s