|Economy|
FG moves to attract fresh oil & gas investments: The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the organising committee for the 2014 Oil and Gas Trade and Investment Forum, with a mandate to attract more investments to the oil and gas sector. The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom, revealed that the forum will be held at the Onne Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone.  Source: Punch

Unilever renews investment drive with $150m plant in Nigeria: Several years after it halted the expansion of its operation in the country, Unilever has renewed its investment drive in Nigeria with an expansion strategy that will inject about $150 million (N24 billion) into a new plant. Discussions on the new investment have already commenced, and the new plant is expected to come on stream before the end of the year. Source: Thisday

|Infrastructure|
Sepco-Pacific to spend $25m on Olorunsogo power plant: Sepco-Pacific Partners Limited, the new owner of the Olorunsogo Power Plant, has disclosed that the company will spend $25m on the maintenance and replacement of transformers at the plant. Sepco-Pacific Chairman, Dr. Deji Adeleke, explained that the company had engaged a Chinese firm, Huafeng Electric Power Technology Engineering Company, as the operation and maintenance operators for the plant. Source: Punch

Niger to build N1.3b mall in Minna: The Niger State government said on Sunday that it is to spend N1.3 billion in the construction of a new mall at the site of the old Central market in Minna, the state capital. The Director-General, Directorate of Special Projects, Alhaji Hassan Nuhu, revealed that the project was conceived as part of efforts to enhance socio-economic activities in the state. He also explained that the state government and a firm, Messrs MBHH Nig. Ltd, had signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the project, which is expected to be completed in November 2014. Source: The Guardian