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The Australian High Commission in Abuja and Murdoch University, Australia, are organising a policy workshop to foster growth of Nigerian mining sector and make it contribute positively to sustainable development.
The workshop titled, ‘Making Growth Inclusive: The Role of Mining in the Post-2015 Development Agenda,’ holding on Tuesday in Abuja, will discuss policy-oriented research that explores how mining can foster inclusive growth, including through links with agriculture, water delivery, environmental protection and infrastructure.

Heritage Bank  is set to increase lending to  Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to  N100 billion by the end of 2016.
The bank’s Head of SME Product, Concept, Ideas and Development, Mr. Ekene Maduake, disclosed this in Lagos.

The Ondo State Government on Friday said that a modern chocolate factory to process premium quality cocoa beans produced in the state would begin production of chocolate bars by April 2016.
The Commissioner for Information, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, made the disclosure at a news conference in Akure on Friday.

HIP Hop maestro, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’Banj last week, put all activities at the popular device market, Computer village Ikeja, to a halt when he stormed the area to sign Ambassadorship deal with Slot systems. Not even the rain which started prior to the unveiling of the man known as the Koko Master by his teeming fans, was enough to deter the multitude of music lovers who wanted to catch the glimpse of their idol.