Nigeria spent about 20 million dollars (about N4 billon) on importation of jute bags in 2015, the Minister of State for Industry,…
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday, warned that Nigeria might experience food shortage, if urgent interventions were not put in place…
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The European Union has extended its ban on importation of dried beans from Nigeria by three years. Dr Vincent Isegbe, the Coordinating…
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ECOWAS programme targets 60,000 MT of rice paddy in 2017, says official
Coordinator of ECOWAS-initiated Rice Seed Up Scaling Programme Mr Sunday Okelola, says farmers in seven Nigerian states will be assisted to produce…
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The European Union (EU), has urged Nigeria Government to increase export of agricultural produces like rubber, cocoa and palm oil to the…
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The European Union (EU) says it has earmarked 12 million euros (N2.5 billion) to support and improve the standard and quality of…
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Forex restrictions: Ghanaian timber exporters at risk of losing N6bn
The restriction by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the sale of hard currency to importers of some 41 items seem…
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CBN provides guidelines for Nigerians in the Diaspora to enroll for BVN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it had finalised the guidelines for Nigerians in the Diaspora to enroll for the Bank…
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Ms Florizelle Liser, United States Assistant Trade Representative for Africa, on Tuesday, urged African entrepreneurs to maximise investment opportunities offered by the…
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About 60-70% of the investment commitments made by the private sector in the past four years in agriculture in Nigeria have come…
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Nigerian smallholders’ farmers and those from 11 other Africa countries are to benefit from the Global Environment Facility launched an innovative $106.5…
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African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed concern that the continent’s energy deficit remains large in spite of remarkable achievements in continental development.…
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BoI recovers N2. 9bn bad debts in 2014, blacklists 22 firms
THE Bank of Industry , BoI, weekend, disclosed it recover a total of N2.9 billion bad debts from its customers in the…
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..as FG targets production of 12.5million cane seedlings per annum The Federal Government, on Monday, inaugurated Nigeria’s first Sugarcane Bio-factory in Zaria…
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Industrialisation through trade can fast track Africa’s development —ECA
Economic Commission for Africa’s annual report has advocated the use of industrialization through trade to develop resources in the continent. The report…