Industry
18 Mar 2015
WITH a contribution of 1.5 per cent to world’s manufacturing of value added goods, compared to other parts of the world, the African Union has stressed the need for Nigeria and other African countries to scale down the export of raw materials to developed countries.
18 Mar 2015
TO further drive federal government’s backward integration initiatives on rice, crude palm oil and fertilizer supply value chain, Elephant Group has sealed a pact with AfricInvest, to achieve the objectives.
18 Mar 2015
THE Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) has unveiled Catfish Canning Innovation Platform (CCIP) to improve the catfish value chain, as a concept that represents a paradigm shift in fish production.
18 Mar 2015
CHIEF Olusegun Osunkeye, will retire voluntarily as Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc from the conclusion of the 2015 yearly general meetng, having served as a Director for 14 years, five out of which was as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
18 Mar 2015
The board of Ashakacem Plc has announced the successful completion of its mandatory tender offer to minority shareholders, as majority of the shareholders accepted the offer and converted their Ashakacem Plc shares to Lafarge Africa Plc’s shares.
18 Mar 2015
A strategic diversification of the economy, with focus on manufacturing and agriculture, holds the ace in salvaging the nation’s economy from the pangs of oil price volatility and naira devaluation, the Group Executive Director of Dangote Group, Devakumar Edwin has said.
18 Mar 2015
The conclusion of the promotion saw the emergence of Ifeanyi Ejiofor who emerge as the firm’s top winner in the promotion, driving away a brand new Hyundai Accent 2014 model.
18 Mar 2015
U.S. manufacturing output fell in February for the third straight month as automobile production tumbled, pointing to slower economic growth in the first quarter.
17 Mar 2015
Over 400 participants from the federal ministries of agriculture and health and the poultry sector are being trained in the control of avian influenza. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the workshops.
16 Mar 2015
Six lucky winners emerged in the star prize category at the grand finale of Ecobank’s Giant Prize Give Away promo, in Lagos, as they shared a total of N10.5 million.
Specifically, Ekezie Godson Chigozie, Basil Ewaen Idahosa and Awala Ebiobowei won N2.5 million each, while Okoro Oghenevwame, Awoke Mathias and Onwuka Jude Obilor won N1 million each.
15 Mar 2015
It must be noted that in the first half of 2014, the volume of vehicles imported was extremely high, in anticipation of the introduction of the new duty regime. The Average number of cars and vans that were brought into the country in the previous years was in the range of 20,000 units per month
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