Fashola Agribusiness Industrial Hub
10 Mar
Fashola Agribusiness Industrial Hub, the first of the integrated agribusiness industrial hubs that the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, approved for the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) to build across the state, is in the spotlight with the recent high-profile visit of the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, to the state. The…
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The city of Avila near Madrid was partially under water on Saturday as authorities mobilised to deal with the flooding, caused by weeks of intense rainfall across Spain. Television images showed several neighbourhoods in Avila, a city famous for its fortifications located about 100 kilometres from the Spanish capital, and surrounding agricultural areas completely flooded…
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Stakeholders have urged the federal government to strengthen local production and supply chain of horticulture and grapes to enable Nigeria to benefit from the 43 billion euros European Union Horticulture and Grape Import Market. The stakeholders stated this at a webinar organised by the EU-Nigeria Agribusiness Platform under the platform's monthly informational webinar series, with…
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Prince Nnamdi Ekeh Driving Konga To Boost e-Commerce, Grow Businesses PRINCE NNAMDI EKEH is a visionary and accomplished business executive. He has been the Group CEO of Konga Online Nigeria Limited—Nigeria’s leading online marketplace—since October 2022. Joining Konga in May 2018 as Group Co-CEO, he has driven his over 1,000 team members to take the…