Dangote to launch own shipping fleet to boost maritime operation
By Godwin Oritse In a move to address limited shipping capacity and the rising cost of road transportation, which have hindered its regional expansion, Dangote Industries has concluded plans to acquire its own vessels to facilitate the movement of its products from Nigeria to markets across West and Central Africa. Speaking from the perspective of […]
Can the in-coming government fix Nigeria’s economy?
Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election may have been won and lost but while still savouring his victory at the poll, the president-in-waiting, General Muhammadu Buhari, needs to be reminded of the huge task ahead . Despite not having a clear cut economic reform agenda expectations are high that bold steps would be taken towards rescuing the country’s ailing economy .
Cassava: Sustainable Weed Management Technologies gets SON support
The cassava Sustainable Weed Management Technologies, which is meant to help smallholder cassava growers achieve sustainable increases in their productivity, has gotten the support of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON).
Quality certification boosts consumers’ confidence in dairy products
There are more than 20 brands of milk in the Nigerian market today but only a few have met Nigerian Industrial Standards(NIS) requirements for quality. This report by Franklin Alli looks at the importance of NIS to the Nigerian manufacturing sector and how local manufacturers can work with the authority to improve their products quality.
Nigeria’s inflation rises to 8.5% in March
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation rose to 8.5 per cent in March.
Nigerians living abroad remitted $21bn in 2014 —World Bank
The World Bank has disclosed that Nigeria received a total of $21 billion from its citizens living abroad as home remittance in 2014 saying that growth of remittance is expected to slow this year.
