By Cynthia Alo The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COCEFAAA) has called for a unified African cocoa producers’ bloc and a minimum floor price of not less than $6,000 per metric tonne, to coordinate production and strengthen bargaining power for farmers across the continent. The association said the measures would help end Africa’s […]

By Yinka Kolawole Stakeholders in Nigeria’s ceramic industry have called for increased investment, innovation, stronger policy support and deeper collaboration to transform the sector into a major driver of industrialisation, job creation and economic diversification. The call was made at the Nigeria Ceramic Investment Summit and Product Exhibition 2026 (NCISPE 2026), which brought together industry leaders, […]

•Lists key drivers, blame high rates, policy gaps By Yinka Kolawole THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has raised concern over the data generated by  Vanguard Newspaper  showing that banks’ credit to manufacturers contracted by 22.5 per cent, a development the association warned could undermine industrial growth, worsen unemployment and weaken the implementation of the […]

•As farmers, investors lack reliable information By Cynthia Alo A  new study by the Nigeria Agribusiness Data and Investment Hub (NADIH), an initiative of Lagos Business School in partnership with Augmentum Advisory, has revealed that although government institutions control about 70 percent of agricultural datasets in Nigeria, much of the information is outdated and inadequate for […]

By Peter Egwuatu & Providence Ayanfeoluwa Family businesses across Africa are recording strong growth and demonstrating resilience despite economic uncertainty, regulatory reforms and geopolitical pressures, according to the PwC Africa Family Business Survey 2025. The survey, which covered 79 family businesses across East, West and Southern Africa, showed that 66 per cent of respondents achieved single […]