Oil palm Archives — Page 2 of 3

March 25, 2022 No Responses

Edo Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Investment

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security in Edo, Stephen Idehenre, says the state has attracted about $531.2 million from nine firms in the oil palm sector through the state oil palm programme. Idehenre made this known during the inauguration...

December 31, 2021 No Responses

Edo Explains Fresh Agenda To Boost Oil Palm Development

Edo State Government has concluded plans to launch the state’s Oil Palm Development initiative and Cluster Farm initiative as part of ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector. The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who spoke to Journalists in ...

December 22, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki: Edo Has The Largest Oil Palm Plantation Under Cultivation In Nigeria

With the cultivation of 120,000 hectares, Edo State has the largest oil palm plantation under cultivation in Nigeria, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said Obaseki said this during a visit by members of the Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria...

December 4, 2021 No Responses

Gunmen Attack Okomu Oil

One Police officer and an unarmed private security driver attached to Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc are in critical conditions following attack by gunmen who allegedly were in the company’s rubber plantation to steal wet rubber cup lumps. City Busin...

November 27, 2021 No Responses

Oil Palm: Igbinedion Varsity Secures N500m CBN Facility

The Igbinedion University, Okada, has secured a N500 million Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) facility to resuscitate and expand its existing oil palm plantation. The university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, made this known on Friday in Okada...

November 27, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Explores Agenda For 2022

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Board of Okomu Oil Palm Plc is to meet on Monday, December 13, 2021 to consider amongs others, the company’s business and forecast for 2022. Company Secretary, Chukwuebuka Omerole, in a no...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

Oil Palm Takes Centre Stage As More Investors Indicate Interest In Edo Summit

Players in the oil palm industry, as well as smallholders and large-scale oil palm plantation investors, will on Friday, November 12, 2021, converge in Benin City, Edo State during the Alaghodaro Summit, to explore opportunities in the state’s ric...

August 11, 2021 No Responses

’Nigeria Can Earn $20b Annually From Oil Palm’

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need for Nigeria to diversify its economy from crude oil, noting that the nation can earn $20billion annually from the cultivation and production of oil palm. Addressing Journalists in...

July 1, 2021 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Distributes 100,000 Oil Palm Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa – Ibom Government has distributed 100,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers in the state to boost oil palm production for the 2021 first planting season. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, inaugurated the distribution at the nu...

June 30, 2021 No Responses

Edo To Distribute 25,000 Oil Palm Seedlings

Edo State Government has concluded plans to distribute more than 25, 000 oil palm seedlings to small holders oil palm farmers in the state. Gov. Godwin Obaseki announced this during the inauguration of 2021 oil palm planting season organised by...

June 11, 2021 No Responses

Delta Empowers 350 Oil Palm Farmers

Delta State Government on Thursday distributed 120,000 improved oil palm seedlings to support 350 farmers to cultivate 800 hectares of oil palm plantations across the state. The State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa flagged off the exercise by distrusting oil pa...

April 14, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Palm Flags-Off Smallholders’ Scheme For Farmers

Okomu Oil Palm Plc, on Tuesday, flagged-off pilot phase of smallholders’ scheme for oil palm farmers from its neighbouring communities in Ovia South West local government area of Edo State. The company, through its Agriculture Coordinator, Mr Billy Gh...

April 6, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki: N100b Oil Palm Investment‘ll Strengthen Smallholder Farmers’ Scheme In Edo

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured that the N100bn investment in the state’s oil palm sector by seven oil palm investors under the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP) Investors Group, will further strengthen the smallholder farmers’.....

January 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Oil Palm Growers Condemn Illegal Importation

The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) has condemned what it described as the continued illegal importation of Oil Palm into the country, According to the group, the oil palm industry in Nigeria also deserves more a...