Tag: Palm Oil

Armed Group Demands 20% Shares Of Okomu Oil, Own LGA, Amnesty
November 11, 2024 No Responses

Armed Group Demands 20% Shares Of Okomu Oil, Own LGA, Amnesty

Ongoing crisis within the Okomu community in the Ovia South West Local Government Area (LGA) remains unabated, notwithstanding the presence of military personnel around that axis.It will be recalled that in the Month of May this year, an armed group...
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Delta To Distribute Fertilizers To Oil Palm, Casava, Plantain Farmers
October 11, 2024 No Responses

Delta To Distribute Fertilizers To Oil Palm, Casava, Plantain Farmers

Delta State Government is to distribute 9,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers’ associations next week Tuesday as part of measures to boost food security and productivity in the state.Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu disclosed this at a.....
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Adulteration: Palm Oil Farmers Seek Collaboration With FG
July 4, 2023 No Responses

Adulteration: Palm Oil Farmers Seek Collaboration With FG

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) has called on the Federal Government to collaborate in establishing palm oil markets aimed at combatting oil adulteration. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Mr Alphonsus...
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OPGAN: Nigeria Needs $500m Palm Oil To Meet Local Demands 
April 5, 2022 No Responses

OPGAN: Nigeria Needs $500m Palm Oil To Meet Local Demands 

The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN), on Monday, said $500million  worth of palm oil was needed to meet local demands of the commodity annually.  The National President of  OPGAN, Chief Joe Onyiuke, said this at a town hall meeting...
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CPC Impounds Adulterated Palm Oil  
February 21, 2022 No Responses

CPC Impounds Adulterated Palm Oil  

The Jigawa Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) has seized 50 litres of adulterated palm oil and four traders for allegedly being the suppliers of the product  in Hadejia Local Government of the state.  The CPC Chairman in the state, Alhaji Farouk...
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Oil Palm: Igbinedion Varsity Secures N500m CBN Facility
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...
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Okomu Oil Meets 29 Host Communities, Presents 2021 Bursary To 37 Students
November 25, 2021 No Responses

Okomu Oil Meets 29 Host Communities, Presents 2021 Bursary To 37 Students

As part of measures to sustain cordial working relationship, the Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, on Wednesday, met with its 29 host communities.   The company also used the opportunity to present N90,000 cheque each to 37 students of...
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NAFDAC To Tackle Use Of Azo-dyes In Palm Oil
September 22, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC To Tackle Use Of Azo-dyes In Palm Oil

The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)  says measures are in place to sensitise Nigerians on some major public health challenges.  According to it, some of the various infractions that impact negatively on public health and...
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FG Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Farmers
August 26, 2021 No Responses

FG Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Farmers

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), on Wednesday rounded up a two-day capacity building for members of the Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN), in Enugu.  The theme of the two-day capacity...
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Edo Allocates 57,000 Hectares Of Land To Oil Palm Investors
August 5, 2021 No Responses

Edo Allocates 57,000 Hectares Of Land To Oil Palm Investors

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, disclosed that the State Government has allocated over 57,000 hectares of land to smallholders and large oil palm plantation investors in four Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, under the Edo...
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27 Years After, Okitipupa Oil Palm Shareholders Get 25kobo Dividend
June 23, 2021 No Responses

27 Years After, Okitipupa Oil Palm Shareholders Get 25kobo Dividend

The Okitipupa Oil Palm Plc has resolved to pay its shareholders 25k dividends for the year ended December 31, 2020,  27 years after it last paid.  Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Mobolaji Osomo,  made the disclosure at the 31st...
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Firms Commit $159m In Nigeria’s Oil Palm, Cassava Value Chains
May 10, 2021 No Responses

Firms Commit $159m In Nigeria’s Oil Palm, Cassava Value Chains

Fayus Group, in collaboration with Shine Bridge Global (SBG) and Africa Global Schaffer (AfGS), are investing $159 million in Nigeria’s oil palm and cassava value chains over three years.  The Chairman of Fayus Group, Alhaji Fatai Yusufu made this known...
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Heritage Bank Empowers Palm Oil Entrepreneur With N10m
December 28, 2020 No Responses

Heritage Bank Empowers Palm Oil Entrepreneur With N10m

As part of its commitment to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs),   Heritage Bank has empowered the winner of The Next Titan Season-7 with N10million.  An entrepreneur, Joshua Joseph Idiong who is the CEO of Josult Oil Proce...
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FAO Assures Nigeria On Sustainable Cocoa, Oil Palm Production
September 9, 2020 No Responses

FAO Assures Nigeria On Sustainable Cocoa, Oil Palm Production

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO),on Tuesday said it is committed to working with  Nigeria to promote sustainable cocoa and oil palm production. FAO made this known at a workshop on Food System, Land Use and...
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