Customs impounds Dangote truck with N47m smuggled poultry products

Customs impounds Dangote truck with N47m smuggled poultry products

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has impounded  a truck in Ogun State belonging to Dangote Cement with about 3,000 cartons of smuggled frozen poultry valued at over N47 million.   NCS Comptroller in Ogun State, Sani Magudu, explained on Monday...
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Nestle acquires coffee firm for $500m

Nestle acquires coffee firm for $500m

Nestle has bought control of the California based specialty coffee business Blue Bottle Coffee. The Swiss food and drink multi-national acquired a controlling stake for a reported price of $500m (£370m) . With its Nescafe instant coffee and Nespresso brands,....
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Customs intercepts 1,100 pump action rifles

Customs intercepts 1,100 pump action rifles

The Nigerian Custom Service (NCS) Tin-Can Island Command has  impounded 1,100 pump action rifles. This bring to a total of about 2110 pump action rifles so far impounded in Lagos in the last seven months. The Comptroller General of the...
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Iyalode Alaba Lawson resumes as Advisory Board Chairperson of US-Nigeria Trade Council

Iyalode Alaba Lawson resumes as Advisory Board Chairperson of US-Nigeria Trade Council

The US-Nigeria Trade Council (USA) has announced Iyalode Alaba Lawson as its new Chairperson.   According to the Council, Iyalode Alaba Lawson is  to provide leadership and overall guidance and direction, in the programs, policy and strategic efforts to impr...
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LCCI, SME Group to hold annual seminar on ease of doing business

LCCI, SME Group to hold annual seminar on ease of doing business

The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and a leading voice in the organized private sector (OPS) in Nigeria, is set to hold its annual seminar....
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IITA-CWMP signs agreements with 136 farmers

IITA-CWMP signs agreements with 136 farmers

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture led Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) has commenced signing of agreements for the setting up of 136 demonstration plots with farmers across four states in Nigeria.   The  for states are Abia, Ben...
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Edo to set up export processing centres

Edo to set up export processing centres

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has announced plans by his administration to set up Export Processing Zones in the state.  He made the announcement when members of the Edo State Exporters Cluster, paid him a courtesy visit...
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NSE Photo News

NSE Photo News

L – R:Sanusi Musa, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria; Godstime Iwenekhai, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Tinuade Awe, General Counsel and Head, Regulation, NSE; Kencho Omojafor, Medview Airline Plc and John Bentur, Securities and Exchange ...
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UBA lifts NSE’s activity chart

UBA lifts NSE’s activity chart

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Tuesday sustained its growth profile on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)  with a turnover of 2.09 billion shares valued at N19.76Billion.  At the end of trading activities on Tuesday,  a total...
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Citibank grants N500m loan for microfinance development in Nigeria

Citibank grants N500m loan for microfinance development in Nigeria

Citibank Nigeria has extended a loan of N500 million to Accion Microfinance Bank (Accion MFB) in Nigeria to drive and promote the development of the microfinance sector in Nigeria.   This loan will fund Accion’s loan portfolio and support the...
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Gulf of Guinea Piracy Raises Concerns among EU Shipowners

Gulf of Guinea Piracy Raises Concerns among EU Shipowners

Continued piracy, armed robbery attacks and kidnapping for ransom events in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), and particularly off Nigeria, are still worrying European shipowners. According to the latest International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy report in total 33 v...
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Nigeria explains availability of yams for local consumption as export to Europe begins

Nigeria explains availability of yams for local consumption as export to Europe begins

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has assured Nigerians that “There is no need to panic about the possible non-availability of yams for local consumption” as export begins.    According to the Minister, “There has neve...
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Certified yams from Nigeria arrives in U.S as Senegal, Mali indicate interest

Certified yams from Nigeria arrives in U.S as Senegal, Mali indicate interest

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh was in a  celebration mood on Saturday as he announced the successful arrival of the first consignment of certified yams from Nigeria to the United States of America (USA).  ...
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Export of certified yams from Nigeria to U.S, U.K, begins June 29

Export of certified yams from Nigeria to U.S, U.K, begins June 29

Barring any last minute adjustment, Nigeria will formally export its first consignment of certified yams to the United Kingdom and United States of America on the 29th of June, 2017.   According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,...
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