Tomato producers seek decentralised production for market growth
Business a.m.
September 25, 2023
The Tomatoes and Orchard Producers Association of Nigeria, (TOPAN), has called for decentralisation of tomato production to boost
Copper in weekly loss over strong dollar, high inventories
Isaac Jayeola
September 25, 2023
By Onome Amuge. Copper prices plunged to a weekly loss, pressured by a strong dollar, high inventories and reduced risk appetite amid
Iron ore rebounds above $120 per tonne in volatile week
Isaac Jayeola
September 25, 2023
By Onome Amuge. Iron ore futures jumped into bullish territory as the Singapore benchmark vaulting back above the $120 per metric
Sugar hits 12-year high as El Nino threatens supply
Onome Amuge
September 19, 2023
By Onome Amuge. Raw sugar futures rose to a 12-year high on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) before closing slightly down, as dry
Nigeria’s ginger underexploited as exports generate N10bn from $3bn global market
Onome Amuge
September 18, 2023
By Onome Amuge. Nigeria recently recorded an increase in revenue from ginger export, with the crop’s export value rising by 17 per
Copper rises on positive China industrial data
Onome Amuge
September 18, 2023
By Onome Amuge. Copper prices rose to their biggest weekly growth since late July after data from top metals consumer China showed
AFEX recommends improved infrastructure to foster food security in Africa
Onome Amuge
September 13, 2023
By Onome Amuge. AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities player, has highlighted the need for streamlined trade, harmonised standards, and
Soilless farming ushers innovative panacea to Nigeria’s food security challenge
Onome Amuge
September 12, 2023
By Onome Amuge. Nigeria’s population rate is growing at a fast paced level with demographic projections showing that the most populous
World food price index hits two-year low despite 15-year hike in rice prices
Onome Amuge
September 8, 2023
Onome Amuge The benchmark index of international food commodity prices dropped to a new two-year low, marked by a decline in price
FG generated N818bn from solid minerals in 15 years
Onome Amuge
September 5, 2023
By Onome Amuge. Nigeria’s solid mineral sector has in the past 15 years, contributed a consistent year-on-year increase in