Brent crude futures edge closer to $80 per barrel on tight market
Businessam StaffMay 17, 2018
Oil prices firmed on Thursday, with Brent crude creeping ever closer to $80 per barrel, a level it has not seen since November 2014,
Nigeria determined to de-risk cocoa, palm fruit, livestock value chains
Businessam StaffMay 14, 2018
Nigeria has restated its commitment to de-risking agriculture value chains with the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for
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Gold prices inch 0.2% higher on floppy dollar effect
Temitayo AyetotoMay 14, 2018
Gold prices inched higher Monday on subdued dollar as investors considered the prospects of fewer U.S. interest rate increases in
Coal: Revenue source in need of revitalisation
Ayobami AdedinniMay 14, 2018
Nigerian coal ranks as one of the most bituminous in the world due to low sulphur and ash content and rated environmentally friendly
Stronger dollar impacts copper prices
Temitayo AyetotoMay 8, 2018
Copper prices fell on Tuesday as the impact of a strengthening dollar overwhelmed positive trade data from China, the world’s largest
Precious metals struggle to hold firm despite recovery
Businessam StaffMay 7, 2018
Precious metals have continued to struggle to hold firm despite recovering from the low ebb of last week, reports seen by business
China rouses interest in Indonesia palm oil import
Temitayo AyetotoMay 7, 2018
China’s interest in Indonesian palm oil appears roused as Li Keqiang, the premier, State Council of the People’s Republic
Buhari-Trump US meeting: Farmers torn between optimism, pessimism
Temitayo AyetotoMay 7, 2018
Nigeria’s agricultural sector received more than a fair share of attention during the recent meeting in Washington D.C., United
Nigeria partners other African countries to increase cassava production
Businessam StaffMay 6, 2018
Nigeria is partnering other African nations in an effort to increase the production of cassava in the country by 2050. Claude Fauquet,