Gold gains higher ground as investors hope on U.S fiscal expectations
Onome AmugeDecember 16, 2020
By Onome Amuge Gold prices rose to a one-week high on Wednesday with investors focusing on market hopes for further fiscal
Shea nut, Shea butter, Shea butter oil: Nigeria’s untapped global competitive export advantage
Onome AmugeDecember 14, 2020
By Onome Amuge The Shea nut is a perennial traditional African crop that is naturally and predominantly grown in the West and
Sokoto date farmers project 100,000 tonnes, N150bn revenue by 2024
Onome AmugeDecember 9, 2020
By: Onome Amuge Potential for 72,000 direct jobs Additional 840,000 indirect jobs Date farmers in Sokoto State are
Resuscitating Oil Palm: Pathway to Nigeria’s economic development
Onome AmugeDecember 7, 2020
By Onome Amuge Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is a perennial crop which grows abundantly in tropical regions. It is globally
NIRSAL puts Nigeria’s post-harvest losses in agriculture at $12bn annually
Onome AmugeDecember 4, 2020
By Onome Amuge The Nigerian agriculture sector incurs $12 billion worth of post-harvest losses every year as a result of poor
Mineral rich Jigawa obtains 11 licenses, calls on investors to capitalise on state’s gold, copper, iron ore endowments
Onome AmugeDecember 3, 2020
By Onome Amuge The Jigawa State government has announced its procurement of 11 mining licenses from the Federal Ministry of
Climate Change: Nigeria’s Niger Delta women open seeds cultivation in oil region
Ben EguzozieDecember 3, 2020
Nigeria spends N30bn on castor oil import, despite ability to grow locally Seeds propagation ups women economic power
Dangote, Indorama benefit as AfDB okays $25bn for agriculture in Nigeria, Gabon, Mali, Senegal, Sudan
Onome AmugeNovember 26, 2020
By Onome Amuge Dangote = $300m; Indorama = $210m, in loans The African Development Bank (AfDB) has endorsed $25 billion to be
US soybean groups to establish Soy Excellence Centres in Nigeria, enhance agriculture value chain
Hamid AyodejiNovember 25, 2020
By Hamid Ayodeji The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human
NSPRI pushes technology adoption to tackle post-harvest losses in agriculture
Onome AmugeNovember 25, 2020
By Onome Amuge The Nigerian Stored Produce Research Institute (NSPRI) has enjoined farmers and stakeholders in the agriculture