Amazing maize on menu list

By Yinka Shokunbi The sweet aroma of roasted and/or boiled corn has come again. It is in the air in most of the street corners, and every lover of sweet corn or maize is ready to go for the cob and make a feast of...

Agric revolution: The Ogun example

Soyombo Opeyemi, Special Assistant on Media to Governor Ibikunle Amosun, announces the setting out of Ogun State on the road to mechanised agriculture… Wednesday, February 13, 2013 was another red-letter day in the history of Ogun State. It was the beginning of another epoch, when...

NCAN’s new finance course for cashew industry

By Grace Edema Without doubt, the Nigerian agriculture sector is laid back. This is evident in the high rate of foods imported into the country. Presently, over 80 per cent foods are imported – from grains to meat, to mention a few – and these...

Planting season: Early rains not abnormal – Prof. Salako

The rains that started rather unexpectedly since early March, especially in Lagos State, has in one way or another prodded farmers to start preparing for the planting season. The early rains may not be unconnected with the change in climate, a product of green house...

Oyo farming community gets FG agro inputs centre

By Onche Odeh The farming community of Iseyin in Oyo State has been designated as the next host of the One-Stop-Shop input centre of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. The centre, to be officially declared opened this week is one of 80 others opened across...

FG urges Brazilians to invest in solid mineral sector

By Obas Esiedesa/Abuja The Federal Government, on Monday, urged Brazilian investors to take advantage of numerous opportunities in the nation’s minerals and metals sector for the common good of both countries. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Mohammed Sada, who made a presentation to...

2012 was an agriculturally eventful year for Nigeria

The year 2012 was an agriculturally eventful one for Nigeria. Promising policies were made while existing efforts were redefined and tweaked as the government led a massive effort to revive the sector that was the main stay of the country’s economy.

Aganga, Sanusi, others, urge investors to take advantage of Nigeria’s market

Trade & Investment Minister, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, on Thursday expressed strong feelings that recent results recorded in the nation’s investment sector, is small going by the huge interest already shown by new and existing investors eager to take

NSE blacklists Big Treat, Niemeth, NGC, 32 others

By Andy Nssien, Deputy Business Editor, Lagos The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has entered in its black book no fewer than 35 listed companies, describing their reporting pattern as below listing standard. By this tag, it is meant that the affected companies did not comply with...

CCNN profit slides, as NSE index gains 0.36%

By Bamidele Ogunwusi, Correspondent, Lagos Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN), on Monday submitted its unaudited first quarter financials to March 31, 2012, showing that profit after tax dropped from N511.426 million in the corresponding period of 2011 to N268.001 million, representing a decline of N243.425...

CCNN profit slides, as NSE index gains 0.36%

By Bamidele Ogunwusi, Correspondent, Lagos Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN), on Monday submitted its unaudited first quarter financials to March 31, 2012, showing that profit after tax dropped from N511.426 million in the corresponding period of 2011 to N268.001 million, representing a decline of N243.425...

NATCOMS flays Reps’ emission protection bill

By Emmanuel Okwuke, Senior Correspondent  The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has condemned moves by the House of Representatives to pass a bill that is targeted at controlling the Electromagnetic Frequency Emissions (EMF) from the Base Transciever Stations (BTS) of telecommunications companies. In a statement...