Nigeria to need N16bn cassava flour annually for bread…
About N16 billion worth of cassava flour would be needed by 2015, in the estimated 550 million (950g) loaves of…
Harnessing untapped agricultural potential for inclusive…
At the first convocation ceremony of Landmark University, Kwara State, recently, Akinwunmi Adesina, minister of…
Ghosn highlights Nissan’s new automation footprints
Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor Company Limited has announced the Japanese carmaker’s launch…
Crisis costs Syria’s oil sector $23.5 billion
Syria’s oil sector has lost around $23.5 billion due to damage to facilities and pipelines, looting and production…
Fast-tracking access to funds for oil, gas firms in…
The capital market is meant to provide long term funding for investors. While the Nigerian capital market has been…
The Cassava revolution
The potential of agriculture to be the industrial and economic springboard in Nigeria’s economic development is a…
Wapic Insurance concludes 5-year transformation…
Owners of Wapic Insurance plc say it has concluded a transformation programme that would position the underwriting…
Leadway, Custodian, Aiico leads in N175bn premium…
Twenty-two of the 59 insurance companies that have received the National Insurance Commission’s (NAICOM’s) approval…
KCA Deutag wins $170 million Sonangol rig contract
Aberdeen-based drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag said that it has won a $170 million contract with…
ExxonMobil to expand Texas refinery into biggest in US
ExxonMobil is considering a multibillion-dollar plan to expand its Beaumont, Texas, refinery into the country’s…
Ebola virus delays drilling
Drilling plans for offshore Liberia have been delayed due to an Ebola virus outbreak in the region, Canadian…
US-Russian tensions, supply fears keep Brent above $108
Brent oil prices reversed early losses to climb more than $1 a barrel as fighting in Ukraine and deteriorating…