ACCI Urges Manufacturers to Exploit China Trade Access
The President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Emeka Obegolu, has described China’s zero-tariff policy for African countries as a major economic opportunity capable of strengthening Nigeria’s export sector, supporting industrialisation, and deepening trade relations between Africa and China. Reacting to the policy announced by the Chinese government in a statement on Wednesday, […]
SWDC partners FTID for South-West rural development
The South-West Development Commission has partnered with the Technology Innovation and Sustainable Development for a project that will boost food production and improve infrastructural development in South-West rural communities. According to a statement on Tuesday, the project, christened ‘Transformed Communities’, will be structured to support clusters of contiguous farming communities through coordinated improvements in essential […]
Matna Foods Partners Ondo to Empower Cassava Farmers
Matna Foods Company Limited has partnered with the Ondo State Government to boost youth and women’s participation in agriculture through a programme designed to empower 3,000 outgrower farmers in the cassava value chain. The company said the initiative, the Women in Sourcing and Enterprise Programme, targets mostly young women aged between 18 and 35 and […]
How Value-Addition Can Boost the Ondo State Economy
An investment company, CapitalSage Holdings, has identified accelerated investment in value addition and agricultural industrialisation as the defining strategy for Ondo State’s long-term economic development. Group Managing Director of CapitalSage Holdings, John Alamu, delivered the remarks at the just-concluded 2026 Ondo Investment Summit in Akure, the state capital. A copy of the speech was made […]
Japan & LAPO launch agro-processing factory in Edo State
The Japanese Government, in partnership with the Lift Above Poverty Organisation, has commissioned a Pineapple Juice Processing Factory in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, as part of a strategic effort to drive agricultural value addition, reduce post-harvest losses, and boost rural livelihoods. The factory, sited at Ukpenu-Emuhi community in Ekpoma, was […]