OCP Africa, a global leader in the production and exportation of phosphate-based fertilizer, in its avowed commitment to support the development of Nigeria’s agricultural ecosystem has partnered with research institutions in Nigeria to grow wheat production by developing a specialized fertilizer for wheat. It said the partnership with The Lake …
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Brewery Named Biggest Taxpayer In Kaduna, Despite Sharia
The Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB) has been recognised as the biggest taxpayer in Kaduna, bagging the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) 2020 Highest Taxpayer, Pay-As-You-Earn Award. The company engages in the brewing and marketing of Lager beer, Stout and non-alcoholic malt drinks. The company’s product range includes Star, Gulder, …
Read More »Fresh Fuel Supply Crisis Looms As Tanker Drivers Threaten Strike
Tanker drivers, at the weekend, threatened to cause fresh fuel supply crisis with another industrial action if the Federal Government fails to enforce the compulsory installation of safety valves in all petroleum trucks to protect the inflammable contents from spilling over in the event of road mishap. Rising under the …
Read More »American Fast-Food Franchise, Burger King Set To Open Outlets In Nigeria
International burger franchise, Burger King has announced interest and plans to open outlets in Nigeria. This was revealed by Antoine Zammarieh, the Franchisee of Burger King in Nigeria. He stated that the hamburger maker in a show of interest in the Nigerian market had signed a development agreement for the …
Read More »HMM Algeciras, World’s Largest Container Ship With 24,000 Capacity(Photos)
* 400 meters long, 60 meters wide, 70 meters high and costs over $140,000,000 ($140 million). The Algeciras class is a class of container ships consisting of 12 vessels in total. The largest ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 23,964 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). On the 23rd of April …
Read More »Nigeria To Become The Country With The Highest Jobless Rate – Bloomberg
Africa’s biggest economy is also one of its sickest. Nigeria, home to the world’s largest number of extremely poor people, looks set to break another record: the highest jobless rate. A third of the labor force is without employment or working only a few hours a week — second only …
Read More »One Year After SCOAN’s Closure, 60% Of Hotels In Ikotun Shut Down!
ONE year after the founder and Senior Pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Prophet T.B. Joshua, closed down the church in order to meet the government’s directive on COVID-19 pandemic, hospitality and ancillary services that depend on pilgrims and tourists to the church for their patronage are …
Read More »Outrage As FG Admits Paying Fuel Subsidy After Removal
Outrage on Thursday greeted fresh revelations on how the Federal Government has been secretly running a subsidy regime regarding petroleum products when the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, disclosed that the administration currently subsidises the cost of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as …
Read More »How I Became A Millionaire With Wheelbarrow Business – Chukwuma Ezeh
Nigerian Man Narrates How He Became A Millionaire With ‘Wheelbarrow’ Business (Photos) A Nigerian man identified as Chukwuma Ezeh has narrated his inspiring story of how he became a millionaire through starting a wheel barrow business, Newsextra24 reports. Chukwuma Ezeh, with Twitter handle @Gemdeconq7, took to Twitter to explain how he …
Read More »Suez Cannal Blockage: Companies Consider Alternative Routes
Companies Consider Alternative Routes, Assess Costs as Suez Canal Blockage Continues European and international companies are bracing for possible rising costs and growing supply-chain complications as the blockage of the Suez Canal heads into a fourth day amid signs of still longer backlogs. Retail and manufacturing importers are watching for …
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