Bühler’s durable solutions in animal feed has seen a rise of key market producers to invest in the trustworthy Swiss Multinational. In a world where competition is getting fierce, and where topics such as feed security, animal health, efficiency and durability are on the rise, Bühler finds a valuable fit among market producers. Leading international companies are using Bühler complete and...

Total Nigeria Plc., has signed a Solar Home Solution distribution agreement with Blackbit Limited to facilitate a nationwide access to solar energy products. This aims to bridge the energy gap in homes and ensure customer satisfaction. Under the partnership, Blackbit will distribute Solar Home Solutions from the TOTAL Energy Solutions brand outlets in Abuja and Lagos. The TOTAL Solar Home...

The government of Ethiopia has recently allocated 3,000 hectares of land for investors interested in flower production, Xinhua reported. “Investors from various countries, via their respective embassies and also in person, have shown interest to invest in Ethiopia's floriculture sector,” said Adugna Debele, Deputy CEO of the Ethiopian Horticulture and Agricultural Investment Authority. She...

Fall armyworms have ravaged in Burkina Faso more than 30,000 hectares of lands dedicated to maize, sorghum and rice farming, Bloomberg reports citing the country’s minister of agriculture. “The damage may be more widespread as the government is still assessing the affected areas,” said Moussa Ouattara, crop protection director at the Agriculture ministry. “The government has spent 1.3...

At the end of the first half of 2017, Algeria’s food imports bill amounted to $4.44 billion, up 9.6% as compared to the year before ($4.05 billion), Reuters reported. The surge was mainly driven by higher imports of wheat and its derivative products (flour and semolina). Indeed, these stood at $1.47 billion (thus 33% of total food imports bill) over the period reviewed,...

The Federal Executive Council has approved a N3.38 billion ($9.8 million) loan facility for the Plateau Government to boost the production of Irish potatoes in the state, according to the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. “There is a loan that we had previously cancelled from the African Development Bank (AfDB). So, it is not a new loan. The rationale is that Plateau actually accounts for...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has put exploration for crude in the Lake Chad Basin on hold, due to attacks on its workers and some military personnel by Boko Haram. Briefing the press in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu (photo), said the suspension of the exercise was necessary until the military could give the corporation...

Nigeria has entered into a five-year Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (UNSDPF) worth $4.3 billion with the United Nations. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon (photo), explained that the UNSDPF is designed as a strategic framework which aims to address Nigeria’s developmental and...

Google is extending its product offering in Nigeria with the launch of new range of products in the country’s commercial capital, Lagos. The products which include, Google Map for Nigeria, Posts with Google, Gboard, Google Street View, Launchpad Accelerator and the YouTube Go, were launched at the Google Nigeria Digital Citizenship summit held in Lagos on Thursday. Speaking at the occasion,...

The FINACTU Group is very honored to have provided technical support during the seminar, organized from 10 to 11 July, involving the key players in social security/welfare in Côte d'Ivoire: the Caisse Générale de Retraite des Agents de l'Etat (IPS-CGRAE) and the Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (IPS-CNPS), under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Welfare of Côte d'Ivoire, with the...