1. The Nation has reported that experts from the University of Greenwich and the Natural Resources Institute, United Kingdom have
rated made-in-Nigeria flash dryers as a good tool for cassava processing that can be exported. The assessment was made by Dr. Andrew Graffham, a food safety and quality expert and Dr. Andrew Marchant, a consulting engineer also from the institute, when they visited Nobex Technical Industries in Lagos.
2. The
South Korean consumer electronics titan credited with being the first major manufacturer to blend tablet and smartphone features said it will begin taking orders for the coming model on Friday, the same day rival Apple launches its new-generation iPhone 6. “Samsung created the large screen smartphone category with the Galaxy Note and we are on our fourth generation, a category others are just entering,” Gregory Lee, Samsung’s Telecommunications America president, said in a statement.
3. A bill seeking to
enable the production and assembly of cars and tires in Nigeria as well as the provision of tariff incentives and income tax reliefs on all automobile and automotive components passed through second reading on the floor of the Senate yesterday, reports THISDAY.
4. The
Polish Deputy Minister for Economy, Andrzej Dycha, has lamented the current $100 million trade volume between his country and Nigeria in 2013 with a promise to improve on it this year and beyond. Some of the areas where Poland will increase her trade volume, Dycha, who was accompanied by the Polish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Przemyslaw Niesiolowsla and Polish businessmen explained, are energy, oil and gas, agriculture, shipping among others.
5. Unilever Plc has taken its
Sunlight Community Wash Campaign to the grassroots, promising consumers a clean and fresh wash experience with its two-in-one Sunlight Detergent. The Community Wash Train started at Ehanlen community in Uhele-Ekpoma, Edo State, moved to Udoko community, Ondo Town, Ondo State; Oba-Oke communty in Olorunda, Osun State; Okeho community, Kajola Oyo State and, and stopped at Owu Community in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
6. A consortium of Nigerian financial institutions is set to inject
$160 million into the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) as the company marks its first year anniversary. THISDAY reliably gathered that some of the coverage areas are already enjoying about 18hours of uninterrupted power supply daily.
7. Business Day reports that
tea consumption in Nigeria has been growing by five percent annually since 2008, creating a bigger market not yet fully tapped by local investors and steady exploitation of the opportunities by importers. Annual per capita consumption of tea in 2009 was 23 grammes. With a population of 160 million, this amount to 3.68 million kg. Per capita consumption of tea rose to 28 grammes in 2013, with a population of 165 million, this amounts to total tea consumption of 4.62 million kg last year.
8.
Nigeria’s cocoa production is expected to more than double within three years after farmers were supplied with better-yielding seeds, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources Akinwunmi Adesina said. “In another two and a half to three years, you’re going to see a huge bump in the production of cocoa,” the minister said. We expect that within a couple of years you will see that jump to 800,000 metric tonnes a year”.
9. The Guardian reports that the 2014 edition of the Nigerian Sports Awards has entered the voting phase as the top three nominees for each of the different categories of the awards have emerged. According to the General Manager, Unmissable Incentives Limited, Kayode Idowu,
Nigeria’s golden girl, Blessing Okagbare and Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama top the nomination chart as both of them were nominated in two categories.
10. The European Union
(EU) has stated plans to invest about 600 million Euros in Nigeria within the next five years as part of efforts to further attract foreign direct investments into the country.
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This article was first published on 19th September 2014 and updated on September 21st, 2014 at 2:29 pm
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1. The Nation has reported that experts from the University of Greenwich and the Natural Resources Institute, United Kingdom have rated made-in-Nigeria flash dryers as a good tool for cassava processing that can be exported. The assessment was made by Dr. Andrew Graffham, a food safety and quality expert and Dr. Andrew Marchant, a consulting engineer also from the institute, when they visited Nobex Technical Industries in Lagos.
2. The South Korean consumer electronics titan credited with being the first major manufacturer to blend tablet and smartphone features said it will begin taking orders for the coming model on Friday, the same day rival Apple launches its new-generation iPhone 6. “Samsung created the large screen smartphone category with the Galaxy Note and we are on our fourth generation, a category others are just entering,” Gregory Lee, Samsung’s Telecommunications America president, said in a statement.
3. A bill seeking to enable the production and assembly of cars and tires in Nigeria as well as the provision of tariff incentives and income tax reliefs on all automobile and automotive components passed through second reading on the floor of the Senate yesterday, reports THISDAY.
4. The Polish Deputy Minister for Economy, Andrzej Dycha, has lamented the current $100 million trade volume between his country and Nigeria in 2013 with a promise to improve on it this year and beyond. Some of the areas where Poland will increase her trade volume, Dycha, who was accompanied by the Polish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Przemyslaw Niesiolowsla and Polish businessmen explained, are energy, oil and gas, agriculture, shipping among others.
5. Unilever Plc has taken its Sunlight Community Wash Campaign to the grassroots, promising consumers a clean and fresh wash experience with its two-in-one Sunlight Detergent. The Community Wash Train started at Ehanlen community in Uhele-Ekpoma, Edo State, moved to Udoko community, Ondo Town, Ondo State; Oba-Oke communty in Olorunda, Osun State; Okeho community, Kajola Oyo State and, and stopped at Owu Community in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
6. A consortium of Nigerian financial institutions is set to inject $160 million into the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) as the company marks its first year anniversary. THISDAY reliably gathered that some of the coverage areas are already enjoying about 18hours of uninterrupted power supply daily.
7. Business Day reports that tea consumption in Nigeria has been growing by five percent annually since 2008, creating a bigger market not yet fully tapped by local investors and steady exploitation of the opportunities by importers. Annual per capita consumption of tea in 2009 was 23 grammes. With a population of 160 million, this amount to 3.68 million kg. Per capita consumption of tea rose to 28 grammes in 2013, with a population of 165 million, this amounts to total tea consumption of 4.62 million kg last year.
8. Nigeria’s cocoa production is expected to more than double within three years after farmers were supplied with better-yielding seeds, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources Akinwunmi Adesina said. “In another two and a half to three years, you’re going to see a huge bump in the production of cocoa,” the minister said. We expect that within a couple of years you will see that jump to 800,000 metric tonnes a year”.
9. The Guardian reports that the 2014 edition of the Nigerian Sports Awards has entered the voting phase as the top three nominees for each of the different categories of the awards have emerged. According to the General Manager, Unmissable Incentives Limited, Kayode Idowu, Nigeria’s golden girl, Blessing Okagbare and Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama top the nomination chart as both of them were nominated in two categories.
10. The European Union (EU) has stated plans to invest about 600 million Euros in Nigeria within the next five years as part of efforts to further attract foreign direct investments into the country.
