Industrialist sees export potential from northern Nigeria to landlocked Niger and Burkina Faso Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 October 2021 Abdul Samad Rabiu believes there are attractive opportunities to export certain products from northern Nigeria to nearby landlocked countries.
Producing plantain flour and other foods: Nigerian entrepreneur shares her experiences Published by Ben Jackson on 29 September 2021 Founder of Dasun Integrated Farms outlines her journey of starting a food production company.
Nigeria: Entrepreneur grows smoked catfish venture into diversified food business Published by Tom Collins on 28 September 2021 Graemoh Foods CEO discusses how he started his company as well as growth opportunities and industry challenges.
Exporting ginger from Nigeria: Businessman sees big potential Published by James Torvaney on 23 September 2021 Kenneth Obiajulu, CEO of ginger supplier Agricorp, explains how he built the company and why there is so much potential in the ginger export business.
Nigeria: Start-up identifies profit potential in oil palm value chain Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 September 2021 Nigerian start-up company Releaf has developed equipment and software to make the oil palm value chain more efficient and profitable.
Eight agribusiness ideas to consider in West Africa: Catfish, cassava, fonio and more Published by Staff Writer on 14 September 2021 Investors and businesspeople highlight eight agriculture-related ideas to explore in West Africa.
Opinion: South African retailers retreat from East and West Africa Published by Dianna Games on 10 September 2021 The recent announcement that South African retail company Massmart was selling off its Game stores in five African countries rang alarm bells about the future of the consumer opportunity in Africa.
New law will make Nigeria’s petroleum industry attractive to investors Published by Omowumi Iledare on 6 September 2021 Nigeria’s new petroleum law will make its petroleum industry as competitive and attractive to investors as its peers.
Netflix and Showmax are pumping money into locally-produced African movies Published by Seth Onyango on 24 August 2021 African films strike a chord with movie fans on streaming services.
Nigeria: Entrepreneur grows farming business into chocolate and plantain flour producer Published by Jeanette Clark on 18 August 2021 Disillusioned by the price fluctuations of raw commodities, Nobert Okafor decided to venture into agri-processing.
City on the move: Enugu, Nigeria Published by Jeanette Clark on 17 August 2021 “If you make it here, you can use it as a platform to launch into other places,” notes businessman.
Early Paystack backer discusses investment opportunities in African tech start-ups Published by Jaco Maritz on 12 August 2021 Investor Olumide Soyombo talks about his new firm, tech investment opportunities and the return he got on his Paystack bet.
How this Nigerian snack food brand increased its Instagram sales by 1,110% Published by Affiong Williams on 10 August 2021 ReelFruit CEO explains how the company boosted its Instagram revenue 11-fold over the past year.
Nigeria: Entrepreneur explains how she built healthy fast food brand Nuli Published by James Torvaney on 4 August 2021 Ada Osakwe started Nuli in 2016 as a juice delivery company. She has since expanded to selling a range of food and drink products in supermarkets as well as six cafés between Lagos and Abuja.
