Nigeria

Singapore-based agricultural products and food ingredients company Olam International has announced its planned US$128.4mn investment into Nigeria's agricultural sector, investing... 2008-09-19

South African retailer Shoprite has revealed more details of its planed expansions in the Nigerian mass grocery retail (MGR) market. The company has said that it will spend ZAR400mn... 2008-09-10

Multi-Trex Ltd, Nigeria's largest cocoa processor, is looking to significantly expand its capacity through a private placement. The company is offering 2bn shares at 3 naira each,... 2008-06-16

The Nigerian food and drink industry has managed to attract significant foreign investment this quarter, as discussed in BMI's recently published Nigeria Food & Drink Report for... 2008-05-29

South African retailer Shoprite has announced that it has secured the construction sites for developing two supermarkets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and has also secured... 2008-04-11

For the first time in its history, sales of Guinness beer in Nigeria have surpassed sales in its native Ireland. Guinness producer and global drinks giant Diageo was able to report... 2008-02-19

The Nigerian government has banned the use of about 20 chemicals commonly used in cocoa farming, in an effort to comply with European Union quality regulations. This follows a threat... 2008-02-07

Following a four-day strike that brought the industry to a grinding halt, Nigeria's cocoa trade is slowly resuming. Cocoa unions called the strike in order to protest against a rise... 2007-06-28

Nigeria's Jos International Breweries PLC, the producer of Rock and Class lager beer as well as the Malt Royale drink, has recently announced its plans to raise its annual turnover... 2007-05-18

Bird flu has become a major concern in Nigeria, with the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urging the country to increase its control measures on poultry farms and markets,... 2007-03-05