Nigeria

Nigeria is probably the most obvious missing link in SABMiller's African business. It is particularly strong in Southern Africa and has some decent exposure to some of the francophone... 2011-03-02

Nigerian consumer stocks did very well in 2010 with the food and beverage (F&D) and NGSE 30 (includes beer) indices easily beating the benchmark NGSE All-Share index. The F&D... 2011-03-01

There is going to be a big take off in consumer spending across most of Africa over the next few years. Rising incomes, urbanisation and healthy demographics across much of the region... 2011-02-09

Heineken has grown its capacity in Nigeria by nearly a third after buying up five breweries as it continues to make big inroads in one of its most important growth markets. There are... 2011-01-12

The importance of the Nigerian consumer to the economy will grow considerably over the next few years. Whether it is measured by emerging market (EM) or even global standards, the Nigerian... 2010-12-01

With its population comfortably Africa's largest and the ongoing strength of its economy providing a firm impetus to consumer spending, it comes as no surprise that Nigerians are consuming... 2010-11-08

Nigeria's second largest beer company by annual sales Guinness Nigeria has reported a 22% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in net sales to NGN109.36bn (US$708mn) in the year to June 2010.... 2010-09-28

Nigerian grocery retail sales are set to grow immensely off a very low base over the next few years. Headline mass grocery retail sales are forecast to grow at annual rate of 42% to... 2010-09-21

There is currently much discussion in the global food, drink and retail industries about the largest companies needing to strengthen emerging market (EM) exposure to try and uphold... 2010-09-15

Nestlé's Nigerian subsidiary looks set for strong long-term growth. With FY10 annual sales expected to surpass US$500mn, it is one of Nigeria's largest food and drink companies, alongside... 2010-09-09