Napoli striker Victor Osimhen originally sold oranges in Lagos
In this last season, Victor Osimhen, the Nigerian striker of Napoli, was champion of Italy. Several European clubs want to hire him, and one of the most interested is Real Madrid. Victor scored 26

UK announces readiness to cut tariffs on products from Nigeria
UK officials have announced its readiness to cut tariffs on products from Nigeria and other developing countries. According to a statement released on Monday by the British High Commission in

Russia: 110 cases of pests or diseases identified in imported products from June 5 to 11
From June 11, the Rosselkhoznadzor has found 110 cases of 16 types of quarantine harmful pests or diseases(KVO) in imported products. Strictly speaking of horticultural products, the agency has

Protesting laborers shut down Maersk Line, Five Star Logistics and other shipping companies
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has made good it’s threat to shut down operations at the ports starting from Monday, June 5th. The union is protesting against the Shipping

Nigerian scientists develop cholesterol reducing drug from oyster mushrooms
Nigeria’s Raw Materials Research and Development Council has stated that it has developed a cardiovascular drug from oyster mushrooms. According to Engr. Florence Madueguna, the Project officer

Nigerian tomato farmers estimate pest attacks lead to losses of 70%
Tomato farmers in Northern parts of Nigeria are currently combating the Tomato leaf miner. Apparently, it has threatened to push the cost of tomatoes up by 450 per cent, and led to a loss of 70

Investment in Nigeria's No.1 neighbourhood retail chain
Pingo Doce runs the biggest store network in Portugal, survey finds The market survey, conducted by Marktest, included the following brands: Agriloja, Aldi, Amanhecer, Auchan, Bolama,

Kuehne+Nagel further strengthens Africa footprint with new West Africa cluster
Kuehne+Nagel will serve its customers in Africa with an even stronger service: The Group today announced that Alexandre Muratore has been appointed Managing Director of the newly established West

Nigerian growers try to leverage apples for export
In Nigeria, the majority of apples consumed are imported from countries like South Africa and the United States of America. Statistics show that at least 50, 000 tons of these apples are imported

Currencies of Kenya, Uganda and Ghana expected to weaken
Kenya's shilling, Uganda's shilling Ghana's cedi and Zambia's kwacha are expected to weaken against the dollar in the week to Thursday. At the same time, Tanzania's and Nigeria's currencies are

Nigeria: IITA and NRCRI release new yam varieties
IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has released three new yam varieties—UMUDa35-Delight, UMUDr33-Blessing, and UMUDr34-Sunshine for farmers.

UK to eliminate tariffs on more than 3,000 export products from Nigeria
The UK government will eliminate tariffs on more than 3,000 products it imports from Nigeria. Nigerian exporters of plantain, fertilizers, tomatoes and more are among those that will benefit from