PRINT & DIGITALL PRESS Nigeria 2019. New Horizons. Towards a sustainable future. Moving ahead: Building on Nigeria’s potential A country rich not just in oil and gas but also solid minerals and renewable energy sources, Nigeria is building a solid framework for the future. Safety and environmental issues are a central part of new...
. The Nigerian Energy sector is incredibly dynamic with the newly privatized and emerging power sector and the developing petrochemical and renewable sector. How does your organization support people interested in working in energy? It is interesting because our focus is about capabilities and capacity development, both in terms of certifying people but also in...
. You recently organized NOGOF 2019 with the title “Maximizing Oil & Gas Industry for the Benefit of the Nigerian People’’. It was a resounding success with more than 1000 delegates. What is the need for such gatherings? I spent 26 years in the oil and gas industry working for Shell. Before I left to take...
(Excerpts from an interview the minister kindly gave to CT Productions in 2017 for the World in 2018, “Investing in Nigeria” Feature. We have omitted the questions and a few passages and apologize in advance for potential mistakes in the interview transcription from audio.) “The first thing to talk about is the historical context and...
Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy the continent’s most populous nation and one of the most exciting growth areas in the world, with a market projected to double by 2025 to around one trillion dollars, while the population is projected to rocket to 240 million people by 2050. Manufacturing is helping to drive growth in...
Check out the advertorial video “Investing in Nigeria”, added value to the feature published in The World in 2018! A vast country, with a dynamic rural population spread out beyond infrastructure. Nigeria leads the way in financial services trailblazing mobile services, online tools and innovative new bank organisations. “There are better reasons than ever to have a good look...
Q. Do you consider agriculture as the backbone of Nigeria? Yes I totally believe this because Nigeria has over 60 million farmers, a lot of arable land and yet we had ended up importing to cover all of our food needs. A few years ago Nigeria was a market leader in the world. We are...
Exclusively here, some excerpts which didn’t fit in the feature from the interview of the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh. It was an extremely interesting interview and we thank him kindly for the insights. Click here to get the whole special feature. More exclusive in depth interviews with key figures in business and politics coming...
Suraj Ajiboye, CEO, SMAP Farms Limited: “Our strategy is not only to develop the business; any business must be able to add social impact. Because the more you reach out to others, it is better for the country. “We want to spread our business ideas to the small holders, so we can have more players and...
“Five years from now there will be no question of Nigeria’s inability to feed herself. Secondly Nigeria will be a major food exporter. In another two years we shall be exporting rice at least to our neighbors. They don’t eat parboiled rice, we shall be exporting white rice. And I may tell you right...
