INTL FCStone Inc. Seminar on Commodity Price Risk Management in Nigeria to be opened by the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ:INTL) (https://www.INTLFCStone.com), a leader in the development of specialized financial services in commodities, securities, global payments, foreign exchange and other markets, today announced that Mr. Mounir Gwazo, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Nigeria will deliver the keynote address at the Commodity Trading and Risk Management Seminar on April 19-20, 2016 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria. The seminar is being run by its London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd, in partnership with AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited (AFEX).

SON, EU Collaborate To Standardise Nigerian Produce For Export

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the European Union (EU) have begun an initiative to establish a code of practice for Nigerian Agricultural products for exportation.

The information is contained in a statement jointly signed by Mrs Chinyere Egwuonwu, Deputy Director, Standards Directorate, SON, and Mrs Irina Kireeva of EU.

Agriculture Sector: Nigerians, Investors Await Year Of Dividend

To see an image of what a sector looks like in the economy, visit the capital market. This is what informed LEADERSHIP’s visit to the capital market which showed that the agriculture sector is hardly profitable for now and without any form of dividend.

For quoted companies like Livestock Feeds Plc, profit dwindled in 2015 from N402.15 billion in 2014 to N300.115 billion in 2015, and of course no dividend was paid. For Okomu Oil Plc, although profits rose from N1.90 billion in 2014 to N2.9 billion in 2015, the shareholders of the company went home downcast.

How hill country can be profitable and resilient

It seems that we have lost sight of what a good clover-based pasture looks like and have forgotten the skills to grow and manage it, says Doug Edmeades.
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 High-performing hill country farmers love fertiliser.
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High-performing hill country farmers love fertiliser.


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Nigeria will have enough to eat and sell in 3 years – Audu Ogbeh

The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, yesterday in Abuja revealed that Nigeria would in 36 months reach self-sufficiency in major agricultural products such as rice, sorghum, maize, millet, soya beans and wheat.

Interview: Vast opportunities in China-Nigeria economic, trade cooperation: Nigerian president

ABUJA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has described the enormous potential in China-Nigeria economic and trade cooperation as an opportunity his country can't afford to lose in development.

Buhari, in an exclusive interview with Xinhua prior to his state visit to China starting Monday, said Nigeria and China enjoy vast opportunities in cooperation in such fields as agriculture, mining, electric power generation, and railway and road construction.

Nigeria: Skye Bank's Anniversary Campaign Captures the Brand's Evolution

Skye Bank has commenced a new brand campaign, where the bank attempts to highlight its achievement and re-state its commitment to invest in an 'unlimited future possibilities'.

Sources within the Bank disclosed that the new campaign, which is part of the 360 degree communication plan put in place to celebrate the year-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of its merger and the evolution of the Skye Brand, flaunt impact of the Institution on key sectors of the national economy and re-state its future commitment.

How to rescue Nigeria’s economy, by stakeholders

Overdependence on crude oil for revenue has stunted Nigeria’s development. A holistic and sustainable economic diversification strategy has become imperative in view of dwindling fortunes triggered by crashing oil prices at the international market. This was the position canvassed by participants at The Nation’s National Economic Forum in Lagos.

Belarus Partners Abuja Chamber On Agriculture

The Republic of Belarus says its collaboration with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is designed to enhance trade relations in agricultural production between it and Nigeria.

This is contained in a statement by the President of ACCI, Mr Tony Ejikonye, issued in Abuja on Sunday.

The statement said the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Mr Valentin Rybakov, made this known at a business forum between the embassy of Belarus in Nigeria and members of ACCI.

World wheat record during good cereals year

It seems logical that the world wheat record harvest per hectare/acre could be established in a year when world cereal output is the third highest on record. The world record for wheat production at 16.52 tonnes per hectare (249.6 bushels per acre) was set in the United Kingdom.