Tag: #EconomicBoost
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NIGERIA’S $60B LOGISTICS GOLDMINE: TIME TO UNLOCK JOBS & WEALTH
Leaders and policymakers at the CLMI International Conference in Lagos slammed the brakes on Nigeria’s sleepy logistics sector—worth N3.5 trillion ($60B)—urging the Federal Government to supercharge it for massive job creation and economic firepower. Prof. Simon Emeje, CLMI Chairman, spotlighted its power to fund half the national budget if regulated right, blasting collapsed firms from…
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SOUTH AFRICA’S CITRUS EXPORTS SOAR TO RECORD 203.4 MILLION CARTONS IN 2025
South Africa’s citrus exports skyrocketed by 22% in 2025, hitting a historic high of 203.4 million cartons (each 15 kg) and surpassing the 3 million-ton milestone for the first time. This record growth is credited to favourable weather, the maturation of new orchards, and enhanced farming efficiency in water management and pest control. Global demand,…
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SOUTH AFRICA’S CITRUS EXPORTS HIT RECORD 203.4 MILLION CARTONS IN 2025, UP 22%
South Africa’s citrus exports surged by 22% in 2025, reaching a historic total of 203.4 million cartons (each weighing 15 kg), breaking the symbolic 3 million-ton threshold for the first time. The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) credits favorable weather, new fruit-bearing orchards, and improved farming efficiency, including enhanced water management and pest…
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OYO STATE HANDS OVER 90 HECTARES FOR MONIYA INLAND DRY PORT TO BOOST ECONOMY AND DECONGEST LAGOS PORTS
The Oyo State Government has officially handed over 90 hectares of land at Moniya, Ibadan, to the Federal Government for constructing the proposed Moniya Inland Dry Port. The handover ceremony took place on Friday with the state Deputy Governor, Mr. Bayo Lawal, passing the land to the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy’s Permanent Secretary,…
