Nigeria

Okomu rides on palm oil price spike
- Daily Trust
- 09 May 2022
Okomu Oil, one of the two commercial palm oil producers listed on the Nigeria's stock exchange, is reaping record profits from current rise in the price of palm oil.
Film by RECOWA denounces land grabbing in West Africa
- CIDSE
- 05 May 2022
Film by Reunion of Episcopal Conferences in West Africa shows how land grabbing and extractivism are depriving communities of their livelihood and making the fight for social justice increasingly urgent.
Edo communities protest Okomu oil palm company over alleged marginalisation, oppression
- The Sun
- 05 May 2022
Host communities of Okomu Oil Palm Company PLC in Edo State, yesterday, staged a protest over alleged blockade, digging of trench on the road leading to their communities by the company.
Niger State secures letter of intent by Al-Dahra Forage to supply Rhodes Grass
- TVC News
- 01 April 2022
Governor Sani Bello told the UAE investors that Niger State has the highest landmass in Nigeria and has 21 grazing reserves, part of which could be used for massive production of Rhode Grass for export.
Nigeria: Okomu Oil Plc announces appointment of Philippe Fabri, Isabelle Chevalley as Directors
- Naira Metrics
- 25 Mar 2022
SOCFIN's subsidiary Okomu Oil Plc has announced changes to the board of directors following the resignation of Dr. Luc Boedt and Mr. Philippe De Traux De Wardin.
Edo attracts $531.2 million from oil palm investment – Official
- Premium Times
- 25 Mar 2022
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security of Edo State, Nigeria says the state has attracted $531.2 million from 9 firms in the oil palm sector and that 62,000 ha have been allocated to them.
La procédure de plainte RSPO de Socfin : la paperasse contre la réalité
- Milieudefensie
- 18 Mar 2022
Le 3 mars 2022, Assurance Services International a publié le résultat d'une plainte déposée par Milieudefensie concernant le processus de certification des plantations de Socfin au Cameroun, au Nigeria, en Côte d'Ivoire et en Sierra Leone
Un nouveau rapport révèle la menace que font poser les grandes plantations agricoles sur l'accès à l'eau en Afrique
- Oakland Institute
- 15 Mar 2022
Une revue de 15 projets dans 11 pays tire la sonnette d'alarme sur l'accaparement de l'eau et appelle à une action urgente pour protéger le droit à l'eau en Afrique.
Drying out African lands: Expansion of large-scale agriculture threatens access to water in Africa
- Oakland Institute
- 15 Mar 2022
A review of 15 large-scale agriculture projects across 11 African countries, exposes how these projects lead to the loss of streams and swamps and pollute water sources.
Oil firm laments gunmen attacks, seeks host communities’ help
- Guardian
- 10 Mar 2022
Managing Director of Okomu Oil Palm Company, Edo State, Dr. Graham Hefer, lamented gunmen’s attacks on the company’s plantation and challenged host communities to volunteer information.
African oil palm expansion slows, reputation risks remain for FMCGs
- CRR
- 02 Mar 2022
The handful of companies that control industrial palm oil production in West and Central Africa have been linked to numerous social and environmental impacts, violating their buyers’ NDPE commitments.
Benue farm burning: Obasanjo to continue with agricultural investments
- Pulse
- 28 February 2022
Hoodlums set ablaze the farmland in Howe, a Gwer local government area in Benue state, Nigeria over probable land indemnity disputes with the natives regarding lands originally owned by the state government.