Nigeria

Deforestation, exploitation, hypocrisy: no end to Wilmar's palm oil land grabs
- The Ecologist
- 27 May 2015
While Wilmar spins green rhetoric, its bulldozers are still destroying vast swathes of forest and farmland.
(Not) Doing business in Nigeria
- Dominion Farms
- 05 Mar 2015
Calvin Burgess, chairman of Dominion Farms, has issued a letter denying their involvement in a 30,000 hectare landgrab in Nigeria's Taraba State.
Nigerian farmers face destitution from 300 sq.km land grab backed by UK aid
- The Ecologist
- 28 January 2015
Development secretary Justine Greening is facing questions over UK involvement in a massive land-grab in Nigeria that is evicting local farmers from 300 square kilometres of fertile farmland.
Dominion Farm's land grab in Nigeria
- ERA/FoEN | CEED
- 28 January 2015
Farmers in Taraba State refuse to give up their lands for massive rice plantation project backed by the G8
Dominion Farms accapare des terres au Nigeria
- ERA/FoEN | CEED
- 28 January 2015
Des agriculteurs de l'État de Taraba refusent de céder leurs terres à un énorme projet de riziculture soutenu par le G8
Edo’s goal to become Nigeria's food basket
- This Day
- 20 January 2015
As major investors like Dangote and makers of Indomie Noodles, Dufil, move massive investments into Nigeria's Edo State, the Commissioner for Agriculture says the state is set to take over as the nation’s food basket.
Old Mutual plans to increase Africa footprint by $1 billion
- CPI Financial
- 04 December 2014
New agricultural investments in the pipeline include over $300 million in potential opportunities on the continent (excluding South Africa) which are currently being developed by its various investment teams.
Nigeria: Osun partners Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina on agric
- This Day
- 25 November 2014
Osun State Government signed agriculture partnerships over the weekend with investors from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
PZ-Wilmar JV calls for integration policy In palm oil sector
- Business Day
- 04 November 2014
PZ-Wilmar, a joint venture between two international companies, says it will expand its palm oil production to 240,000 ha of plantations if the government implements a backward integration programme.
Vandebeeck: Why Nigeria is preferred investment destination in Africa
- This Day
- 04 November 2014
"Between now and the next seven, eight years, our Group in Nigeria will have over 100,000 hectares of plantations," says the Chairman of Presco Plc, a company controlled by SIAT of Belgium.
Lagos to acquire more farmland in Osun, Oyo
- New Telegraph
- 15 October 2014
Lagos State government says states acquiring land for food production in other places has become "global practice everywhere".
Niger is number one rice investment destination in Nigeria —Commissioner
- NIgeria Tribune
- 07 October 2014
Niger State Commissioner for Agriculture says Aliko Dangote is coming to Niger State in grand style with a request for 50,000 ha of land in the flood plain bank of River Niger for rice and sugarcane production.