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In line with the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production, the Fertilizer Producers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has signed a second phase of agreement with Morocco’s state-owned phosphate and fertilizer group, OCP, to sustain the enhanced gains in agricultural productivity that started in 2016.
The current agreement, which takes the earlier one signed in December 2016 a step higher, will deepen ...
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Onajite Okoloko, the chief executive officer of Notore Chemical Industries Plc, has retired after 16 years of running the affairs of the company.
In a notice filed at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Ohis Ohiwerei took over from Okoloko as the CEO of the company, effective from February 1, 2021.
Notore is Africa’s first indigenous urea fertilizer producer in Sub-Saharan Africa including South Africa.
Okoloko will remain on the board ...
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The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), OCP and key operators in the oil and gas value chain have executed five crucial agreements at the Mohamed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Benguerir, Morocco.
The agreements are designed to create a clear path for the second phase of the Presidential Fertiliser Initiate as well as the creation and operationalisation of a Multipurpose Industrial Platform (MPI) in Nigeria.
The parties to the agreement ...
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said Dangote Fertiliser Plant will commence shipment of Urea in March 2021.
The CBN governor disclosed this during an inspection tour of the sites of Dangote Refinery, Petrochemicals Complex Fertiliser Plant and Subsea Gas Pipeline at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos on Saturday.
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Notore Chemical Industries Plc has shut down its 500,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) fertiliser plant in Onne, Rivers state ahead of its turnaround maintenance (TAM).
In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Otivbo Saleh, the company secretary, the TAM would restore the plant to its nameplate capacity, thereby improving productivity and profitability.
It added that the maintenance program, which was delayed by the coronavirus outbreak, is ...