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26/01/2015 (The Guardian Nigeria) - Abdul Oroh is the Edo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources. In this interview with FEMI ADEKOYA, he sheds more light on efforts by the state government to exploit opportunities in the agricultural sector, especially in a bid to drive the nation’s diversification agenda, while attracting new investments to the state.

26/01/2015 (DAWN.com) - The cooking oil industry is struggling to sustain the growth momentum that had set in after the establishment of new manufacturing units in 2011-12. Power outages, liberal imports of foreign brands of edible oil and informal production are a challenge to the industry’s ability to expand output.

26/01/2015 (THISDAY Live) - The swift crash of crude oil per barrel in the international market to $43.5 should not only be a wake-up call to the Nigerian government on the need to revamp the other sectors of the economy, especially the crude palm oil sector. This can be done by increasing the internal and local production which will help meet up with the internal demand of the product and subsequently boost the export of the commodity.

26/01/2015 (Bernama) - The deferment of the electricity and gas tariff hike will give some relief to businesses grappling with higher costs, Alliance DBS Research said today.

26/01/2015 (The Star) - The prices of television sets, refrigerators, air conditioners, electric irons, hair dryers, diapers and soft drinks are expected to come down with the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

26/01/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures declined to their lowest since December on Friday, as global market uncertainties diminished demand for the edible oil from top customers China and India, but a forecast dip in production after Malaysia's recent floods provided support.

23/01/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

23/01/2015 (Reuters) - Indian soyoil and rapeseed futures extended their losses on Thursday on a drop in Malaysian palm oil and higher imports of edible oils, while soybeans fell on sluggish export demand for soymeal.

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Wilmar International Ltd. , the world's largest palm oil processor, opened its supply chains to outside scrutiny on Thursday in what environmentalists called an unprecedented step to help safeguard tropical forests.

23/01/2015 (The Guardian Nigeria) - Thirty-two ships are expected to arrive at the Lagos ports with various products, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Thursday.

23/01/2015 (Guardian) - Amidst concerns overby dwindling revenue profile of the country from unstable global oil prices, the stakeholders in the food processing industry, yesterday, expressed belief that the sector has the capacity to become Nigeria’s highest revenue earner if strategically supported and exploited.

23/01/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures declined to their lowest since December on Friday, as global market uncertainties diminished demand for the edible oil from top customers China and India, but a forecast dip in production after Malaysia's recent floods provided support.