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Edith Ozumba is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Abacado Products International Limited. In this interview with IKECHI NZEAKO, she speaks about her journey as an entrepreneur, manufacturer and business development coach. Excerpts:

Mushrooms are widely known for their great taste and amazing health benefits. Packed with a ton of essential vitamins and minerals, they make for an excellent addition to your diet, adding flavor to many different recipes. Mushrooms are fleshy, spore

The Country Manager of TechnoServe Nigeria, Adesuwa Akinboro, has restated the organisation's commitment to supporting Nigeria to attain food and nutrition security. She reiterated the commitment during a recent visit to the Federal Ministry of Agric

LAGOS 9Payment Service Bank (9PSB), Nigeria's digital payment service bank, focused on financial inclusion has reiterated its support for Nigerian women entrepreneurs and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises. The support, the bank said, will come throu

AProfessor in the Department of Agricultural Economics of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Adeolu Ayanwale, has stressed the need for both the state and federal government to prioritise digital training for farmers which according

AFEX, a leading Pan-African commodities player, has stated that it has executed over 1,000,000 metric tonnes in trade, and has also worked with over 500,000 farmers since the company launched its operations in 2014. AFEX while announcing the release

LAGOS Sub-Saharan Africa stands to reap over 10 percent of global revenue from critical minerals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, and lithium, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a recent report titled 'Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa

LAGOS The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Ogun State Coordinating Office has trained over 100 exporters on accessing finances for their export businesses. The one-day training, held in Abeokuta, was organized in partnership with Guaranty Tru

LAGOS The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has attributed the devaluation of the foreign exchange to the rising cost of drugs in Nigeria. Pate, explained at a webinar this week that the devaluation is affecting manuf