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The Calabar Free Trade Zone, the first of these, was fully completed by 1999 and started operation after official commissioning in November 2001. The CFTZ is owned by the Federal government. [ 1 ] Lack of dredging in the Calabar River channel was also affecting the zone, forcing companies to rely on Port Harcourt or Lagos for import and export ...
Birla Corporation Limited is an Indian-based company of the M.P Birla Group, founded by Ghanshyam Das Birla in the late 1910s and carried on by Madhav Prasad Birla. In the 1890s, Birla Corporation was a jute manufacturing company, but over time, it grew to operate four main divisions: cement, jute, linoleum, and auto trim. [ 1 ]
This is a list of supermarket chains in Nigeria. Addide Supermarket [1] FoodCo Supermarkets [2] Game Stores [3] Jara Superstore [4] Shoprite [5] Spar Supermarkets [6]
Captured SOE-supplied Nobel 808 was the explosive used in the failed 20 July plot assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in 1944. [7] During and after World War II a number of new RDX-based explosives were developed, including Compositions C, C2, and eventually C3. Together with RDX, these incorporate various plasticizers to decrease sensitivity ...
Nigeria is the largest African crude oil supplier to India – it annually exports 400,000 barrels per day (64,000 m 3 /d) to India valued at US$10 billion annually. [165] India is the largest purchaser of Nigeria's oil which fulfills 20% to 25% of India's domestic oil demand.
In 1961, Silly Putty went worldwide, becoming a hit in the Soviet Union and Europe. In 1968, it was taken into lunar orbit by the Apollo 8 astronauts. [18] Peter Hodgson died in 1976. A year later, Binney & Smith, the makers of Crayola products, acquired the rights to Silly Putty. As of 2005, annual Silly Putty sales exceeded six million eggs. [20]
Although Nigeria has one of the largest economies in Africa, its minimum wage is relatively low compared with other African countries. The government proposed a 100% increase of the minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦60,000, but the unions rejected this as "unsustainable" and demanded a larger increase. [ 2 ]
UltraTech Cement Limited is an Indian multinational cement company based in Mumbai.It is the largest manufacturer of grey cement, ready-mix concrete (RMC) and white cement in India and 5th largest around the globe with an installed capacity of 152.70 million tonnes per annum and 119 million tonnes per annum sales volume.