Frustrated by the absence of cap manufacturers in Nigeria, Crown Natures CEO Omolara Aromolaran founded the company to fill a gap in the market. Now she is using her Lekki Free Zone base to take her product to the rest of African and beyond.
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A head start: Crown Natures looks to dominate African cap and hat market
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How Lekki Free Zone's refinery will transform Nigeria's oil industry
Nigeria's oil and gas industry has long been rich in resources but poor on logistics, organisation and infrastructure. However, the new Dangote Industries refinery located in the south-west quarter of Lekki Free Zone, due for completion in 2017, looks set to transform the country's energy landscape.
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Nigeria on "right track" says Uju Aisha Hassan-Baba
The new executive secretary and chief executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), Uju Aisha Hassan-Baba, has expressed optimism about the country's future.
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Nigeria’s presidential candidates embrace business
As Nigerians prepare to go to the polls, fDi talks to pundits on what the different outcomes might mean for foreign investment in the country.
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Investors into Nigeria on hold for election
Concern about the impact of Nigeria’s postponed elections on FDI is being tempered by optimism.
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Jonathan shifts blame for Nigeria poll delay onto electoral commission
Following the announcement on 9 February that Africa’s biggest economy would postpone a hotly contested presidential election for six weeks, Nigeria’s embattled President Goodluck Jonathan appears to be shifting some of the blame for the delay onto the country’s electoral commission.
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Nigeria seeks FDI as it steers away from hydrocarbons
The Nigerian government has recognised the need to for the country to diversify its economy beyond the volatile hydrocarbons sector, and to improve its business environment, but progress towards both these goals is proving to be slow.
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Nigerian infrastructure: building from the base up
Nigeria’s poor infrastructure has historically held back its economic development, but as This Is Africa reports, the arrival of private sector investment is changing all that
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The African IFCs eyeing Johannesburg's crown
While Johannesburg remains way out in front when it comes to African international finance centres, competition is emerging in Casablanca, Lagos and Rwanda. And though reputational issues may dog much of the continent, it would seem that South Africa will not have everything its own way in the coming years.
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Lekki Free Zone bucks downward Nigeria FDI trend
As the rest of Nigeria struggles to attract investment, the Lekki Free Zone has performed strongly, with Chinese companies showing a particular interest.
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