LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-After roughly 65 years of operations in Nigeria, Swiss cement and other building materials’ maker, Holcim, on Sunday announced that it was set to leave the country. The company said in a brief statement that it will exit its Nigerian business through the sale of its almost 84 per cent stake in…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The American multinational and makers of “Huggies”, Kimberly-Clark, has exited the Nigerian market, citing the harsh economy. The company’s decision comes after it has operated locally in Nigeria for 14 years, according to a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, the company intended to adjust global strategic priorities and the prevailing…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 billion. The British energy giant pioneered Nigeria’s oil and gas business beginning in the 1930s. It has…