THE legal action instituted against Bayer CropScience AG by farmers in the United States for allegedly contaminating their farms with Genetically Modified (GM) rice seeds in 2006 is a further confirmation of the validity of tests carried out on rice

Campaigners from fifty countries from around the world meeting in Montreal, Canada to strategise on pushing further the frontiers of transparency in oil, gas, and mining industries, have blamed opacity in oil and mineral licensing for the bad deals natural

As Muslims brace up to observe the feast of Eid -Ul-Adha, commonly known as Tobaski, some private companies in the business sector have been deploying all types of marketing strategies with a view to luring potential customers to buy their

The governor of Central River Region (CRR), Alhaji Ganyie Touray, accompanied by a high-powered delegation, on Wednesday, November 18, visited the ongoing construction work of the new Brikama-ba market in the Lower Fulladou District, CRR South.

On October 16th 2009, University of Oxford's Prof. Paul Collier gave a talk at Serena Conference Centre in Kampala on the prospects of an oil windfall for Uganda. Below we produce a slightly edited version of his speech.

Tullow Oil Plc, the U.K. explorer with the most licences in Africa has appointed Standard Chartered Plc to sell up to half its stakes in two Ugandan oil fields, the Sunday Times of London has reported.

The Italian company, Eni SpA (E) is looking at a large amount of Tullow Oil confidential data as part of its due diligence process for buying a stake in Uganda's oil ventures.

The onslaught unleashed on customs duty evaders by the Nigeria Customs Service has revealed some oil majors as among the individuals and organisations that may have been depriving the federal government of customs duty revenue.

The government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Employment and the United States embassy in Banjul as well as Trust Bank Limited and Eco Bank Limited, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral

Abia state government has stated that it has not entered into any business deal with an American lady, Mrs. Miranda Nwadieyi, who had alleged that she was short-changed in a contract to supply the state government 1, 500 units of

The Nigeria Customs Service has lifted the suspension placed on First Bank from customs duty collection. Our correspondent learnt from NCS officials that the Comptroller General of Customs Dikko Abdullahi gave the directive when he received a delegation of First

VOLKSWAGEN (VW) SA said yesterday it planned to export 55000 new-generation Polos next year to destinations such as the US, Ireland and Malaysia from its flagship plant in the Eastern Cape.

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Robin Renee Sanders has said that the outcome of the 2010 gubernatorial election in Anambra State would be a key indicator of how Nigeria would carry out future elections.

A dimension stones expert, Mr Oliseh Ejiofor, on Wednesday in Abuja urged government to ban the importation of the stone to develop the local market.

As Muslims prepare for the feast of Eid-Ul Adha, locally called Tobaski, market vendors are enjoying a fair deal of their business as they start to storm the markets with their valuables being sold at cheaper rates.

A two day 'Doing Business With The US Forum', organized by the Embassy of the Unirted States, in collaboration with the Gambian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Employment, commenced on Tuesday, 17 November, 2009 at the Coconut Residence Hotel.

Insufficient parking space and poor coordination between transporters, clearing agents and operators of Container Freight Stations (CFS) are leading to serious delays at the CFSs.

Trade in services is one of the unresolved issues holding back further negotiations between the East African Community and the European Commission on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA's).

THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards does not have enough staff to monitor goods entering the country on the Sudan and the Democratic Republic Congo borders.

The Nigeria Customs Service has purchased two Bell Helicopters to fight smugglers in the country, Comptroller General of Customs Alhaji Dikko Abdulai said.