CORPORATE ENTITIES: Nigeria has rules and regulations governing the operation of corporate entities. A foreign entity intending to do business in Nigeria is required by the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) to incorporate a Nigerian company for that purpose. Branch operations/offices of foreign...
Over the past few decades Nigeria’s media and entertainment industry has developed into one of the largest and liveliest in Africa. The most popular formats, which include radio, television and print media, are an important part of daily life for most of the country’s 168.8m residents. The Nigerian film industry – nicknamed “Nollywood” – is one of...
With a population of around 168.8m, and low levels of government spending on health care across the board, the provision of health services in Nigeria is defined by a series of challenges and constraints. The public network of health-related facilities, which includes clinics and hospitals at the community, state and federal levels, has been...
Given the state’s sizable agricultural output, agro-industrial processing is a large part of Oyo’s industrial activity, with a number of facilities focused on segments like fruit juice production or flour milling – although several other manufacturers are present in the area as well, such as pharmaceuticals. As elsewhere in Nigeria, secondary...
Improving human development indicators, including health provision, is a key priority for both federal and state governments, and Oyo State is no exception. The government is investing in social services, which commanded 29% of the 2013 state budget, with health receiving allocations of N3.85bn ($24.25m). However, to meet Millennium Development...
Since Nigeria’s broadcasting sector was liberalised in 1992, the country has become one of Africa’s largest television markets. In an early-2012 poll carried out by the US-based research firm Gallup in conjunction with the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a US federal agency, nearly 79% of Nigerians reported having a working television at home...
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