Palm oil growers cry foul as imports eat into profits

    Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi | Editor’s picks | Feb 25, 2026    
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Nigeria’s push to rebuild its palm oil industry through backward integration is facing its most serious test in more than a decade, as import waivers and cheaper foreign oil trigger a price crash that producers say could stall new investments and weaken rural employment.

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