West African technical2025-09-302025-09-301978-06https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2243This is the West African technical review: professional magazine for industrial & business management June 1978.■ Nigeria Hotels Ltd : Nigeria Hotels Limited, Nigeria's foremost hotel group, are celebrating their Golden Jubilee this month to commemorate 50 years in the hotel industry. This special feature looks at NHL’s development and achievements during these years. ■ Soil Productivity in Retreat : This second article on agricultural development in West Africa by H. D. Franks of Minster Agriculture looks at the problems of declining soil productivity and suggests some practical solutions. ■ Are small tractors appropriate? : Many attempts have been made to produce a cheap effective mechanical power source for small farms. So far, few successful machines have emerged, for this reason a conference was recently held at the Institution of Agricultural Engineers to discuss the economic and technical requirements of small tractors. R. Lewis of the National College of Agricultural Engineering, reports on the conference. ■ Rural Industrialization : Despite the prominent role petroleum plays in Nigeria’s economy, the country is still essentially agricultural. In this article Dr. J. O. C. Onyemelukwe looks at the importance of a concerted rural industrialization programme if meaningful national development is to ensure. ■ Hong Kong —West Africa Trade : By any account Hong Kong is quite unique in the world. In fact its existence and con tinued survival is not much short ofa modern miracle. Yet survive andprosper it does, by that singular — and to the local populace all consuming — activity called trade. In this article C. Chapman, Economics Writer, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, looks at Hong Kong’s growiung trading linkswith West Africa. ■ Industrial Mobile Cranes : Material handling systems are growing increasingly specialized, requiring more efficient and cost effective equipment. Wheel-mounted mobile cranes are still one of the most versatile material handling machines devised. In this article S. A. Anderson, General Manager, Product Marketing, Coles Cranes Ltd., looks at the handling capabilities of this crane ■ West African Construction : In this and coming issues, we publish news items andfeatures on the construction and civil engineering industry. In this issue of West Africa Construction we feature: Construction news, Steel in construction, Bridges, Instant and system buildings, Company focus-ABU, E.L.C.B.'s ■ Protecting Plant and Fluids from Fire : The first three articles of this series dealt with active means of fighting fire. This last and final article nofthe series deals with the relatively passive but equally important aspect of protection, especially of plant for storing and processing flammable fluid.enArticle