Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- S&P Global Commodity Insights is setting its heart on Nigeria's blooming resource development drive to spur its operations in the country and start an office next year.

The West African nation's resource development drive has led the government to shift his gaze towards energy and mining among the priority areas needed to speed up economic growth.

S&P Global, the New York City-based parent, currently runs serviced offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg as part of its African operation.

The commodity market intelligence powerhouse has picked Abuja, Nigeria's administrative capital, as its base, where it has secured a place at the World Trade Center complex as a strategic point to connect with clients, policymakers and...