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CBN, Bankers’ Committee Hold Maiden Non-Oil Exports Summit
The maiden Summit on Non-Oil Exports under the Race to US$200 Billion in Foreign Exchange (FX) Repatriation (RT200) programme launched in February 2022 by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
Palm Investment: Edo State calls For Regional Collaboration To Drive Growth
The Edo State Government has called for regional collaboration to drive investment into sustainable oil palm production in Nigeria, as part of strategies to lead the country’s industrialisation drive.…
A’Ibom Coconut Oil Refinery, To Produce 3,000 Jobs
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The Akwa Ibom State Government has commissioned what its described as Africa’s first digital coconut oil refinery Commissioning the factory located in Ikot Akpan Okop village in Mkpat…
World Bank Group, IMF, WFP, WTO call for urgent coordinated action on Food Security
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The Heads of the World Bank Group (WBG), International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations World Food Program (WFP), and World Trade Organisation (WTO) have called…
FG, World Bank inaugurate project to tackle environmental challenges
The Federal Government, in collaboration with World Bank, has launched the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, to address environmental challenges in Nigeria’s North. Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi, Minister of…
Ogun State Ministry of Environment, Nestlé Nigeria, collaborate to mark 2022 World Water Day
L – R) Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Cabinet and Special Services, Alhaji Olanrewaju Saka; Permanent Secretary Ministry of Rural Development and Water Resource Ogun State; Mr Adetunji Kanimodo; Guest…
Nigeria, other African countries risk food riots, political crises
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has warned that many African countries may face food riots and political crises due to the war in Ukraine. He…
Buhari Commissions $2.5bn Dangote Fertiliser Plant
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday commissioned Dangote Fertiliser Plant worth $ in Lagos state. Speaking during commissioning of the plant, the President said the plant is an endorsement of his…
CBN, FMAN Lend Hands To 150,000 Wheat Farmers In 15 States
The Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN) has disclosed that it has provided support to 150,000 farmers to accelerate wheat cultivation across 15 states in the country. Dr Aliyu Samaila,…
Insurance now prerequisite for farmers’ loans, says BoA
The Bank of Agriculture (BoA) has said farmers must take insurance on every loan accessed through the bank, no matter the amount involved for risk management. Its Managing Director, Alwan…
