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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…
Nigeria Must Return to Agriculture for Economic Sustainability, FG Insists
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians must return to agriculture in order to become a self-sustaining nation. Buhari who spoke recently on a national television, said agriculture could sustain the…
Gombe Dry Season Wheat Farming: FG Expresses Satisfaction With Progress Made
The Federal Government, through the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, has expressed satisfaction with the level of progress recorded so far in Dry Season Wheat Production in Gombe…
Agric sector incurs N1.7tn trade deficit in nine months
The agricultural sector recorded a trade deficit of between January and September this year, as exports stood at while imports rose to The latest National Bureau of Statistics’ foreign…
Senate Approves President Buhari’s $6.1bn Loan Request
The Nigerian Senate has approved a loan request of $ billion by President Muhammadu Buhari. The $ billion request which is equivalent to about trillion naira was approved following the…
Sterling Bank partners StearsData to publish Agric Industry Report 2021
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- Sterling Bank Plc, in partnership with StearsData, has released an in-depth report for the agriculture sector in Nigeria. The report titled Agriculture Industry Report 2021 provides the…
