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FG Seals Pack with Crown Flour Mills to reduce wheat import
The Federal Government on Sunday announced that it had entered into partnership with Crown Flour Mills to reduce the importation of wheat into Nigeria. Minister of Agriculture and…
Food inflation rises 20.6% as price increases persist
Increases in the prices of basic food items continued for the 17th consecutive month, prompting the Food inflation to hit per cent in January, the highest since September…
300,000 MT of Maize for Release February—CBN
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---About 300,000 metric tonnes of maize are soon to be released into the Nigerian market from strategic anchors under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank…
Friska partners with Hygeia HMO to give free Health Cover this Yuletide season
Ngozi Onyeakusi, Friska Farms Limited announced the launch of its 2020-year end customer appreciation campaign tagged #GiftWellness in partnership with Hygeia HMO. The GiftWellness campaign was designed to encourage customers…
FG revives 300-hectare farmland, engages 400 youths
The Federal Government on Sunday said it had commenced the process of reviving its 300 hectares of farmland in Gombe State. It stated this through the National Agricultural Land Development…
FG Seals $10 bn gold production Pack With Egyptian Firm
By Ngozi Onyeakusi ____The Federal Government has sealed a $10 billion gold production deal with La Mancha, a Luxembourg-Incorporated Private Gold Development and Mining. La Mancha signed the expression of…
Ebonyi joins league of export processing zone
Federal Government said that it has designated Ebonyi as one of Nigeria’s export processing zones. For the speedy take-off, the Ebonyi Government has allocated a parcel of land to the…
2,074 Nasarawa Farmers Benefit From CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Programme
At least 2,074, farmers in Nasarawa State at the weekend benefitted from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). The farmers were supplied knapsack sprayer and water…
FG set to invest N600bn in agriculture for food security – Minister
The Federal Government is set to inject over N600 billion as stimulus response into the agriculture sector. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, made this known in…
Benue Government, CBN, BoI partner to encourage farming, SMEs activities
Ortom The Benue Government is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to commence large scale land clearing across the state to encourage farming activities. Governor Samuel Ortom, who…
