Tag: Agriculture
Unity bank posts 67.90% assets growth
Unity Bank Plc grew its assets base to N492.02billion representing a significant increase of 67.90% from the N293.05 billion of total assets value recorded...
Current food situation unsustainable, FG tells IMF
The Federal Government has raised the alarm that the current food situation in Nigeria and the continent is unsustainable.
Minister of Finance Budget and National...
FG to tackle agric, energy challenges using Fintech innovation -Osinbajo
Leveraging the innovative capacity of Fintechs, the Buhari administration is accelerating interventions, especially those under its Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), including programmes on renewable...
Senate passes bill to establish national agricultural development fund
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the National Agricultural Development Fund.
The passage of the bill followed consideration of the report...
FG, U.S. sign MoU to boost cashew production in Nigeria
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) West...
2020: Buhari promises more economic, manufacturing opportunities
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will create new opportunities in agriculture, manufacturing and other long neglected sectors to address the challenges of poverty...
CBN empowers 1.1m farmers through Anchor Borrowers Programme
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 1,140,854 farmers have participated in the production of 17 different agricultural products under its Anchor Borrowers Programme...
Lagos Govt. acquires 84 hectares of land in Osogbo to boost...
The Lagos State Government said it had acquired 84 hectares of land in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, for cultivation of various crops to...
African countries import $50bn worth of food annually
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says African countries import nearly 50 billion dollars net of food annually.
A statement by AfDB’s Communication and External Relations...
Buhari explains why he stopped forex for food import
President Muhammadu Buhari says the directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria to stop providing foreign exchange for food importation was to improve agricultural
