Nigeria Government at the weekend said that annual fish demand deficit stands at 2.1 million metric tonnes as the country imports the…
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The Bankers Committee said that banks will contribute about N30 billion of their profit after tax in a newly created Agriculture/Small and…
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THE Acting Managing Director of Bank of Industry, BOI Waheed Olagunju, yesterday against moves by the Senate to disband it following plans …
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Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday in Yenagoa said that a 50 kg bag of Nigeria rice is selling in Ebonyi for N8000.…
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FG to begin processing cassava leaves as livestock feeds to curb farmers-herdsmen clashes
The Federal Government has commenced strategies to develop cassava leaves value chain into livestock feeds to curb farmers-herdsmen clashes in the country.…
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EPA, EU’s strategy to stem losses it suffers in Africa —ECOWAS farmers
The Economic Community of West Africa States ECOWAS, farmers have called on Africa leaders to resist the pressure being put on them…
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that the country has market volume of 150,000 tonnes of tomato paste…
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FG should revive Abuja Commodities Exchange to boost agriculture- Senator Solomon
Former senate committee chairman on capital market, senator, Ganiyu, Olanrewaju Solomon , yesterday stated that the Federal Government need to revitalise the…
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said that 42 foreign investors from different European countries are being expected…
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Nigeria may lose up to 1.3 trillion dollars in revenues if it signs the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the Manufacturers’ Association of…
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The Bank of Industry (BoI) and Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) have signed a pact to enhance financing…
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Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, said Nigeria’s wheat import bill stood at $6 billion annually. Umar-Abubakar said…
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Massive importation of food, especially, rice, wheat, sugar and fish has continued to bleed the nation’s economy with the four items, accounting…
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The Federal Government is targeting to reduce the costs of its annual importation of various items into Nigeria from N9.85 trillion in…
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Anchor Borrowers Programme: BoI calls for support from State Governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the replication of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) in 14 States following…