Some Nigerians are complaining about the high cost of living occasioned by the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. They…
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African Development Bank, AfDB has said it is committed along with other funding development partners to ensure the Special Agro-Industrial Zones, SAPZ,…
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Federal Government, African Development Bank, AfDB, International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, and Islamic Development Bank, and other stakeholders, have moved to…
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African Export-Import Bank Afreximbank, has approved a $20.8 million financing facility for Nigeria-based Starlink Global & Ideal Limited to enable the company…
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Agriculture
NSDC 2025 strategy seeks $5bn investment, legal reforms to boost Nigeria’s sugar industry
National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) is pushing for a $5 billion investment and significant legal reforms to revolutionise Nigeria’s sugar industry by…
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Ebonyi State Government, on Wednesday, sealed four mining companies over noncompliance to the rules and regulations governing Community Development Agreement in the…
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The Federal Government Development Partners, on Friday established a Wildlife Enforcement Task Force, WLETF, within the West Africa sub-region to combat trafficking. The…
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Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utsev, has called for accelerated disbursement of the $700 million to up-scale implementation and…
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Tomato farmers in Kano have raked in huge profits from harvest proceeds, and some have married more wives, bought houses, lands and…
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The Economic Commission for Africa says 65 per cent of Africa’s arable land is degraded, costing it $68 billion annually in lost…
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Agriculture
Green Climate Fund approves $151m for African Development Bank’s climate resilience programme in the Horn of Africa
The Green Climate Fund has approved $151million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank to address climate…
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By NJ Ayuk Organisations ranging from the World Bank to the European Investment Bank (EIB) have dropped support for African fossil fuel…
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A new report by Alford Conferences has indicated that Nigeria’s banks gave N4.68 trillion as loans to the country’s agricultural sector in…
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Agriculture
Insecurity, rising costs push 31m Nigerians into acute food shortage–FAO, UN World Food Prog.
A news study by development partners has said that more than 31.8 million Nigerians are acutely short of food due to…
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Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, Friday, issued a warning over rising water levels of River Niger, in order for Nigerians to brace…