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…
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Nigeria spent about 20 million dollars (about N4 billon) on importation of jute bags in 2015, the Minister of State for Industry,…
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday, warned that Nigeria might experience food shortage, if urgent interventions were not put in place…
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The European Union has extended its ban on importation of dried beans from Nigeria by three years. Dr Vincent Isegbe, the Coordinating…
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ECOWAS programme targets 60,000 MT of rice paddy in 2017, says official
Coordinator of ECOWAS-initiated Rice Seed Up Scaling Programme Mr Sunday Okelola, says farmers in seven Nigerian states will be assisted to produce…
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The European Union (EU), has urged Nigeria Government to increase export of agricultural produces like rubber, cocoa and palm oil to the…
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The European Union (EU) says it has earmarked 12 million euros (N2.5 billion) to support and improve the standard and quality of…
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Forex restrictions: Ghanaian timber exporters at risk of losing N6bn
The restriction by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the sale of hard currency to importers of some 41 items seem…