Agriculture

Nigeria’s agriculture sector has attracted $9 billion investments from local and foreign business groups in the last two years. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina,…

The Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) said it has yet to resume activities due to the ongoing privatisation of the organisation by the…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged the private sector to contribute towards boosting the nation’s economy. Alhaji Kabir Mashi, the…

The National Planning Commission has  said that agriculture contributed N348.7 billion to the nation’s economy in 2012, as against N335.18 billion recorded…

Nigeria plans a huge jump in domestic sugar production over the next six years to cut dependence on imports and satisfy growing…

The Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2013 was won by Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina. “I wish…

 Nearly 240 million Africans are malnourished and although only one-third of those who face hunger are in Africa, the percentage of people…

The Federal Government on Thursday said it had registered about 15.5 million farmers under the Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES). Mr Sunday Edibor, Regional Director for North Central,…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) today approved a US$ 80 million senior loan in local currencies for…

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said Nigeria saved N254 billion through the substitution cassava flour in bread baking…

The Federal Government has concluded plans to stop the importation of wheat into the country in order to create markets for farmers…

The World Bank has said that it would commit one billion dollars to support Nigeria’s agricultural sector in the next five years.…

The Federal Government on Tuesday, unveiled plans to derive over 50 per cent of its foreign exchange earnings from agro-industrial exports by…

The Country Director of Oxfam in Nigeria, Ms Chichi Okoye, has advised Nigerians to ensure the revival of farming practices in the…