The Vice-President of Olam, Reji George, says Olam Nigeria Limited has invested about 1 billion U.S. dollars (about N360 billion) to boost Nigeria’s agricultural sector. George...
Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture (BOA) Alhaji Kabir Adamu, said that the bank has disbursed N262 billion to 140,000 farmers through Anchor Borrower Scheme in three...
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has tasked State Governments in Nigeria to take advantage of opportunities in their respective States to...
The Edo State Government has called for off-takers of maize, cassava and rice harvest from farmers under its Agripreneur project in the coming planting season....
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) 2017 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) says about 50.8 per cent of Nigerian children, ages between five and 17, are...
…as NIRSAL, NAICOM, IFC parleys on IBAI The Federal Government, has said that it is working with a Kenyan firm to develop innovative insurance products for...
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajiah Aisha Abubakar, said Nigeria would benefit immensely from the Shea Industry if the informal sector was...
The Federal Government says it has so far trained more than 8,000 farmers on rice value chain activities under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme (ATASP)...
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has pledged his administration’s commitment to reviving the reading culture in the state with a view to address challenges...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria local fish production has risen from 450,000 metric tonnes to 1.1 million metric tonne. He said this at...
The CBN has released the guideline for the Agri-business and small and medium enterprise investment scheme for banks are required to set `side 5 per cent...
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Chief Audu Ogbe has challenged the CBN and Banks in the country to a national debate over the current high...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has formed strategic partnerships with agricultural commodity associations in the country in its effort to expand the implementation of the...
Four organisations including Nestle and USAID have initiated a training programme for volunteers in the field of agriculture and agribusiness in Kaduna State. The News Agency...
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina’s agripreneur fund set up last week to finance and attract African youths to agriculture business, has risen to $600,000. Adesina...