The Federal Government said it would engage 740,000 youths in various agricultural programmes to reduce unemployment across the country. Hajiya Asabe Ahmed, Minister of State for...
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) yesterday said that it had disbursed more than N1.5 billion loan to 8,494 famers in Bauchi State from 2001 to date....
The U.S. Commercial Service, the export promotion arm of the Department of Commerce, doubled its presence in Africa over the past year to boost trade with...
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) yesterday said that it had disbursed more than N1.5 billion loan to 8,494 famers in Bauchi State from 2001 to date....
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) weekend renewed the U.S. government’s commitment to supporting Nigeria in boosting its food production for export. USAID’s Mission...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its support to the African Union (AU) in implementing Africa’s commitments for an accelerated agricultural growth and transformation. Speaking...
The Federal Government said on Friday that it would soon establish a raw material-based cluster project in each of the 774 local government areas to accelerate...
OPERATORS in the rice and palm oil sectors of the Nigerian economy have cried out that their investments and the Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government...
… Military, paramilitary, govt institutions to patronise made-in Nigeria fabrics Federal Government yesterday announced a new funding policy mechanism that will ensure that Cotton, Textile and...
The Bank of Industry and other local investors have injected N1.56 billion on two rice mills and farms promoted by the former Minister of Industry/ President...
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Hilal Elver, has warned that as Ebola continues to ravage West Africa, the region is now on the...
Nigeria plans to boost its cocoa output by more than 40 percent to 500,000 metric tons in the 2014-15 season, Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina said. The...
Acting Director-General, National Agricultural Seed Councils (NASC) Dr Philips Olusegun-Ojo, said that the Federal Government was targeting 20 million farmers in the fertiliser distribution for the...
—-high interest rate killing sector —-transportation, port charges, high cost of shipping —-non disbursement of $40m Afrinexim loans By Omoh Gabriel Business Editor The price tag...
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has set up an investment and technology promotion office (ITPO) in Nigeria to complement the country’s efforts at attracting...