The Federal Government has called for the active participation and engagement of individuals, professionals and investors in a bid to ensure that the agricultural sector flourishes....
The World Bank is poised to extend another $500 million loan to the Federal Government of Nigeria, to support agricultural markets and rural access. This program,...
In a bid to reduce incidences of herder-farmer clashes in the country, the Federal Government on Wednesday launched the National Animal Identification System and Traceability System...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday expressed happiness at the agricultural potential of Northern Nigeria. Tinubu, who addressed members...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently released the second quarter of 2022 foreign trade report which shows that Nigeria recorded N12.8 trillion worth of trading...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday the agricultural sector contributed N41 trillion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last year. This, according...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday he was aware of the suffering of Nigerians under his administration. He, however, blames the harrowing situation on the reluctance...
Nigeria and 44 other nations have committed to investing in eco-friendly farming practices to reduce impact of climate change. The Press and Public Affairs Officer, Foreign...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N2.28 trillion across various sectors of the nation’s economy in the last few months. The apex bank disclosed...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has suggested building alternative livestock value chains as a solution to the farmer/herder conflict in Nigeria. Mr Fred Kafeero,...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday called for more private sector investment in agriculture. Osinbajo, who made the call at the 2nd Agrowth Conference organised by...
Nigeria will borrow $1.2 billion from Brazil to fund various agricultural schemes next year, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed told the House...
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Microsoft has signed a new partnership deal with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology...
The Nigerian government has declared that a new initiative named Green Imperative valued at $1.2 billion, under the Nigeria-Brazil Bilateral Agriculture Development Programme, will revolutionise the...
A former lawmaker, and social critic, Shehu Sani, declared on Sunday that hard times awaited Nigerians in the New Year. He said Nigerians would suffer more...
A group, the Centre for Social Justice, Wednesday said there were about N150.07 billion expenditures that were frivolous, inappropriate, unclear and wasteful in the 2020 budget...
Ogun State House of Assembly on Friday approved Governor Dapo Abiodun’s request to access N1.5 billion loan under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’...
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) is in talks with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to see that agriculture...
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, on Wednesday said the planned Ruga project by the Federal Government will bring peace to the nation. Recall that Ruga...
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has revealed that the country saved a whooping $21 billion from the importation of food into the country in...
By Joseph Edgar… This is the question that should be on the President’s mind as he begins the process of building his cabinet for his second...
It has been revealed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed an agreement with all states in the South-South and South-East regions of the...
The Nigerian government on Thursday disclosed that it would require a total sum of $1.1 billion loan to implement its Green imperative initiative. The Minister of...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) yesterday said it has discovered that commercial banks operating in the country were depriving investors majorly in agriculture,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, to apologise to Nigerians and tender his resignation for lying about Thailand’s rice...
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate has maintained its upward rise hitting 17.1 per cent from 16.5 per cent recorded in June, without any sign of improvement in...
The Nigerian economy seems still in the low as its Central Bank Economic Report for the Second Quarter 2016 indicates a budget deficit of well over...
Even as the nation grapples with scarce foreign currency, especially the dollar, it still spends $6 billon and $5 billion, on importation of wheat and flour...
Nigeria says it is targeting reliance on renewable energy to be 50 per cent of its power output by 2020, so says the Vice President, Professor...
Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha’s three-day work week and two farming days for civil servants has begun. The government recently introduced a policy it tagged, “Back...
Nigerians have to fasten their belts as there is no immediate solution yet to food shortage until 2018. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and...
Pilotless drones have had the biggest impact on the battlefield, serving as eyes in the sky and even as attack aircraft. But could they find another...
The Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Mr. Liu Kan has disclosed that there are plans by a number of Chinese companies to...
