Agriculture

Food security: Reps mull budgetary increase for farmers

Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has announced that the legislature intends to pass legislation aimed at increasing funding for...

Agriculture minister predicts significant drop in food prices within 180 days

Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, declared on Wednesday that he expects food prices to significantly decrease within the next...

Food crisis: FG flags off distribution of 42,000 MT of grains to vulnerable Nigerians

Barely two months after presidential directive, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has flagged off the distribution of the approved 42,000 metric tonnes...

Food production: CBN donates 2.15m bags of fertilizer to Fed. Ministry of Agriculture

In a bid to boost food production across the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has handed over N100 billion...

Food security: The Bago challenge, By Dakuku Peterside

Against the run of play, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State ruffled feathers with his speech at the 2023 annual Leadership Newspaper...

FG begins distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains this week – Minister

Amid economic hardship and food warehouse looting in the country, the Federal Government has assured citizens that the free-gain initiative will be rolled...

Food security: Tinubu to Nigerians: We must grow what we eat, eat what we grow

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has disclosed that the federal government has mapped out policies to...

Agriculture, Construction, others to drive Nigeria’s economic growth by 3.3 percent in 2024, says World Bank

The World Bank has projected that agriculture, construction, services, and trade are expected to drive Nigeria’s economy’s growth in 2024. According to the...

Oil has taken away Nigeria’s interest in Agriculture — Olanrewaju, a PSN interview

Agriculture used to be Nigeria’s mainstay of the economy before oil was discovered, providing livelihoods for thousands of Nigerians. However, Nigeria’s agricultural sector...

NSIA’s Audited Financial Results: Net Assets Grow By 10.5% To N1.02trn and volatility, headwinds across markets

In spite of volatility and headwinds across markets, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund, has recorded net...

Food security: Nigeria, Poland sign bilateral agreement, renews 60-year-old ties

As part of efforts to address food security occasioned by Russia-Ukraine war and to further strengthen ties, Nigeria and Poland have signed a...

Don to FG: Tackle food shortage urgently, change Nigeria’s current status as world’s poverty headquarters

  For sustainable food self-sufficiency and food security in the country, the Federal Government has been urged to urgently tackle food shortage in...

FG bans foreigners from buying farm produce, commodities directly from Nigerian farmers

  The Federal Government says it has banned foreigners from buying agricultural commodities and produce directly from Nigerian farmers. The ban which was...

NIRSAL facilitates ₦73bn into Nigeria’s Agro Processing industry, says MD

  In pursuit of its mandate of creating a stronger linkage between segments of Nigeria’s Agricultural Value Chain and subsequent AVC-linkage to commercial...

Loan utilisation and repayment: NIRSAL monitors projects in Plateau, Oyo

“All three monitoring visits revealed that the agribusiness are making appropriate use of their loans and are on track for timely loan repayment,”...

NIRSAL signs MoU with CNFA to leverage agribusiness in Nigeria

  In a bid to promote agribusiness and provide technical assistance to the sector, NIRSAL Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...