Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday that the Buhari administration spent N1.3 trillion on capital…
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Niger govt. signs $3.25bn MoU with firm on fish farming
The Niger Government has signed a 3.25 billion-U.S.-dollar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with All States…
Dangote, others sign MoU to boost private sector’s investment in agriculture value chain
Dangote Group and two leading African agricultural organisations — GrowAfrica and Nigeria Agribusiness Group —…
Fadama III: KTSG to link 73 unemployed youths to financial institutions for loans
The Katsina State Government will link the 73 unemployed graduates who did not benefit from…
Osinbajo to inaugurate $1.5bn fertilizer plant in Port Harcourt
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will on Thursday, inaugurate a new world-class fertilizer plant built by…
AFDB to invest $24bn in agriculture in Africa—Adesina
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AFDB) says the bank will…
Kano govt. approves N344m for procurement of 100 tractors
The Kano State Government has approved N344 million for the purchase of 100 tractors in…
Kano AFAN sets up committee to recover N1.3bn CBN Anchor Borrower loan
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Kano state has constituted a five-man committee…
Malawi’s anti graft bureau arrests ex agriculture minister
The Malawian Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested former Agriculture Minister, George Chaponda, who…
CBN disburses N473bn under Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday said it had disbursed more than N473…
Fadama III disburses N193m inputs for 2017 in Anambra — Coordinator
The Fadama III Additional Financing Project in Anambra has so far disbursed inputs worth over…
Anambra to commence rice export in 2018
The Acting Programme Manager of Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Anambra, Mr Jude Nwankwo says plans…
FADAMA decries Anambra farmers’ default in loan repayment.
The FADAMA Additionlal Financing (AF) programme has bemoaned the failure of farmers in Anambra to…
Ogbeh advises critics of FG yam export policy to grow yam
Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has advised critics of the Federal…
Human urine better than chemical fertiliser-expert
An environmental engineer, Mr Isaac Bryant, on Saturday urged conversion of human urine into fertiliser…
Presidential aide urges N-Power farmers to embrace FG’s enterprise programme
Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on job creation, on…
Delta, World Bank, EU empower 250 youths on tomatoes farming
The State Employment and Expenditure For Results Project (SEEFOR), an intervention project of the World…
Bird flu: FG begins verification on poultry farms to settle N1.8bn outstanding compensation
The Federal Government has started the verification on poultry farms to confirm the claims, which…
FADAMA wins World Bank award for aiding Nigeria’s agricultural growth
The FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF) project has won the Africa VPU Team Award of…
Nigerians Waste 40% of Agriculture Produce – Audu Ogbeh
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has lamented that the country wastes a…
Nigerian Quarantine Service raises hope on banned agric produce
The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service has expressed optimism that the European Union (EU) will remove…
EU rejection of Nigerian produce: LCCI supports certification
The Agriculture and Agro-Allied Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has…
FG targets $8 billion forex earning annually from yam export
The Federal Government says it is targeting about eight billion dollars as annual foreign exchange…
FG targets $8 billion forex earning annually from yam export
The Federal Government says it is targeting about eight billion dollars as annual foreign exchange…
Bauchi Govt. spends N2.8bn on fertiliser in 2years – Official
The Bauchi State Government said on Monday that it spent N2.8 billion to purchase 20,000…
