Agriculture
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191Agricultural Extension Service Bill Scales First Reading
The Agricultural Extension Service Bill, 2024 (SB. 646), championed by Saliu Mustapha, has successfully passed its first reading in the Nigerian Senate. This...
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144Nigeria-Brazil Agribusiness Deal to Attract $4.3b Investments
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and Fundação Getulio Vargas of Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of...
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168President Tinubu Reaffirms Commitment to Food Security, Prioritises Livestock Investment
The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has restated the importance of achieving food security for the nation saying the renewed focus...
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10021 States Enroll for AfDB ₦850b Agric Scheme
The African Development Bank has onboarded 21 states for the second phase of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme. The Imo State...
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OCP Boosts Fertilizer Production with $43.1m
OCP Africa, a prominent advocate for agricultural sustainability across the continent, has made significant strides in enhancing Nigeria’s fertilizer production capacity through...
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145FCCPC Raises Concern as Substandard Sugar Floods Nigerian Markets
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has raised concerns over the widespread presence of substandard and unregistered sugar products in Nigerian...
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226FG Secures AfDB’s $134m Loan to Boost Food Production
The Federal Government has secured a loan facility of 134million dollars from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help farmers boost seeds...
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267Nigeria Spends $1.2b Yearly to Import Fish
The WorldFish has disclosed that Nigeria spends about $1.2billion annually on importation of fish. The organisation also disclosed that not less than...
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FG Urges Investors to Tap into Nigeria’s $2b Sugar Industry
The federal government has called on local and international investors to tap into the country’s sugar market estimated at $2 billion. Executive...
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FG Employs 819 Tractor Operators to Boost Food Security
The Federal Government has commenced the recruitment of 819 young Nigerians to be trained as tractor operators and mechanics to boost mechanised...
