Agriculture
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181President 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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12521 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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209OCP 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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158FCCPC 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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239FG 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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293Nigeria 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...
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139Afrexim Bank Commits ₦33b for Cashew Processing in Nigeria
The African Export-Import Bank says it is currently providing a N33 billion financing for the establishment of a cashew processing facility in...
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148Food inflation: Imported Rice Price Jumps by 114%
The average price of imported high-quality rice sold loose has surged by 144.77 percent year-on-year as the Federal Government delays implementing its...
