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Governor Diri kicks against open grazing in Bayelsa
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The Governor of Bayelsa State, governor Douye Diri has said that there are no grazing routes in the state. He made this known while responding to questions…
Dangote fertiliser hits Nigeria market with 120 trucks per day
Dangote Dangote Urea fertiliser is now on sales nationwide and it currently pushes out a minimum of 120 trucks per day across the country. Group Executive Director, (Strategy, Capital Projects…
Inflation, hunger loom over fresh strike by food sellers
The Amalgamated Union of Food Stuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) has threatened to cut the supply of foodstuff nationwide if insecurity is not addressed by the Federal Government.…
CBN Set To Drive Investment In Cotton, Textile Industry
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has assured the apex banks .support to drive investments in the cotton, textile, and garment (CTG) sub-sector of the…
MAAN intensifies plans to boost maize production through research
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- --- In a bid to boost maize production in Nigeria, the Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN), says research is ongoing for high yielding varieties of maize…
Emefiele Faults Claims of Imbalance in Agric Interventions …Tasks Stakeholders on Food Security
Emefiele The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has faulted claims in certain quarters suggesting that the Bank’s targeted interventions in the agricultural sector are tilted in…
Fertiliser imports rise by 84% to N117Bn
Despite various measures to encourage local production, a total of about N117 billion (or $ million) was expended on fertiliser importation in the past year. Fertiliser imports increased by $…
$1.24bn spent on food imports despite FG’s forex ban
Food products imports gobbled up $ of the foreign exchange supplied by the Central Bank of Nigeria from October 2020 to March 2021 despite the ban directive from the President,…
Ekiti targets one million tonnes in two years
By Ngozi Onyeakusi - --- The Ekiti State Government on Sunday said it intends to produce of over one million metrics tonnes of rice within the next couple of years.…
10,000 Farmers to Benefit from Agric Subsidy Scheme in Kwara
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that about 10,000 verified farmers would benefit from the state’s agricultural input subsidy scheme. The initiative is part of efforts to cushion the…