Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway will boost agriculture and open new economic opportunities for communities and states along the 1,000-kilometre corridor, including Kebbi State. The Minister stated this when he received the Kebbi State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Yakubu Ahmed...
Agriculture
Federal Government has unveiled the National Agricultural Mechanization Policy and the National Agricultural Mechanization Investment Strategy, while announcing plans to establish a mega tractor assembly plant with capacity to produce between 2,000 and 4,000 units annually in a major push to anchor national food sovereignty. Speaking at the High-Level...
Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Cooperative Federation of Nigeria, CFN, and Seamfix Limited for the deployment of Nigeria’s National Cooperative Identity, Trust and Digital Governance Infrastructure, and announced the immediate commencement of a 6-month National Revalidation and Re-certification Exercise for all existing cooperatives....
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s approach to agricultural mechanisation, stressing that the country must move beyond simply purchasing tractors to a more productive and modern, investment-driven agricultural system. Zulum made the call while speaking at a High-level National Policy Dialogue...
Federal Government has charged the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to adopt innovative financing mechanisms and blended finance arrangements to reduce risks associated with agricultural lending and expand access to credit. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, gave the charge on Tuesday at a retreat for...
Questions have emerged over the whereabouts of 8,000 bags of fertiliser supplied to Taraba State under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s fertiliser input support programme, with officials of the federal and state governments offering conflicting explanations about who was responsible for distributing the products. President Tinubu recently approved the procurement...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has applauded the collaboration among the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme aimed at boosting the provision of affordable energy in the centres scattered across the country. He particularly commended the commitment and...
Uba Sani flags off free distribution of 500 trucks of fertilizer, tractors to 150,000 Kaduna farmers
Uba Sani flags off free distribution of 500 trucks of fertilizer, tractors to 150,000 Kaduna farmers
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has flagged off the distribution of 500 trucks of free fertiliser and tractors to 150,000 smallholder farmers across the state’s 23 local government areas, saying the initiative underscores his administration’s commitment to boosting food production and supporting rural livelihoods. The governor, who launched the...
Six state governors have pledged to draw practical lessons from the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone GDIZ), in the Republic of Benin as Nigeria intensifies efforts to establish agro-industrial processing hubs, revive domestic manufacturing and create large-scale employment for young people. The governors spoke after joining Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialsksm...
In a move aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and creating new economic opportunities for rural communities, community development advocate Ol’eru Innocent Adoga has inaugurated the Ol’eru Onion Growers Alliance (OOGA) and launched six onion trial fields across Igedeland. The inauguration took place during a training programme held at Julia...
Federal Government on Wednesday July 22 launched the YOUTHCRED for Entrepreneurs initiative, a nationwide credit programme aimed at providing affordable financing to young business owners and supporting 500,000 entrepreneurs across the country. The scheme, unveiled at the Federal Ministry of Finance Auditorium in Abuja by the Minister of Finance...
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has officially flagged off the 2026 rainy season farming campaign, unveiling a major fertilizer subsidy that will see farmers purchase a bag of NPK fertilizer for ₦20,000, significantly below the prevailing market price of ₦38,000. The launch ceremony took place in Bununu, headquarters...
Bank of Industry (BoI) has successfully secured €60 million in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) aimed at expanding Nigeria’s cocoa processing and dairy sectors. This initiative aligns with the Nigerian government’s strategic efforts to reduce reliance on exporting raw agricultural products and instead promote local value addition....
The management of the Nassarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has applauded the Department of State Services (DSS), for rescuing the school’s Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Professor Samuel Okunsebor. Okunsebor, who was kidnapped by armed men at about midnight on Wednesday at Mile Uku, a boundary community between Lafia and...
Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting it plans to prohibit the export of raw cocoa beans, clarifying that its priority is to promote value addition and strengthen Nigeria’s cocoa industry rather than impose an export ban. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made the clarification...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has launched the $500 million Niger Delta Agricultural Investment Fund, describing it as a laudable development for a nation whose foundation was built on agrarian economy and whose soil paid its bills before the discovery of oil. He observed that Nigeria cannot afford to...
In many parts of Nigeria, it is not unusual to see vast stretches of land that look as if they are waiting for something to happen. The soil is rich in many of these areas, and the land itself appears ready for cultivation. Yet much of it remains overgrown,...
Federal Government has inaugurated a new Board of Directors for the Bank of Agriculture (BoA), charging members to work harmoniously and with utmost commitment to advance the bank’s mandate of supporting agricultural development and economic growth. The inauguration was announced in a statement issued on Saturday by the Communications...
Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday June 29 approved a comprehensive financing package totaling approximately $2.96 billion, €200 million, and ₦215 billion to support critical sectors of Nigeria’s economy, including transportation, agriculture, power, infrastructure, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The announcement was made by the Minister of...