UPMFB Grants N300m Loans To Farmers
The Umuchinemere Pro-credit Micro Finance Bank, Enugu (UPMFB) has disclosed that in the past three years, it has disbursed about N300 million to over 1000 micro, small and medium scale farmers in Enugu State, as credit facilities to encourage...
Bagudu: Kebbi Farmers Cultivate 400,000 Hectares Of Rice
No fewer than 200,000 farmers now grow rice on over 400,000 hectares of land in Kebbi State, the state government has said.
The Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu, recently said that the number of farmers cultivating rice...
AEDC Seeks Improved Bill Payment, Pledges Safe Electricity
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has urged electricity customers under the Nasarawa region to improve on paying electricity bills from the current 45 percent just as it sensitised them on the safe use of electricity.
The General...
N4.9bn Loans Granted To 5,800 SMEs By The Lagos State Government
Not less than 5,800 businesses have received approximately N4.9bn from the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund.
The LSETF was set up by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to lift businesses and unemployed residents in the state.
Speaking at...
2.5m Metric Tonnes Of Rice Production Targeted This Year In Kebbi
Kebbi State has projected an aggregate production target of 2.5 million metric tonnes of paddy rice at the end of the 2018 dry and rainy planting seasons.
The target is also to provide Nigeria with...
FG To complete Benin Airport Upgrade In 12 months
The Federal Government has said that it will soon commence the upgrade of the Benin airport in Edo State to enable the facility to provide services to meet international standards.
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator...
