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FG Adjusts Agricultural Plan as Produce Hits N2.31trn

FG Adjusts Agricultural Plan as Produce Hits N2.31trn   The Federal Government commenced a comprehensive review of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro Pocket Project after recording 2,536,184 metric tonnes of produce valued at N2,312,746,400,000.00 over four farming seasons. Speaking at the workshop on the implementation...

Agro-Sector Output Hits N30.5trn as Investor Confidence Soars

Agro-Sector Output Hits N30.5trn as Investor Confidence Soars   Nigeria’s agricultural sector grew 3.79 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 due to improving investor confidence. Stakeholders maintain that the Federal Government must ensure timely policy implementation, fair market conditions and sustained investment to sustain...

World Bank Plans $14bn Investment in Agriculture to Boost Productivity

World Bank Plans $14bn Investment in Agriculture to Boost Productivity   The World Bank plans to deploy as much as $14 bn to boost global agribusiness by 2030 through a new programme dubbed AgriConnect, part of a broader effort to create jobs and drive inclusive growth...

Prioritise Welfare Of Nigerians, Invest in Power, Agriculture – Tinubu Tells Governors

Prioritise Welfare Of Nigerians, Invest in Power, Agriculture - Tinubu Tells Governors   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday charged state governors to prioritise the welfare of Nigerians by investing more in their future, putting more money in rural electrification, agricultural mechanisation, poverty eradication and improved...

Why Taraba Must Reclaim its Place as Agricultural Powerhouse

Why Taraba Must Reclaim its Place as Agricultural Powerhouse By Salis Manager In 1976 during the era of military Head of State General, Olusegun Obasanjo, a national agricultural extension and mobilization program Operation Feed the Nation (OFN) was introduced as a measure to achieve self sufficiency...

Senator Highlights LGs as Crucial to Nigeria’s Agricultural Revolution

Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has urged for a renewed emphasis on agricultural development, highlighting it as the core responsibility of local government councils in Nigeria.