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Assessing Northern Governors: Who Is Actually Delivering? by Adamu Lawal Toro

Judge Northern governors by slogans and every administration sounds transformative. Judge them by six concrete metrics, insecurity, youth skills, education and out-of-school children, agriculture, road construction and general infrastructure, and the field narrows sharply.

Subsidised Imports Pose Threat to Nigeria’s Agriculture – FG

Subsidised Imports Pose Threat to Nigeria’s Agriculture – FG   The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, has warned that subsidised imports and other global trade distortions pose a threat to Nigeria’s agricultural growth, calling for stronger collaboration among government, the private sector and...

FG to Deploy 10,000 Tractors in Fresh Push for Food Security

FG to Deploy 10,000 Tractors in Fresh Push for Food Security   ‎The Federal Government will deploy 10,000 tractors over the next five years as part of efforts to modernise agriculture, boost food production and strengthen food security across the country, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has...

FG’s SAPZ Programme Targets 500,000 Jobs Per Location

FG’s SAPZ Programme Targets 500,000 Jobs Per Location   The Federal Government, working with development partners, is accelerating the rollout of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme, which is projected to create over 500,000 jobs per location and reduce post-harvest losses nationwide. At a mid-term review...

Agriculture, Telecoms Lead Economic Expansion in 2026, NBS Reveals

Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.89% in real terms in Q1 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with expansion driven mainly by agriculture, telecommunications, financial services, construction, and trade.

‎The Rise of Women in Nigeria’s Agricultural Revolution, by Ifeanyi Favour Ogochukwu

More women are navigating into the agricultural system, breaking barriers and reshaping what was once considered a male-dominated space. From poultry to crop farming and other agricultural ventures, Nigerian women—many of them graduates—are not only participating but excelling.