Developing a Legal Framework for Agriculture in Nigeria, by Bashir Saleh Abdu           The Muhammdu Buhari administration came into power amidst massive celebration all over the country. With agriculture being the largest employer of labour in the country, you can safely say that the majority of...

Women In Agriculture To Benefit From AfDB’s $150m Fund       The African Development Bank (AfDB) has stated that by the end of 2021, the bank is expected to have provided close to $500 out of which $150 million that would be channeled to women in agriculture...

Senate Demands Details Of $1.5bn, €995m Agriculture Loans       The Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts on Tuesday asked the ministries of Agriculture, Finance and the Debt Management Office to provide details of the €995m and the $1.5bn foreign loans. The panel specifically requested for details...

Nigeria Has $900bn Dead Capital In Real Estate, Agric - PWC         Nigeria holds as much as $900 billion worth of dead capital locked up in residential real estate and agricultural land, including federal government’s abandoned properties estimated at N230 billion, said PWC Nigeria. Dead capital refers...

Niger Gets N1.5bn CBN Loan To Boost Agriculture     Niger State government on Thursday disclosed that it has accessed N1.5 billion Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) Accelerated Agriculture Development Scheme to boost production of rice, maize and soya beans in the state. The state Commissioner for Livestock...

We’re Injecting N600bn Into Agriculture – Fed Govt     The Federal Government has resolved to inject over N600bn as stimulus response into Nigeria’s agricultural sector, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said. Nanono said the fund would target small scale farmers to ensure...