Nigeria Raked In $150m From Coconut Oil In 2020       The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, on Wednesday in Benin disclosed that Nigeria generated $150m from the export of coconut oil and its derivatives in 2020. Speaking through his representative, Bernard Ukattah, a deputy...

Nigeria Spends $1.5bn Annually On Dairy Products       The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono yesterday said, the country still imports 60 per cent of dairy products consumed locally, amounting to about $1.5 billion yearly. Nanono spoke at the National Diary Policy Stakeholders Engagement...

Nigeria Imported N2.2trn Wheat In Four Years       Nigeria imported N2.2 trillion worth of wheat in the last four years by the government, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono has disclosed. Nanono, who made the revelation as a guest of honour during a...

Wheat Importation Gulps N2trn In 4 Years — Nanono         The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has said from 2016 to June 2020, Nigeria spent over $6 billion (about N2.283 trillion) to import wheat. The minister disclosed this while delivering the keynote address...

FG To Implement $1.2bn ‘Green Imperative’ Agricultural Programme   The Federal Government is set to implement a programme called Green Imperative, which it said would revolutionise agriculture in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a joint...

6 Million Nigerians Join Rice Producers - FG   Over three months after the closure of the nation’s borders, about six million Nigerians, including youths, have ventured into rice farming in the country, the Federal Government has said. The number may have risen to over 18 million...