FG Sets N200bn Capital Target for New Cooperative Bank   The Federal Government on Thursday unveiled plans to raise N200bn in share capital for a proposed Cooperative Bank of Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen financial inclusion, support farmers, artisans and small businesses, and reposition...

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...

Food Security: States will get $30m to Boost Agriculture – Minister The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, has said that states meeting specific criteria will receive a $30m allocation as part of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project scale-up...

FG, World Bank Partner on $600m Rural Road Development Project   The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, has allocated $600m to rehabilitate 200,000 kilometers of rural roads under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project. Principal Information Officer at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture...

Ginger Farmers Loss N12bn to Disease as FG Inaugurates Control Taskforce The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed the outbreak of ginger blight epidemic in four states in Nigeria, adding that ginger farmers have lost over N12bn due to the disease. It disclosed this at the inauguration...

Ginger Farmers Loss N12bn to Disease as FG Inaugurates Control Taskforce The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed the outbreak of ginger blight epidemic in four states in Nigeria, adding that ginger farmers have lost over N12bn due to the disease. It disclosed this at the inauguration...