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“That is, those who are dispassionate and fair-minded, not beclouded by political partisanship and undue cynicism. “Some people claim: we don’t see what they are doing. We don’t hear about it. Well, here it is. A Fact Sheet, a report card on the Buhari Administration, just a bit of the successes, as the milestone of six years is attained. “As it is said, the past is but a story told. The future may yet be written in gold. “When the Administration breasts the tape in another two year...

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, May 28, 2021 The Presidency says the Muhammadu Buhari administration is recording giant strides, enough to make Nigerians proud. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, stated this in a special write-up on the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration as it clocks six

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Having sponsored no fewer than 900,000 smallholder farmers in rice production across the federation to benefit from CBN’S intervention fund under the Anchor Borrowers Programme, Unity Bank Plc has partnered the launching of Ekiti Rice Pyramid Project in South West Nigeria held recently. The launch is a follow-up to the unveiling of Rice Pyramid earlier in the year at Kebbi State, for the North West and Gombe State in the North East. Over 278 metric tonnes of rice paddy were on display at the ...

By Victor Ogunje No fewer than 12,000 farmers are to benefit from the Rice Pyramid Programme in Ekiti State, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tuesday flagged off the programme in the state, with a vision to finance over three million rice farmers to boost production and improve the agriculture value chain. This came as the Governors of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa), and Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State described...

Olabode The Ekiti State Government on Sunday said it intends to produce of over one million metrics tonnes of rice within the next couple of years. Mr Olabode Adetoyi, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, made this known in Ado Ekiti at a news conference ahead of the official launch of the ” Ekiti Rice Pyramid Project” and flag off of the 2021 Wet Season Rice Cultivation, scheduled for Tuesday. According to him, Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, would per...

Naija247news is an investigative news platform that tracks news on Nigerian Economy, Business, Politics, Financial and Africa and Global Economy. Nigeria’s Unity Bank Plc has said it will provide additional funding to no fewer than 120,000 smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria in the 2021 wet season farming in Nigeria. Tomi Somefun, managing director/Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this while delivering a goodwill message at the unveiling of the first National Maize Pyramids and flag-off...

6 min read Aderonke Eko-Aderinoye is the founder of Agrihub Nigeria. She is a trained agribusiness coach and cultivates orange-fleshed sweet potatoes but currently is into food processing. Ms Eko-Aderinoye owns her business in Ogun State. In this episode of our PT: Help us understand your journey in agriculture. Ms Eko: My journey into agriculture is a bit unusual especially for someone who was born and brought up in the heart of Lagos. I had my education from primary to univer...

• Our biggest challenge in Ondo is herdsmen, Akinbi declares • Oyo getting set to access Anchor Borrowers scheme, says Raji • We released N1.8b to 8,757 beneficiaries in Ogun, CBN insists • Ondo farmers, NIRSAL trade words over fraud allegation Six years after the Federal Government launched the Anchor Borrowers Programme through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to assist in food production, the report card from the Southwest has revealed that some state governments expected to guarant...

A woman roasts maize cobs on the side of the road in Lawley informal settlement in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), has urged the federal government to maintain the ban on the importation of the commodity into the country. According to them, the policy would further boost local capacity as well as incentivise farmers. The National President of the association, Dr. Bello Abubakar, made the call during the i...