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Abandoned reports: National Assembly’s long list of endless probes, loud hearings, dead results The Punch Published 10 May 2021 SUNDAY ABORISADE and LEKE BAIYEWU examine endless probes by both chambers of the National Assembly and observe that the investigations have produced few or no effects Consecutively, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, asked all ad hoc committees of the House to lay their reports by the end of April 2021. He made the announceme...

James Emejo in Abuja 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 inauguration of the first National Maize Pyramids and flag off of the 2021 wet season farming in Katsina State. The event was organised in partne...

Punch Newspapers Sections SUNDAY ABORISADE and LEKE BAIYEWU Published 10 May 2021 Published 10 May 2021 SUNDAY ABORISADE and LEKE BAIYEWU examine endless probes by both chambers of the National Assembly and observe that the investigations have produced few or no effects Consecutively, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, asked all ad hoc committees of the House to lay their reports by the end of April 2021. He made the announcement on April 20; reminded the concerned co...

Food Security: Commercial banks’re frustrating farmers’ productivity — Eholor On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria’s agricultural sector continues to grapple with several challenges to boost food production and attain self-sufficiency along various value chains, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Izegbuwa Farms Limited, Chief Patrick Eholor, weekend, accused commercial banks as a major frustration to farmers’ productivity. Eholor made the claim during an interview with Vanguard, w...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has decried the low participation of the South-East in its economic intervention policies and programmes. The acting director, Corporate Communications Department of the bank, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, disclosed this yesterday during the CBN Fair in Enugu. Nwanisobi said that the CBN intervention programmes were meant to create jobs, engender financial inclusion and make the people have access to finance. He said Nigerians need to leverage the intervention programmes...

CBN, others move to stop rejection of Nigerian crops by other countries Business

Emefiele urges youths to embrace agriculture, assures of CBN support The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has urged youths in Nigeria to embrace agriculture, declaring the bank’s readine... The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has urged youths in Nigeria to embrace agriculture, declaring the bank’s readiness to support them. Emefiele spoke in Katsina on Thursday at the unveiling of the first maize pyramid and flag-off of the 2021 Maize wet seaso...

Obinna Chima in Lagos and James Emejo in Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday extended indefinitely its ‘Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’ introduced to encourage remittances from Nigerians in the Diaspora. The CBN, in a circular posted on its website, said the initiative initially expected to end this month would continue until further notice in order to sustain the gains of the scheme. Also yesterday, CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, said the bank would continue to resist the impor...

Views: Visits 7 Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor. By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has vowed to resist maize importation into the country. Emefiele, who stated this at the unveiling of the first maize pyramid and flag-off of the 2021 Maize wet season farming under the CBN-Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, in Kastina, yesterday, also urged Nigerian youths to embrace agriculture,...

Emefiele vows to resist maize importation, urges youths to embrace agric On By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has vowed to resist maize importation into the country. Emefiele, who stated this at the unveiling of the first maize pyramid and flag-off of the 2021 Maize wet season farming under the CBN-Maize Association of Nigeria, MAAN, Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, in Kastina, yesterday, also urged Nigerian youths to embrace agri...