The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi has launched the Performance Management System (PMS) aimed to enhance service delivery, improve the performance of the staff, and develop the agriculture sector. The minister made this known during the launching of PMS Day at the Ministry’s Conference Room in Abuja. Abdullahi…
In the aftermath of President Bola Tinubus statement during the flag off of agricultural mechanisation revolution for food security at Minna, Niger State where he advised governors to make lands available in their States to be used by herders, saying doing so would solve the problems of destruction of farms crops and banish hunger from…
The Development Bank of Nigeria said it has provided N112bn loan to 11,859 businesses operating in the manufact uring and agricultural sectors of the economy. The DBN Managing Director, Tony Okpanachi gave this figure at its 4th DBN Annual Service Ambassadors Award ceremony, where he commended partnering banks for their contributions to facilitating access to…
Concerns resonating from the ten-day protest planned for August has the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE), Muda Yusuf, warning that the fundamental actions are most likely to be attended by a great cost. He said that the economy stands to lose a whopping sum of N4trn. In…
The dearth of capital, which invokes poor investment in the agricultural sector, has been the bane of the sector despite plans and promises by the leadership to encourage growth. This was espoused by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu, while speaking at the launch of the ‘Nigeria Country Focus Report’ presented by…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has reacted to allegations he used the palliative funds for Anambra State for the procurement and distribution of 800 tractors to farmers in the state. The governor said the report was entirely false and lacking in merit. In a statement by Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the governor…
Nigerians will soon begin to embark on an inter-state journey without the fear of rude encounters with cattle on the highway. This is because the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has decided to return to that era when cattle owners can check in their animals into the train, and travel with ease across the country, from…
The Katsina State Government has said that it has decided to invest N30 billion in agriculture in the state. The investment is part of efforts to boost agriculture and improve food security. In this regard the objective is to promote mechanised agricultural practices towards, ease the challenges of the farmers and enhance economic development at…
A group of lawmakers of Anambra State House of Assembly representing various state constituencies asked Governor Chukwuma Soludo to extend his flagship road, the Amansea-Awba- Ofemili road to Umerum, considered a food basket in Ayamelum local council area. In a motion jointly sponsored by eight legislators among others, they called on Soludo to direct the…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday emphasised that relying solely on dairy imports while neglecting livestock farming was a mistake his administration is committed to fixing. He expressed concern that the sector’s neglect has cost Nigeria a staggering $1.5bn and pledged to restore confidence in the industry. At the two-day Consultative Workshop on Livestock Reforms held…
