BOA, AFAN partner to finance 400,000 farmers for dry season
The Bank of Agriculture has entered into a partnership with the All-Farmers Association of Nigeria to widen access to financing for 400,000…
Agribusiness
A collection of all related farming activities including chemicals, breeding, crop production, farm machinery, distribution and marketing
Lagos commissioner wants ‘agriculture’ renamed to woo youths, investors
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Olusanya has called for a change in the way agriculture is described,…
ECOWAS bank’s agriculture loans to public sector declines by 6.6%
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development recorded a decline in its disclosed outstanding public-sector loans to agriculture and rural development in…
Agric credit hits ₦3.86trn as oil, gas lending falls
Credit to Nigeria’s agriculture sector rose to N3.86 trillion in March 2026, even as lending to the oil and gas sector fell…
Tinubu unveils plan to double Nigeria’s $32bn livestock sector contribution
President Bola Tinubu on Monday disclosed moves to double livestock sector’s $32 billion economic contribution. Tinubu, who spoke at the opening of…
Yobe transfers four agro-industrial assets to national food corporation
The Yobe State Government has handed over four major agro-industrial assets to the Nigeria Food Corporation as part of efforts to revive…
Agribusiness: SAPZ programme projects 30.85% return, targets $4.4bn
Nigeria’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones programme has been projected to generate an internal rate of return of 30.85 per cent as the…
Agribusiness firm urges increased investment in Africa’s agric value chains
An agribusiness firm, Davidorlah Nigeria Limited, has called for increased investment in Africa’s agricultural value chains, saying strategic financing and infrastructure development…
PHOTOS: First Lady harvests vegetables from villa farm
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has harvested fresh vegetables from her home garden at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while reiterating her…
FG to centralise livestock data for better sector planning
The Federal Government has moved to centralise Nigeria’s livestock data through the validation of the National Livestock Information Management System. Nairametrics reported…
Cocoa price volatility threatens Africa’s farmers, group warns
The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa has identified persistent market volatility as one of the greatest obstacles to the…
NADF, OSPRE sign MoU for agricultural early warning system
The National Agricultural Development Fund and the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deploy an…