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,…
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Nigeria’s agric sector draws $266.82m in foreign capital
Nigeria’s agric sector attracted approximately $266.82 million in capital importation between 2023 and 2025, with annual inflows increasing more than eightfold over…
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…
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…
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…
World Bank approves $500m to boost Nigerian agric sector
The World Bank has approved a $500 million International Development Association credit to boost Nigeria’s agricultural sector under a new programme targeting…
FG partners NAICOM to reform agricultural insurance framework
The Federal Government is preparing to overhaul the agricultural insurance framework through a strategic partnership between the National Insurance Commission and the…
Reps probe non-release of ₦174.26bn agric intervention funds
The House of Representatives has commenced an investigation into the alleged non-release of N174.26 billion in agricultural intervention funds. The probe directs…
AfDB approves $200m loan for Nigeria’s climate-smart agriculture boost
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million loan to Nigeria to support climate-smart and technology-driven agriculture. The approval was…
FG unveils integrated housing, agriculture project in Niger
The Federal Government has launched the Sustainable Integrated Productive Communities, a wide-ranging initiative designed to integrate mass housing, agriculture, renewable energy and…
Katsina gov distributes 4,000 irrigation pumps to boost agriculture
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to grassroots agricultural transformation as he flagged off the distribution of irrigation…