President Bola Tinubu on Saturday assured his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, that he is working to remove all bottlenecks hindering Nigeria’s agric sector boom, especially bureaucracy, which he said contributes to delays in realising the sector’s potential. He said this will enable food sovereignty and ...
Read More »Corn prices soar in Enugu due to changing climate 3rd June 2025
The price of corn in Enugu has risen by 50 per cent, according to a survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. The steep increase in the cost of both boiled and roasted corn has put the staple out of reach for many families and ...
Read More »BUA Foods to maintain rice prices across Nigeria…restates commitment to supporting Local Rice Farmers for Food Security in Nigeria
BUA Foods to maintain rice prices across Nigeria…restates commitment to supporting Local Rice Farmers for Food Security in Nigeria In a remarkable display of commitment to the Nigerian agricultural sector and the economy, BUA Foods has informed distributors of its rice products that it would maintain prices of its BUA ...
Read More »Heritage Bank, CBN adopt novel approach to boost wheat production capacity
Heritage Bank, CBN adopt novel approach to boost wheat production capacity…To add 750, 000MTs via rain-fed cultivation, reduce annual import by 60% In a bid to meet high demand amid poor production capacity of wheat, the Central Bank of Nigeria and Heritage Bank Plc have adopted a novel but more ...
Read More »Heritage Bank, others bankroll SCOA handover of trucks, equipment to Julius Berger worth N15.5bn
Heritage Bank, others bankroll SCOA handover of trucks, equipment to Julius Berger worth N15.5bn Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider and seven other banks have provided a total of N15.5billion to assist SCOA Nigeria Plc for the importation and supply of MAN Platform Trucks and equipment to ...
Read More »Ecobank To Support Creation of Agric Technology Hubs Across Nigeria
The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the bank will support the establishment of agriculture technology hubs across the country, stressing that it will further generate activities in the entire value chain and also provide a base for exporting agriculture technology services to other parts of the Africa. Mr. ...
Read More »Ecobank Set To Host 2nd AgriBusiness and Food Security Summit
All is now set for the 2nd edition of the Ecobank Agribusiness and Food Security Summit organized in association with Vanguard Economic Forum Series. The primary content objective of summit is to discuss the role of technology and digitisation across the agricultural value chain. The virtual summit with the theme: ...
Read More »Ecobank is “Agric Lender of the Year 2020” – BAFI Awards
Ecobank Nigeria has emerged the winner of “Agric Lender of the Year” award at the prestigious Business Day’s Bank and other Financial Institutions Awards (BAFI). The bank was winner among other strong contenders to clinch the coveted award over the weekend. According to Publisher of Business Day Newspapers, organisers of ...
Read More »Food security is critical as it enhances national security – Ecobank MD
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan says the Ecobank Agribusiness Summit was an initiative to create a common platform that brings together partakers in the Agric value chain, be it producers, processors, logistics entrepreneurs, insurance practitioners and others within the sector to think a better approach to agriculture sustainability for ...
Read More »FrieslandCampina WAMCO Leads Dairy Sector, Signs MoU on 10,000 hectares in Niger State
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Dutch counterpart, Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte, are happy with the public-private partnership between FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, producer of dairy brands Peak and Three Crowns milk, and the Niger State government on the backward integration initiative ongoing on 10,000 Hectares of Land ...
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