Agriculture

Vulnerable Nigerian farmers to get $1m grant

NAQS promises to ease hurdles of agro-products exportation

by The Matters Press

January 18, 2024

Abuja, Jan. 18, 2024: Dr Godwin Audu, Comptroller General, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), has pledged to ease the hurdles...

Chinese investors to cultivate 10,000 hectares of rice in Yobe

Boosting Nigeria’s food security agenda through improved rice production

by The Matters Press

January 17, 2024

By Francis Onyeukwu For Mrs Ifeoma Okoye, joining the agriculture programme of the International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development...

Cash, petrol scarcity create food crisis in Nigeria

FG to boost food production through mechanisation

by The Matters Press

January 14, 2024

Abuja, Jan. 14, 2024: The Federal Government says plans are underway to boost food production in the country through mechanisation....

NEXIM Bank unveils online cocoa platform for Africa

by The Matters Press

January 12, 2024

Lagos, Jan. 12, 2024: The Nigerian Export-Import Bank has unveiled an online portal tagged ‘cocoaconnectafrica.com,’ to create market linkage among...

Contractor vows to surmount challenges on AKK gas project

FG targets 472,000 metric tonnes of wheat product in dry season farming

by The Matters Press

January 12, 2024

Abuja, Jan.12, 2024: The Federal Government says it is targeting an estimated 472,000 metric tonnes of wheat product at the...

Rice farmers cannot meet local demands–traders

by The Matters Press

January 11, 2024

Lagos, Jan.11, 2024: Some rice traders in Lagos have lamented the inability of local rice farmers to meet the growing...

NIPC begins validation of investors’ readiness to invest in Nigeria

NIPC partners with Katsina state to boost investments in agriculture, mineral

by The Matters Press

January 9, 2024

Katsina, Jan. 9, 2024: Katsina State Government has expressed readiness to collaborate with Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) to boost...