FG expects over 500,000 jobs from cashew production
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said it will harness the cashew value chain to generate over 500,000 jobs for Nigerians unemployed
Category : SMEs
37 million businesses not insured in Nigeria, says Ogbeide
Executive Director of Star Sapphire Foundation, Mr. Amu Ogbeide has expressed concern that the 37 million small and medium scale (SMEs) businesses in Nigeria are
Agric sector records $12bn post-harvest losses annually – FG
The post-harvest losses recorded in Nigeria’s agriculture sector annually is currently about $12bn, the Federal Government said on Thursday. It disclosed this in Abuja through
CBN injects N25b to fund cassava value chain in 2020
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, said it is injecting N25b into the cassava value chain this year. The move, according to the Apex
AfDB approves $25bn for agric development in Nigeria, 4 other African countries
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the investment of $25 billion to develop agriculture in Nigeria and four other African countries. President, AfDB,
NASSI to MSMEs: Form groups for easy access to funds
As part efforts to mitigate funding challenges, the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) has urged Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to register
Nigeria losing over N400bn annually from fish imports — Lawmaker
***Wants FG to establish fisheries minis try Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural Institutions, Rep. Awaji Inombek-Abiante(PDP-Rivers), has bemoaned the failure of the
FG Spends $6bn on Wheat Importation in 4 Years – Agric Minister
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has disclosed that Nigeria spent about $6 billion on importation of wheat from 2016 to June
Closure Of Shops: Nigerian Traders Want To Be Evacuated From Ghana
Nigerian traders resident in Ghana yesterday appealed to the Federal Government to evacuate them from Ghana over the continued closure of their shops. At a
149,720 small business owners to benefit from N75b survival fund
Lagos, Kano, Abia top list with 60,000 slots No fewer than 149,720 Nigerians are to benefit from the N75 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
