The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria has said that post harvest losses due to poor storage facilities for the agriculture produce would soon be a thing of the past. Osinbajo said that improving the working and trading environment for small and medium sized businesses through shared facilities, MSMES clinics and other government interventions were […]
An attempt has been made by the Federal Government to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food production in Nigeria, the government started the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers nationwide. According to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the move would boost agricultural production and avert food scarcity in 2021. […]
Some traders in Jos say they are making brisk sales via social media platforms during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. One of them, Mrs Dinatu Pam, said she was selling between 15 and 20 bags of tomatoes, onions and Irish potatoes online on a daily basis. “Before the outbreak of the pandemic […]
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has said arrangements are being concluded for the implementation of component two; ‘Productive Use Appliances and Equipment in Off-Grid Communities of the African Development Bank (AfDB) financed Nigeria Electrification Project. Being implemented with collaboration with the Power Africa Nigeria Power Support Programme, Managing Director/CEO of REA, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, who […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has unveiled guidelines for stakeholders interested in accessing the newly introduced funds for local healthcare research and development. The Apex Bank said the scheme would be funded from the developmental component of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund. According to the CBN, the grant limit for research activities […]
Businesses in Nigeria have been advised to invest in digital capabilities as one of the critical strategies to survive post-COVID-19. Former Managing Director, Keystone Bank Limited, Mr.Philip Ikeazor, gave this advice during a webinar on the effects of COVID-19 on business operation, organised by the Nigerian chapter of University of Buckingham Alumni Association. According to […]
2,000 plus youths, who are poultry farmers in Ondo State, have been trained on intensive broiler production by the state government through the Ondo State Agricultural Empowerment Centre. It was collected that the farmers who were trained in batches were certificated and empowered by the centre after the programme. Speaking on the programme, the Special […]
K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is a startup accelerator programme conducted and financed by the Korean government. The programme’s initiative is to support foreign startups that want to enter the Korean market and further explore the international markets. Supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) in Korea, […]
CBN under its Anchor Borrowers Programme, says it is set to empower no fewer than 11,250 farmers for the 2020 wet season farming in Adamawa. Nigeria’s Apex Bank, under its Anchor Borrowers Programme, says it is set to empower no fewer than 11,250 farmers for the 2020 wet season farming in Adamawa. Alhaji Ilyasu Mu’azu, […]
South-West Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria has assured that the high cost of the commodity would soon be over as farmers are approaching the glut period. The group’s president, Mr Bamidele Ajani said this in an interview on Monday in Ibadan. The tomato is the edible, often red, berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly […]
