The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized 600 million Naira worth of substandard tyres at an enforcement exercise along the Lagos Ibadan expressway. The Director-General, SON, Malam Farouk Salim at the enforcement exercise, said the seizure was part of…
The nation’s inflation figure released by NBS showing a surge from 17.33% recorded in February to 18.17% in March as well as the rising cost of food are not surprising. NACCIMA on several occasions in recent past, has warned that…
The Director-General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Malam Farouk Salim has urged the Federal Government to allow the agency to return to the nation’s ports to enable the organisation to check the influx of sub-standard products into the country.…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, says the Federal Government is targeting about 60, 000 tractors to drive its Agriculture Mechanisation Programme. Nanono disclosed this when participants of Senior Executive Course (SEC) NO. 43 (2021) of…
The nation’s bourse extended its bullish run on Tuesday with the market capitalisation increasing by N88 billion due to buy-interest in bellwether stocks. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N20.330 trillion, inched higher by N88 billion to close at…
By Abba – Eku Onyeka FCT Honourabe Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Mr Mistapha Baba Sbehuri has told Nigerian Farmers that the Ministry and its research institutions are working towards making Nigeria self-sufficient in good…
Akinlabi Afolabi, Ibadan Farmkonnect Agribusiness Nigeria Plc has announced that it will be inaugurating an Agricultural Electronic Centre in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The founder and CEO of Farmkonnect Agribusiness, Mr Azeez Oluwole made this known at the weekend…
A team of technocrats and business development partners under the auspices of Zealhosts Project Bolt Consortium are to invest 500 million dollars into cassava manufacturing industry in Nigeria. Chairman of Shine Bridge Global and Zealhosts Consortium Partner Dr Tony Bello…
Natural Rubber Producers, Processors and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (NARPPMAN) on Monday appealed to states and the Federal Government for more support to boost cultivation and processing of rubber. The Chairman of NARPPMAN, Benue Chapter, Mr Abichi Henry, made the…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to resolve issues surrounding the suspension of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) loans to farmers, so as to avert impending…
