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By Our Correspondent When Governor Umo Eno assumed office in 2023, one of the major pillars of his ARISE Agenda was the promotion of agriculture and food sufficiency. The governor passionately encouraged all citizens of Akwa Ibom State, including civil ...

Farmtech Integrated Services, a subsidiary of Komponents and Solutions Rack Limited has embarked on energy project expansion that will deliver cost-effective solutions in Nigeria. Consequently, the firm will unveil Sunwoda Energy Products in Lagos which include a range of advanced ...

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agriculture sector have called for stronger coordination across the value chain to boost productivity and enhance food security. The call was made at the BusinessDay Future of Agriculture Conference held in Lagos, where participants examined challenges affecting ...

The Oyo State government, in partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and the Mastercard Foundation, has disbursed N1.5 billion in collateral-free loans to 1,000 young agripreneurs to boost food production and support youth-led businesses. The funding, delivered under the ...

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and GCL Group, China’s leading private energy conglomerate, have formalised a landmark $4.2 billion, 25‑year natural gas supply agreement to power Dangote Group’s major expansion projects in Ethiopia. The agreement, signed in Lagos, reinforces one of ...

The federal government has unveiled a $3.14 billion agricultural investment portfolio under the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Hand-in-Hand Initiative, targeting five high-impact value chains of tomato, cassava, maize, dairy and fisheries. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari ...

Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company and manufacturer of a range of cement brands, partnered with the Ogun State Government to commemorate Ogun Tree Planting Day 2025 by embarking on a large-scale tree planting exercise ...

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has marked a significant milestone in Nigeria’s agricultural sector by expanding the number of operational fertiliser blending plants from just four in 2016 to 92 as of July 2025. This achievement was highlighted during ...

National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) in collaboration with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) has unveiled an agricultural financing framework designed to be both gender-inclusive and climate-smart. The framework is a  shift from traditional credit systems toward a more holistic, equitable ...

The BATN Foundation (BATNF) said it has embarked on a constructive partnership with Odu’a Investment Company Limited’s agribusiness investment arm, SWAgCo, aimed at revitalising the agricultural sector in the Southwest region. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed during the ...