National Agricultural Development Fund

July 04, (THEWILL) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), through its Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), in collaboration with the Federal Government, has distributed farm inputs amounting to N52,000,000 to 300 cassava and rice farmers in Benue...

June 07, (THEWILL) - Tingo Group, a Nigerian-based Agri-Fintech organisation, has suffered a dramatic reversal of fortune as its share price plummeted by -55% on NASDAQ Tuesday, after Hindenburg Research released a report alleging fraud activities in the company. The...

The real sector development initiatives of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were introduced to stimulate and sustain growth in key sectors of the economy, revive moribund sectors, empower the youth population, explore the untapped potential in various economic...

November 14, (THEWILL) - Billiri is a proud and prosperous local government area in Gombe state. Agriculture thrives there – apparently because of its fertile soil. Billiri has recently been dealt a very heavy blow, as various forms of...

October 24, (THEWILL) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has challenged Nigeria to achieve a "zero hunger" status, adding that with her vast agricultural resources, its citizens have no business being hungry. President of the bank, Akinwumi Adesina, said this...

September 24, (THEWILL) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food for Progress programme has entered into a cooperative agreement with Lutheran World Relief to strengthen the cocoa value chain in Nigeria. The project, worth approximately $22 million, will be...

September 06, (THEWILL) - Nigeria and Poland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Agriculture. Both countries also pledged their willingness to enlarge the fields of economic cooperation in the energy and manufacturing sectors. The signing took place in Abuja on...

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has approved the payment of severance allowances to all past local government chairmen, vice chairmen and councillors from 2015. The governor disclosed this Monday, while performing the opening ceremony of a two-week training workshop...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 24, (THEWILL) – The Senate has passed for third reading, a Bill which seeks to establish the National Agricultural Development Fund. The report on the Bill titled: “National Agricultural Development Fund (Establishment) Bill, 2021” was presented by the...