Niger State Governor, Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago has directed the release of N900 million counterpart fund for the state’s World Bank-assisted programmes as 19 northern states benefit from the $700 million World Bank Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) programme. At the flag off of the distribution of improved seedlings, fertiliser and farm inputs on Saturday, the governor commended the …

Gombe State Government has paid N503 million as counterpart funding for the implementation of the World Bank-assisted Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project. The project aimed at checking erosion, among other climatic problems. Governor Inuwa Yahaya said at the launch of the project yesterday that payment of the counterpart fund showed the state government’s commitment to strengthening climate resilience. He …