The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its readiness to provide a 60 million dollars facility to Jigawa Government for the expansion of wheat cultivation in the state. The bank’s Director of Agriculture and Agro Industry, Dr Martin Fregene, said this when an AfDB delegation visited Governor Umar Namadi at his office in Dutse. Fregene, who expressed happiness over the …

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has hailed the Jigawa State Government for offering 40,000 hectares for wheat production during dry season farming in the State. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi while acknowledging the effort and passion of …

The Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari has said that the efforts being made by the Federal Government would end the importation of wheat seeds in the next four to five years, noting that the importation was gulping the country’s foreign reserves. He added that the Federal Government was giving out 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers in the upcoming …

The Federal Government has secured a substantial $163 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to bolster wheat production in Nigeria. During his visit to Argungu, Kebbi State to pay condolences to the family of the late Sheikh Abubakar Giro Argungu, Vice President Kashim Shettima emphasised the government’s commitment to fulfilling its promises to Nigerians and highlighted the significance …