All posts tagged "Agricultural Sector"

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  Banks’ loans to agric sector has risen by 3.7% – CBN

  The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said that Deposit Money Bank’s (DMB’s) credit to the agricultural sector has risen to over 3.7 per cent. A statement from the CBN reveal that the  figure, which is for 2012,...

  • Posted July 30, 2013
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  Borno spends N1billion on fertilizer, faults FG on e-fertilizer sales

  Borno State Government has opted out of the Gross Empowerment Scheme ,GES, the ongoing federal government’s electronic fertilizer sales scheme due to lack of telecommunication, which is a major component of the scheme. The state government had...

  • Posted June 17, 2013
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  World Bank to spend N785billion on projects in Nigeria

  The World Bank has announced its plans to spend $5 billion (about N785 billion) on 27 projects across Nigeria in the next five years. Also, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has also agreed to provide two sovereign...

  • Posted April 1, 2013
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  Power sector: New owners to take possession of assets June 2013

  The newly preferred bidders in the Federal Government’s privatised power sector are expected to take possession of assets by June, 2013. A member, National Council on Privatization, NCP, and Chairman, NCP’s Technical Committee, Mr. Atedo Peterside revealed...

  • Posted February 20, 2013
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  Banks Advised to Develop Credit for Agricultural Sector

  Just a year ago after the renowned Bangladeshi Professor, Mohammed Yunus, told Nigerian Banks to step up their plans by encouraging the Agricultural and Rural sectors with more credit facilities that are viable, the Banks have once again been...

  • Posted November 15, 2012
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