Tag: anchor borrowers programme

Buhari: Prices Of Rice, Other Food Items To Crash Soon

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that prices of food items, especially rice will soon come down.

Rice importation from Thailand drops by 99.83% as Emefiele praises farmers for their doggedness despite challenges President hails CBN Governor, Fayemi, Bagudu, others’ contribution to agriculture PDP mocks FG, APC Read More

Farmers Count Gains of Anchor Borrowers Scheme, To Unveil Mega Rice Pyramid

Rice

The Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been described as a major agricultural breakthrough and a source of pride to the country,Read More

CBN Unveils Strategy To Cut Wheat Importation By 60% In Two Years

CBN Godwin Emefiele

Initiative to save $2bn FX annually The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday flagged-off the first ever rain-fed wheat programme in the country, which aims to slash the importation of Read More

ABP: 300,000 MT Of Maize For Release February

Maize

Price of maize set to crash About 300,000 metric tonnes of maize are to be released into the Nigerian market from strategic anchors under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of Read More

Dangote Demands Total Ban On Tomato Importation

Fresh Tomatoes

The Managing Director, Dangote Tomato Processing plant in Kadawa, Kano State, Abdulkarim Kaita, has called on the Federal Government to put a total ban on the importation of tomato paste Read More