Tag: Agriculture

Transition to Agriculture, Uphill Task for Buhari’s Regime, as Nigeria Imports less than 250 Tractors Annually- PanAfrican Group

by Barnabas Esiet Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – Jamie Rixton, General Manager (GM) PanAfrican Group (Agric Division) in Nigeria on Friday said the Mohammed Buhari’s administration quest to transit from oil based economy to agriculture is going to be an uphill task, more so as there has not been any significant investment […]

Presidency, police insurance, bank charges to gulp N556m

The Presidency, ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Finance, as well as police formations and commands, among others, are to spend the sum of N555.98m on financial expenses such as bank charges and insurance premium this year. The amount is contained in the 2014 budget proposals for the affected […]

Banks promise higher lending in 2014

Deposit Money Banks have pledged to boost lending to the nation’s economic sectors in 2014 as part of plans to ensure macro-economic stability in the year. The banks took the position at the fifth Bankers Committee retreat held recently. A communiqué issued after the retreat, which was obtained on Monday, […]