President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to strengthen its support for manufacturing, agriculture and industrial value addition across the continent, saying Africa must move beyond exporting raw materials and focus on building competitive industries that create jobs and drive sustainable economic growth. Speaking during a meeting with an Afreximbank ...

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marks his second year in office on May 29, 2025, agriculture—a key pillar of his Renewed Hope Agenda—stands at a crucial turning point. Under the leadership of Minister Abubakar Kyari, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has launched sweeping reforms, ambitious policies, and billion-naira interventions to transform Nigeria’s ...

The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has advised President Bola Tinubu to invest heavily in agriculture to tackle Nigeria’s economic challenges. The TMSG Chairman, Jesutega Onokpasa, made this call at a joint news conference with BATists Against Inflation (BAI) in Abuja. Onokpasa described agriculture investment as the quickest way for Nigeria to overcome its economic ...

Palliatives (Credit: The Guardian Nigeria) Agriculture experts have proffered reasons why the Federal Government’s food palliatives are ineffective in addressing Nigeria’s growing food prices. Local NiMet predicts 3-day thunderstorms, rains from Monday The experts said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Federal ...

Delegation from CIMMYT and the Embassy of Ireland led by Moses Siambi, Africa’s regional director, and Adrian Fitzgerald, chief of cooperation at the Embassy of Ireland, during discussions at the launch of the Transformative Dryland Crops Project in Mozambique. (Photo: Mozambique) With 96% of its population engaged in farming and crop production, residents of the ...

Stephen Angbulu and Chika Otuchikere, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said that given adequate provision of lands by state governments, his administration was ready to implement a comprehensive programme to end farmer-herders clashes nationwide. Tinubu gave this assurance when he flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanisation Programme in Niger State, on Monday. A ...

By Nura Mohammed, Abubakar Hassan, Minna President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the Nigerian government is committed to partnering with Niger State to ensure food sustainability in the country. The President said this at the commissioning of Mechanised Agricultural Equipment and the Ultra-modern President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Niger State, North Central Nigeria. He ...

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has extended an invitation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to visit the state for the inauguration of 1,000 tractors and several other agricultural machinery acquired for the take-off of mechanised farming in Niger State. The governor extended the invitation to the president at the Aso Villa in Abuja. Governor ...