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FDI Can’t Transform Nigerian Economy, It’s Agric – Dr. Nwanze “DEVELOPMENT is not something that somebody introduces to a country. Development is not something that somebody does for you. Development is something that you do for yourself, so we should not expect Nigeria’s transformation from foreign investments. We must do it ourselves.” Dr. Kanayo Nwanze, […]
AGROBUSINESS TIMES (www.agrobusinessngr.com) 1-day conference and expo on research and innovations in agriculture received a major boost following a partnership deal with BUSINESSPAGENGR.COM, for execution. The event, tagged: International Conference and Expo on Research and Innovations in Agriculture (ICERIA 2019), with the theme: Harnessing Sustainable Agricultural Innovations for Economic Development, is scheduled to take place […]
Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome its many hurdles, participants at an official side event, organized Wednesday during the 7th Tokyo International Conference, heard. The seminar headlined “The Digital Africa 2020 and Japanese investment Panel: Creating markets to digitize Africa, was jointly organized by the […]
POLICY makers, international financial institutions, value chain players and development agencies will be part of the second Sterling Bank Agriculture Summit Africa billed for September 5 and 6 in Abuja. The summit with the theme “Agriculture – Your Piece of The $1tr Economy,” is geared toward attainment of the $1trillion Africa agribusiness economy dream of […]
Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced that its 2019 FirstBank Agric Expo would hold on Friday, August 30, 2019 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The 2019 edition – the third in the series – is themed Agricultural Value Chain – Spotlighting Opportunities and Managing Risks […]
Nestlé Nigeria in partnership with IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) & Youth Agripreneurs celebrated the 2019 International Youth Day at the IITA Conference Centre in Ibadan, Nigeria. In line with the 2019 theme “Transforming Education”, the event hosted over 90 National Youth Service Coppers, aspiring Agripreneurs and budding farmers at the IITA Centre in […]
Journalists on Thursday gathered at Sheraton Hotel Lagos for the 2019 Data Journalism Masterclass organised by the Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ). The Centre held the training in partnership with Code for Africa, Code for Nigeria, BudgIT, International Press Centre, and CNN Multichoice African Journalist award winner, Arukaino Umukoro. The 10-hour intensive […]
AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited, Nigeria’s first private sector commodities exchange firm, is today introducing the first ever learning platform for Nigeria’s commodities market. The Exchange has named this initiative EdEX and is kicking off activities under the new initiative with a training for journalists and media personnel tagged Trading Stories. Top on the Exchange’s reasons […]
Africa Agtech Expo and Forum Africaagtechexpo.com the latest international agriculture technology expo and conference to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, will be launched from 15 – 16 Oct 2019 by Spire Events, a leading global events company specializing in large scale conferences and expos. This is the first time a major international agricultural technology expo has […]
First African Coconut Company (FACC) has publicly confirmed their readiness to host a forum on coconut based business ventures in the country. One of the promoters of the firm, Anthonio John-Bede, affirmed that it has reached the level where intensification for upscaling the value chain economic crop through cultivation and value addition must be rooted […]
Ahmadu Bello University, ABU Zaria was heated up with an aura of excitement as 1,165 students of Division of Agricultural Colleges graduated on Saturday. The blossoming academic event gave room for several stakeholders of the tertiary institution to air their views on the school’s progress. Most notable was the presence of the university’s Vice – […]
In line with Government’s effort to diversify the Nigerian financial system by the promotion of agriculture, Guinness Nigeria Plc., Nigeria’s first and solely whole beverage alcohol (TBA) firm and a member of Diageo Plc., launched its agriculture scheme tagged “Grow with Nigeria” at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on the 22nd of January 2019. […]
Early this year the Food Connection Challenge called upon SMEs in Nigeria to submit their innovative ideas to reduce post – harvest losses, selected participants benefited from workshops, trainings and innovation coaching to improve their business ideas. The event also availed participating entrepreneurs in agribusiness the opportunity to network with key players and angel investors […]
No fewer than one thousand exhibitors have so far indicated their interest to take part in this year’s Katsina Agricultural show slated to begin on Tuesday next week. The chairman of the main organising committee and Managing Director of the state Agricultural Development Authority, Ibrahim Musawa said the three days vent aimed at showcasing the […]
…agro produce to sell at lower prices The Edo State Government has said that its Food and Agro Fair will hold in Benin City, the state capital, from December 10 to 20 and will ensure that farmers sell food items directly to consumers at affordable prices during the Yuletide season. Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Cooperatives […]