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  The Managing Director and Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal has said that the bank is ready and determined to tap into the energy of the vibrant young population in Nigeria by providing incentives that would make agriculture attractive to them.   The Ecobank Managing Director gave the assurance at  the Agribusiness Investors Network organized by the Innovative YouthRead More

Agriculture                                           Dr. Olabode Adetoyi Governments at the national and sub-nationals have been urged to raise Agriculture budget above 10 percent Maputo Declaration, by making it 25 percent  of their annual budgets to enable the sector contribute its own quotaRead More

  Ecobank Nigeria Limited said it is partnering with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), to train and also provide support services to 16,000 Nigerian youths on wealth creation through agriculture.   The training, targeted at young Nigerians between the ages of 18-40 years, will cover key areas of specialization including poultry, aquaculture, horticulture, and value addition.   Announcing theRead More

  Dr. Olabode Adetoyi   Agriculture expert and former Commissioner for Agriculture in Ekiti State, Dr. Olabode Adetoyi, has urged the incoming government at the centre, to review all existing policies on agriculture to enable the sector operate maximally.     Adetoyi gave this advice recently, while speaking to select media practitioners in Lagos.   The former commissioner, who isRead More

    The  Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has  called for fiscal interventions in critical sectors of the nation’s economy to enable it achieve the much-needed growth.   The Chamber, in  a statement tagged ‘LCCI New Year Statement on The Economy 2023’, and signed by its Director General, Dr. Chinyere Almona,  argued that tightening monetary policies, as beingRead More