Obasanjo advocates single digit interest rate for agric loans

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Federal government to reduce agriculture interest loan to single digit to help transform the agribusiness.Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Federal government to reduce agriculture interest loan to single digit to help transform the agribusiness.

The former president appealed to the Federal Government to find a way that youths could get access to finance at the right rate for agriculture.According to him, agricultural stakeholders have done tremendous work in providing the right seed, hybrid seed, high yielding seed and knowledge that can used be used to transform the agribusiness sector.

On his part, Wouter Plomp, Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria, said the Youth Agribusiness Programme would be a three-year initiative inspired by Nigerian tenacity and a sprinkle of Dutch innovation to support 8000 young agripreneurs. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar kyari, said 2023 World Food Day campaign took water action for food by encouraging its wise utilisation to ensure stability in food security.

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured Nigerians of renewed vigour from the army formations in combating myriads of security challenges bedeviling parts of the country. The Army chief, who was the Reviewing Officer and Special Guest of Honour, disclosed this at the Passing out Parade of 85 Regular Recruit Intake at Depot…

The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress has condemned what it described as mischevious allegations against the immediate past administration in the state under the former Gov. Bello Matawalle, on Gusau Cargo Airport project.

 

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