The discovery and the exploration of crude oil in Nigeria changed the fortunes of Agriculture, and even Nigeria.
As part of efforts to create jobs and mitigate the impact of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently authorized commercial banks to give each up to N2billion maximum loan to youths interested in going into agriculture.
The loan, which comes unde
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
