Nigeria aims to generate ₦160bn through wheat production
Nigeria targets ₦160 billion from wheat production, registering 80,000 farmers across 16 states under NAGSAP programme.
Agriculture
Farmers’ threat to exit could spark food crisis in Nigeria by 2026
Rising costs and insecurity threaten Nigeria’s farmers, risking massive post-harvest losses and a severe 2026 food crisis.
Nigerians in UK decry spike in ‘weekly’ visa cancellations over marital disputes
Nigerians living in the United Kingdom have raised alarm over a growing trend of spousal disputes leading to visa revocations, with reports indicating that partners are exploiting relationship breakdowns to report each other to UK immigration authorities.
U.S. revokes visas of 80,000 Nigerians, others over crimes, terror links
The U.S. government has revoked the visas of 80,000 foreign nationals, including Nigerians, citing offenses ranging from assault and theft to terrorism and overstaying visa conditions.
Nigerian farmers lament crash in food prices
Despite bumper harvests leading to a sharp drop in food prices, Nigerian farmers are lamenting huge financial losses due to insecurity, poor storage, and high production costs.
Farmers, Federal Government clash over claims of food price reduction
Farmers accuse the government’s import policy of causing steep food price drops that have devastated their incomes, while the FG attributes the decline to boosted local production and stimulus measures.
NECO opens UK examination centre to serve Nigerians in the diaspora
Neco has launched a new examination centre in London to provide accessible assessment opportunities for Nigerians living abroad.
CBN calls on Nigerians and diaspora to support ‘Payments System Vision 2028’ for broader financial inclusion
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is calling on Nigerians at home and abroad to adopt its newly launched “Payments System Vision 2028” and associated initiatives—such as non-resident BVN—to deepen digital financial inclusion and strengthen the country’s payments infrastructure
NIRSAL unlocks N70bn in commercial loans for agriculture
NIRSAL has facilitated N70bn in agribusiness financing, reversing a decline in sectoral lending and targeting N150bn by year-end.
TED CRUZ: US knows those behind Christians genocide in Nigeria, and I intend to hold them accountable
Senator Cruz vows to hold accountable those responsible for massacre of over 50,000 Nigerian Christians