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KASHIM SHETTIMA
The Federal Government has secured a renewed funding commitment from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to scale up the second phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ).
Vice President Kashim Shettima has maintained that Nigeria is positioned as the natural hub for the African Continental Free Trade Area's (AfCFTA) 3.4 trillion-dollar market.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has announced fresh incentives to boost agricultural investment, with a target to lift 35 million Nigerians out of poverty and create 21 million full-time jobs in rural and agrarian communities.
The recent forest economy summit showed renewed interest in land use and non-oil revenue. But unless charcoal is included in that conversation as a registered, regulated, and priced commodity, the effort risks being counterproductive.
The Federal Government has announced plans to conduct the second round of the integrated vaccination campaign across 11 high-risk states between September 11 and 14, 2025.
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate, temporary ban on the export of raw shea nuts, the federal government announced on Tuesday.
Nigeria has committed $538.05 million to the first phase of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme and unveiled a youth-driven 10-year Strategic Action Plan (2026–2035) to transform its agricultural sector, according to Vice President Kashim Shettima.
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday said Nigeria is deploying artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to transform its food systems, signaling a shift in the country’s approach to food security at a time when climate shocks, conflicts, and market disruptions are intensifying global hunger.
Nigeria has ruled out any intention of developing nuclear weapons, emphasising that its national priorities remain addressing poverty and the effects of climate change across sub-Saharan Africa.
Cocoa prices settled at $8.796 per ton during the mid-week trading session in the US futures market, as Nigeria increasingly bets on the cash crop upside for the long haul.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday officially commissioned the African Medical Centre of Excellence in Abuja, describing the project as a monument to African resilience and innovation, and a bold step toward Nigeria’s emergence as a global healthcare hub.
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Nigerian government-owned Bank of Industry (BOI) have announced the signing of a $75 million financing term sheet to support local manufacturers under the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) in Nigeria.