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By Gabriel Ewepu THE umbrella body of farmers in Nigeria, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari, over stoppage of foreign exchange for fertilizer and food importation into the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Kankara, while reassuring Nigerians and government that
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By Tiri Akanfe When President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the release of 70,000 metric tonnes of grains from the country’s National grains reserves to be shared among the poor and vulnerable people, following lockdown occasioned by coronavirus pandemic, my mind raced to the days when the country depended on food importation for survival, until the President
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Stakeholders in the agriculture sector of the economy have tackled President Muhammadu Buhari over his directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria not give foreign exchange to importers of food items. Some critics accused the president of taking the country back to the military era when directives are issued with military fiat.
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He cuts the image of a happy man; a leader who defied the odds to deliver on sundry areas where his predecessors failed. To him, the journey to the realization of a new Nigeria has commenced, with the vehicle set to take Nigerians to the Next Level, now on full throttle. The above reflects President Muhammadu Buhari’s rating of his stewardship in the past four years, which in his words, has the trappings of a success story.
Read MoreAS the federal government moves to diversify the economy, Founder Taylor Odeje Foundation, Chef Taylor Odeje, has warned that continuous importation of food poses danger to Nigeria’s economic growth and development.
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