(TRADE NEWSWIRE): The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that claims credited to him in the media on the ministry's intention to provide free cell phones worth N60bn to Nigerian farmers is a rumour and mere exaggeration aimed at discrediting the ministry's efforts so far, TRADE NEWSWIRE reports.
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Supply of N60bn worth of cell phones to Nigerian farmers is rumour-Minister
Posted By admin1 On January 4th 2013. Under AFRICA, BUSINESS & ECONOMY, GENERAL NEWS, NIGERIA, WORLD Tags: accountability, Accountability: Supply of N60bn worth of cell phones to Nigerian farmers is a rumour-Minister, agric, agriculture, cell phones, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Dr. Olukayode Oyeleye, farm, farmeras, farming, fertiliser, media, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, probity, rumour, Special Assistant on Media and Strategy .
(TRADE NEWSWIRE): The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that claims credited to him in the media on the ministry's intention to provide free cell phones worth N60bn to Nigerian farmers is a rumour and mere exaggeration aimed at discrediting the ministry's efforts so far, TRADE NEWSWIRE reports.
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Nigeria: Govt should create enabling environment to reduce agric financing risk-Minister
Posted By admin1 On December 15th 2012. Under Uncategorized Tags: agric, agricultural financing, agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Govt should create enabling environment to reduce agric financing risk-Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Securities and Exchange Commission .
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina: Picture by TRADE NEWSWIRE
(TRADE NEWSWIRE): The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that there is the need for the government to create an enabling environment aimed at reducing agricultural lending risk for prospective investors in the sector, ... Read More
HKEx to tighten rules on new listings for agricultural companies
Posted By admin1 On December 11th 2012. Under BUSINESS & ECONOMY, WORLD Tags: agric, agricultural listing, capital market, HKEx to tighten rules on new listings for agricultural companies, Hong Kong bourse operator HKEx, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Singapore-listed Olam International, stock market, US research firm Muddy Waters .
HONG KONG: Hong Kong bourse operator HKEx is set to tighten up its rules on new listings for agricultural companies.
The move comes amid a battle of words between Singapore-listed Olam International and US research firm Muddy Waters.
Olam was criticised by Muddy Waters for the way it accounted for assumed future ... Read More