Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP)

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the bank would continue to support Nigeria’s economic growth through its intervention programmes. According to Emefiele, CBN’s intervention schemes have helped…

The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has announced a 60 percent increase in annual production to 20 million metric tons in 2020 from 8 million metric tons in 2015. Speaking at the formation ceremony of maize pyramids in Kaduna state,…

The Bank of Agriculture (BoA) has said less than 10 per cent of beneficiaries of the Anchor Borrowers Loan Scheme have repaid their loans. The development was disclosed on Monday in Abuja by the Bank’s Managing Director, Alwan Ali Hassan…

The Ogun State government says over 7,000 youths have so far been empowered by the Central Bank’s Anchor Borrowers’ agricultural programme through the Cassava Intervention Project by the state government. This was contained in a…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has authorised the release of 50,000 metric tons of maize from the strategic maize reserve (SMR) under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) to 12 major producers in the country. The release is aimed at…

The total rice output produced annually in kebbi state has reached over four million tonnes. The Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kebbi state, Alhaji Muhammed Sahabi-Augie disclosed this during an excursion with…