Alban William Housego Phillips, a New Zealand born economist, whose name was attached to post-war economics, was popularised by the term, “Phillips Curve”. The curve was all about establishing a relationship between inflation and unemployment rates. In other words, how much of inflation is needed to spur growth. His work really showed that there was…

The corruption allegation reported against the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Landing (NIRSAL) and its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Abdulhameed Aliyu has been described as a deliberate campaign .....

At least three state governments and six financial institutions have enlisted into the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) rating programme. The exercise, which is to stimulate the flow of finance and investment into the agribusiness sector, seeks to assess the performance of key stakeholders such as financial institutions and state governments…

The plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria to establish a special multipurpose microfinance bank through the Bankers Committee to address the needs of the micro, small and medium sized enterprises in all 774 local governments is quite exhilarating and challenging. Given the current situation of the Nigerian economy, it will require serious commitments by…

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), has said the establishment of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), backed Micro Finance Bank (MFB), is a welcome development that embodies obvious positive goals.

We have several projects and programmes that are fashioned towards the economic development and growth plan of the country. The basin authority basically...

Hope Concept Investment Cooperatives and Credit Union has refuted the allegation by the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) that its members were unqualified farmers, having neither farmland nor meeting up with the standard requirements. The farmers’ co-operative union debunked the claims while taking journalists round the farmland in Odeda Local Government,…

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) has denied holding on to farmers’ funds released to it by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (AB) of the government.

Hope Concept Cooperative Union (HCCU) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the activities of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The farmers’ group in Lagos and Ogun states alleged that NIRSAL had been delaying release of about N298 million loan for them from the Central…

Nigerian maize and rice farmers have accused Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing in Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), an offshoot of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), of delaying their maize and rice cultivation for the year by unnecessarily holding back a loan already released by the apex bank. The farmers, under a cooperative society known as HOPE CONCEPT,…

The famed agricultural successes of the First Republic, symbolised by the groundnut pyramids in the north and the cocoa and palm plantations in the west and east were achieved...

Recently, the Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara, caused a buzz when he was shown visiting his expansive farm showcasing diverse crops including animal husbandry. The import of that media blitz of the Speaker’s is that the elite clearly understands that agriculture holds the key to sustainable development. Before Dogara’s, we are witnesses…