The current scarcity of foreign exchange confronting the country has been described as a good development for the Nigerian economy as local production of various essential goods is now being given top priority with positive outcomes.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who reiterated the assertion during the assessment tour of the farmlands cultivated under its anchor borrowers programme in Kebbi State at the weekend, said that agriculture is the bedrock of genuine economic growth of any nation and that Nigeria could not be an exception.
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