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Nigeria: Nigeria Secures N24.3 Billion ADB Loan for Agriculture
Premium Times, 23 April 2014
The Federal Government has approved a loan of $152.12 million (N24.3 billion) secured from the African Development Bank, ADB, for the Agricultural Sector. Read more »
Nigeria Secures Loan to Boost Agriculture
The government has approved a loan of U.S.$152.12 million from the African Development Bank for the agriculture sector and will assist in growing the rice, sorghum, and cassava for commercial production.
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