Tea Anyone? Nigeria's Tea, Coffee Bill to Help Diversify Economy
A bill for the establishment of a National Tea and Coffee Development Council to develop commercial cultivation, has passed its second reading in the Senate. The bill has tremendous benefits on the local tea and coffee producing areas, and if passed, will reduce the overdependence on oil export earnings, an official has said.
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