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  • World Bank spends $495m on irrigation in Nigeria

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    The World Apex Bank is to spend $495m on Irrigation irrigation schemes in Nigeria, Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu said on Thursday. Adamu in an interview with newsmen on Thursday expressed hope that World Bank-funded $495m Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria programme will revamp irrigation management in Nigeria. He said that the seven-year…

  • FG, AfDB to spend $175m on irrigation, markets

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    The Federal Government says it will spend 175 million US dollars to rehabilitate agricultural and ancillary social infrastructure in seven states under its Agricultural Transformation Support Programme Phase one (ATASP-1). The National Coordinator of ATASP-1, Mr Haruna Akwashiki, disclosed the plan while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru.com reports the project would be…