Kaduna’s power-starved community gets 7.5MVA substation in NDPHC intervention
Niger Delta Power Holding Co. broke ground on a 7.5-megavolt-ampere substation in Rigasa, a Kaduna State community that has gone
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has stepped in to rejuvenate ginger farming in Kaduna State following a devastating ginger blight. The intervention has reached around 3,400 farmers in 15 clusters, providing planting materials and agricultural extension services. BOA's Managing Director, Ayodeji Sotinrin, visited Kachia Local Government Area to inspect crops and highlighted the potential for a three million tonne rise in Nigeria's ginger production within five years if efforts continue.
The bank is working with processors to improve cassava farmers' earnings and has set a goal of at least 50% female participation in the ginger farming programme.
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