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Paul Oche Adoyi, CEO of Fama Giant Nigeria Ltd, announced his intention to contest the Oyo South Senatorial District seat under the Nigeria Democratic Congress. He outlined a legislative agenda centred on agricultural mechanisation, youth empowerment, welfare for vulnerable groups and a gradual rise to a ₦600,000 minimum wage.
The Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) programme was officially launched in Abuja on October 7-8, bringing together 150 participants including 100 young people. Delegates identified finance as the main barrier to agribusiness growth and outlined priority interventions for the next six years.
The National Sugar Development Council announced ten greenfield sugar projects that could add 835,000 metric tonnes of sugar each year. The initiative forms part of a $7.1 billion, ten‑year plan to push Nigeria’s sugar output beyond two million tonnes and save billions in foreign exchange.