Emefiele seeks improved funding for agro-allied industries

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By Marie-Therese Nanlong

Jos—If Nigeria is to achieve self-sufficiency in food production and a diversified economy, more attention must be paid to implementing financing for agro-allied industries, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said.

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele

Emefiele, who said government also needed to come up with deliberate policies to encourage non-government investors, insisted that investment in science, technology and innovation held the key to the economic progress and development of any nation.

The CBN Governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor in charge of Corporate Services, Suleiman Barau, spoke during a lecture entitled Financing Science, Technology and Innovation, STI, for the Development of Agro-Allied Industries in Nigeria, delivered to the participants of Senior Executive Course 39…



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