Abuja, Feb. 6, 2025 – Jibrin Barau, the Deputy Senate President on Thursday unveiled a N2.79 billion agriculture loan scheme for farmers across the 186 local government areas in the North-West geo-political zone of the country. Barau, representing the Kano North Senatorial District, said 69 farmers each from Kaduna and Sokoto states would benefit from the initiative, while 132 from Kano, 63 from Kebbi, 102 from Katsina, 81 from Jigawa and 42 from Zamfara would benefit from the loan scheme. He said the project, which would start in April, planned …
