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NACOTAN-NBS Sign MoU On Building Data In Cotton Production

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN), yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on building a credible, robust and reliable database for the cotton industry in Nigeria. President of NACOTAN, Anibe Achimugu and Statistician-general of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry, signed the MoU at the headquarters of NBS, in […]

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Alhaji Usman Tanko was not able to farm the arable land close to his house. He never had access to any funds until recently. Thanks to the anchor borrower funding provided by the CBN. Now, Alhaji Usman has not only been able to complete his village house. He has also been able to send his children to school. […]

Gombe State Harvest Flag-Off

The Federal Government has granted N6.4 billion loan to farmers in Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba states. The loan was aimed at boosting cotton production during the rainy season. The President, National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN), Mr Anibe Achimugu, who revealed this on Monday in a chat with reporters in Gombe said the loan was […]

NACOTAN 2021 Wet Season Harvest Flag-Off in Plateau State

In the Presidents statement, he said, It is indeed an honour to welcome you all to the Flag-Off of 2021 Cotton Wet Season Harvest in Wase, Plateau State.   The choice of  Plateau state for todays excercise is the combination of agricultural climate investment friendliness and opportunities in the state. His Royal Highness Emir of Wase,  […]

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The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) has said its members had increased their initial production of 200,000 metric tons to 300,000 metric tons for 2021, as they target to bring about 300,000 farmers on board. The National President of NACOTAN, Mr. Anibe Achimugu, while speaking with journalists immediately after his re-election into the association, […]

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the leadership of the National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN), to prevail on the 30, 000 cotton farmers in Kano state who benefited from the Anchor Borrower programme to ensure prompt payment of the loan facility. The CBN branch controller, Alhaji Ali Abdulkadir made the call at […]

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) has assured members of National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) Ekiti chapter of its financial assistance to enable them embark on massive production of cotton in the state. A Representative of CBN, Mr Olutayo Sowumi, gave the assurance on Friday at the inauguration of the Recovery of Cotton Outputs […]