Published 17 Dec,2020 via BizWatchNigeria - In the quest to boost egg production and grow the number of job opportunities in the poultry sub-sector the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed the sum of N12.55 billion to small, medium, and large scale poultry farmers in the country.
Poultry business owners under the aegis of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) had in November urged the federal government to offer support in order to cut their losses following the restriction of movement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
The president of the body, Ezekiel Ibrahim while speaking with journalists warned that poultry businesses are on the brink of shutting down if the government fails to intervene urgently.
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