Economy
Natnupreneur Helping To Boost Employment In Nigeria
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The call by the Federal Government for private sector investment in the agricultural sector seems to be yielding positive result as many corporate organizations are beginning to show more interest in agribusiness.
However, blazing the trail amongst them is Amo group of companies through their natnuPreneur broiler out grower scheme.
While guiding journalists round some facilities belonging to three companies under the Group; Amo Byng, Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited and natnudO Foods in Oyo State, Mr Alaba Yunusa, Data Analyst and Farmer Satisfaction Representative (FSR) stated that unlike in the past when agriculture was perceived as a venture that only provides jobs for the illiterate, natnuPreneur since its inception has shown that formally educated people can be gainfully employed in the agricultural sector. Even young educated Nigerians can venture into poultry farming with the assurance of sustainable profit and capacity development from programmes like ‘natnuPreneur Farmer’.
The initiative, which was revealed, could provide direct and indirect employment for millions of Nigerians, is the foremost and most successful broiler out grower scheme in the country.
According to Mr Yunusa, “The scheme still has in purvey, the potential of providing employment for over 2 million Nigerians, within the poultry value chain, that is (Feed mills, Hatchery, Logistics and transportation, chicken processing, chicken distribution and retailing – natnuPreneur seller), if well supported”
This natnuPreneur model of job creation and sustained farmer profitability is a perfect example of what agriculture can do for Nigeria, especially in her fight against unemployment and full economic recovery.
Mr Yunusa, during the two day tour, also mentioned that the vision of natnuPreneur is to create passionate, knowledgeable and wealthy poultry farmers nationwide through sustained profitability while working to achieve the federal government’s food security goal. He also added that the scheme has the capacity to adequately supply the nation with high quality and affordable chicken products.
He further revealed that there is a huge market for chicken production and supply in the country with smuggled chicken covering a consumption deficit of about 70%. According to him, only 30% of the chicken consumed in the country is locally produced. While also explaining that there is massive opportunity for farmer profitability in poultry farming under natnuPreneur, Mr. Yunusa said, “Approximately 1,200,000,000 (One billion and two hundred million) birds are consumed yearly in Nigeria. Our assumption is that if 10% of the 170,000,000 (One hundred and seventy million) Nigerian population consumes 6 packs of chicken a month, a total of 1,224,000,000 (One billion, two hundred and twenty four million) pieces of chicken would have been consumed in 12 months. From a retail perspective, a piece of chicken average sales price is ₦1,000. So, 1,000 multiplied by 1,224,000,000 will give us a value of about ₦1,224,000,000,000. Now, the question is how much of this money is getting to our farmers? This is one question natnuPreneur seeks to give positive answers; we want to ensure that a good chunk of that figure gets into the pocket of poultry farmers through a reliable off-taking arrangement, effective poultry management trainings and capacity building”.
“Between 2014 and 2017, the programme has onboarded 1,156 farmers, under different categories and clusters; off taken 4,348,640 birds; and paid out N4,352,327,119.80 to famers”. This record, he revealed, has drawn the attention of various financial institutions, like the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Bank of Industry (BOI), Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Sterling Bank, Heritage Bank and others, to partner with natnuPreneur and support its famers. Also, because of their well thought out scientific process for broiler farming, natnuPreneur farmers have the ability to do 6 cycles yearly with mortality rate as low as 4%.
“To ensure farmer profitability, we have developed and tested our processes and have a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to guide our farmers on effective poultry farming. We’ve also developed a detailed economic model for our farmers – A Net profit calculator, which guards against pilfer, wastage and fraud. And have developed a Buy Back Price equation to ensure profitability; created a database that is searchable across various parameters; and have designed an effective Customer Satisfaction Centre for support services”.
“Presently, we are working on developing a Broiler Training School for farm managers and owners and based on farm practices, we are in the process of developing a mobile application to ease operations and farmer interaction. We’re putting all these things in place to ensure that our farmers are in business and making enviable profit.
“Our happiness lies in seeing farmers increase in capacity since we have the ability to accommodate their produce” he concluded.
While attending to questions from pressmen, Mr Albert Begerano, COO of the group hinted that the natnuPreneur programme has thrived because of its backbones like, Amo farm which produces about 1,900,000 day olds weekly, with broiler chicks being 800,000 of that number.
Amo Byng, which has storage capacity for 500 metric tonnes of feeds and maize, produces between 600-1,000 tonnes of feeds daily. And natnudO foods, where off taken birds are slaughtered and packaged, daily producing 30,000 frozen chickens in the west, 10,000 in the north and 15,000 in the east, totaling 55,000 birds daily with other facilities for storage and preservation like blast freezers and cold rooms that could take over 600 tonnes of frozen chicken in the west alone.
Also speaking with newsmen during the tour, Mrs Adepeju Cole, a staff of Sandtech Farms, a natnuPreneur farm in Oyo State said “Since we joined the scheme about a year ago, our capacity has increased to 30,000 birds. Presently, we have 20,000 birds on our farm. In fact, this is our 5th cycle with natnuPreneur and it has been quite profitable. Through the help of the FSR in our area, our mortality rate has reduced from 10% to 4% and we’ve also been able to achieve the agreed weight of 1.75 for our broilers” She revealed.
In addition, Mrs Remi Tomori of Honeydew Farms in Arulogun Ibadan said, “Our farm has a capacity of 4,000 birds which are presently in their 5th week. We joined natnuPreneur in October 2014 and till date, only 15 birds mortality has been recorded on our farm. Through training and regular visitation, we realize an average weight of 1.8 as against the 1.7 minimum agreed weight. We’ve also been able to do between 5 – 7 cycles per year”.
“Before we joined natnuPreneur, we were rearing layers but there were too many challenges; pilfering, high mortality, debt, stress and even marketing problems. But, natnuPreneur is taking all these risks and stress off us. The scheme is incomparable in terms of returns on investment as I realize more than 50% profit annually” she added.
Mr Toromade Francis, Group Head, Policy & Strategy, while also addressing newsmen said that the essence of the natnuPreneur scheme is to help farmers use fewer resources to get more results and enhance sustained profitability. He added that, poultry farmers are now more efficient and moribund farms have jerked back to life through the initiative.
Lately, the Federal Government is placing special focus on the agricultural sector to create employment for Nigerians, as a means to alleviate poverty. Recall that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo while addressing guests at the Edo Fertilizer Plant commissioning recently in Edo State mentioned that the private sector contribution is vital to the development of the agriculture and the realization of government’s goal of food security.
Osinbajo also assured that government at all levels will continue to do everything necessary to create an enabling environment for the survival of the private sector.
“The Buhari administration takes private enterprise very seriously. We believe that government resources cannot bring about the rapid roll out we need, especially in the areas of infrastructure and industrial development. It is the private sector that can do so. We are therefore committed to making it easy for businessmen to invest and do business in Nigeria”.
“Every State and Local Government must be involved in the effort to ensure that private businesses thrive and create employment opportunities for our growing youth population. By harnessing private capital and the great entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians, I believe we can seriously leverage on government resources and accelerate economic development” he had included.
Reiterating the importance of private sector involvement in the agricultural sector of the nation, Mr. Aliko Dangote, owner of Dangote Group of Companies asserted that “there is an urgent need for private sector stakeholders in agriculture to work together towards growing Nigeria’s agriculture, diversifying from oil and gas dependency, encouraging agricultural industrialization, and creating an enabling environment for agribusiness to thrive. NABG strives to engage government at all levels in setting policy direction and regulatory reforms to enable sustainable inclusive socio-economic growth by creating systematic linkages between small, medium and large agribusiness enterprises”.
Economy
Trump Earned over $1 billion Through Cryptocurrency; How Can an Ordinary Investor Earn $17,700?
Trump publicly criticized Bitcoin in 2021 but rapidly shifted his stance during the campaign, proposing to make the United States the “global cryptocurrency capital.”
After returning to the White House, he signed an executive order supporting the development of the digital asset industry. Meanwhile, reports indicate that Trump and his associated businesses have generated over $1 billion in gains through cryptocurrency.
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Recently, SHRMiner, a UK-based cloud mining platform, officially launched a new “free cloud mining service.” This service is designed for holders of mainstream cryptocurrencies such as BTC, XRP, DOGE, LTC, and EHT, providing users with a new opportunity to participate in cryptocurrency mining without any entry barriers.
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Complete List Of The Top Crypto Platforms in Nigeria: Where to Trade Safely
As a Nigerian just getting started in crypto trading, or someone trying to rebuild their confidence after a bad trading experience, the fear of losing your hard-earned money is valid. This is why choosing a reliable crypto platform to carry out your trading is very important.
The good news here is that there are several trusted crypto platforms built to serve Nigerian traders, offering secure trading, fast withdrawals, and competitive fees.
In this guide, you will discover the top crypto platforms in Nigeria, what makes each one stand out, and how to choose the best option based on your trading goals.
Top 4 crypto platforms in Nigeria
NOSH
Nosh is one of the top platforms in Nigeria and Ghana with the best crypto trading services, offering the best rates for crypto trading, allowing you to get good value for your digital assets. With its user-friendly interface and 24/7 customer support, it is a very good option whether you are a new or experienced crypto trader.
With Nosh, you get:
- Instant payouts on every transaction, no unnecessary waiting.
- Advanced fraud protection with two-factor authentication to keep your account and transactions secure.
- Easy and direct conversion of crypto to Naira or Cedis within a few minutes; no need for third-party apps whenever you are ready to cash out.
- High exchange rates.
- Transparent rates with a rate calculator to know how much you will be getting.
Nosh supports a variety of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Dogecoin, USDC, USDT, Ethereum, Tron, Litecoin, and Binance Coin.
KUCOIN
KuCoin is another popular crypto platform known for its P2P (peer-to-peer) marketplace. With KuCoin, you can trade your crypto directly with a buyer or sell your crypto directly with a seller. KuCoin holds the crypto in escrow until the seller accepts that they have received the payment; this is done to avoid fraud from the buyer or seller of the crypto.
With KuCoin, you get:
- To carry out P2P trading with escrow protection.
- To use multiple payment method options like bank transfer, USSD, and mobile-money-linked options.
- Offers competitive and relatively low trading fees, especially if you’re holding KCS (KuCoin’s native token).
- Gives you access to spot trading, futures/derivatives, staking, and other earn products
KuCoin supports stablecoins such as USDT, USDC, and TUSD.
COINCOLA
Coincola is also a top platform ranked as one of the best P2P trading platforms for Nigerians. With Coincola, you get to buy and sell your Bitcoin and USDT with real-time price tracking. Coincola is your go-to platform if you need one that offers flexible funding options like cash deposit and bank transfers. However, there have been reports of withdrawal delays.
With Coincola, you get;
- A P2P marketplace to buy/sell Bitcoin and other coins directly from vendors, with their completed-trade counts shown upfront so u can trade with caution.
- Instant BTC conversion with real-time price tracking
- To use multiple local funding options like bank transfer, cash deposit, and gift cards
- An escrow system that holds your money until a trade is confirmed.
Coincola supports cryptocurrencies like USDT and TRON.
YELLOWCARD
Yellowcard is another popular crypto platform that offers not only P2P trading but also allows you to buy and sell assets like USDT, USDC, PYUSD, BTC, and ETH with regional payment options like mobile money, bank transfers, and cash deposit. However, in 2025 they announced they no longer offer crypto-to-cash retail services.
With Yellowcard, you get:
- Direct access to buy and sell crypto rather than waiting to match with individual P2P counterparties.
- To use multiple funding methods like bank transfer, mobile money, and cash deposits.
- Free local and cross-border transfers via “Yellow Pay” to 20 different countries in Africa.
Factors to consider when choosing a crypto platform
- Don’t just look at the advertised trading fee. Some platforms hide the extra cost, so your actual rate ends up higher than expected. Do a small test trade first and see what you actually receive.
- The best platform in the world is useless to you if it doesn’t support how you actually move money, whether it’s bank transfer or mobile money. Check that before you even sign up, not after.
- Some platforms convert instantly; others, especially P2P ones, need you to wait for a counterparty to show up. If you need your money fast, that difference matters a lot.
- If you specifically need USDC or another less-common stablecoin, don’t assume it’s there on the platform. Double-check the coin list before you commit to one.
- Support should not be silent when something goes wrong. Look for evidence people actually got helped, not just a “24/7 support” badge.
- If a platform can’t tell you clearly how they protect your money, that’s a red flag on its own. Always go for one that prioritizes security.
FAQs
- Which crypto platform is best in Nigeria?
The best crypto platform in Nigeria is Nosh. Nosh offers the best rates for selling crypto with direct crypto-to-naira conversion to easily change your crypto to cash when needed.
- Can I teach myself crypto trading?
Yes, you can. There are many platforms and tutors with tutorial videos and lessons on how to start crypto trading on your own.
- What is the most popular crypto in Nigeria?
The most traded cryptocurrency in Nigeria is Bitcoin, making it the most popular.
Conclusion
When you trust the right platform, your journey in crypto trading is safe and secure. Always look out for crypto trading platforms that meet your needs alongside keeping things like payment options, a good list of coins they support, and other factors mentioned in this article before committing to one.
Always start with a small test trade first to see what you are getting; it will help you get a better idea of how the platform works so you don’t fall victim to hidden charges not included in price tags by some platforms.
By Adedapo Adesanya
Okitipupa Plc was the sole price gainer at the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange on Friday, August 7, lifting the trading platform by 0.44 per cent at the close of transactions.
The share price of the palm oil producer appreciated during the trading session by N25.00 or 9.0 per cent to N277.00 per unit compared with the previous day’s N252.00 per unit.
As a result, the market capitalisation gained N12.29 billion to close at N2,807 trillion, in contrast to the previous session’s N2.795 trillion, while the NASD Security Index (NSI) added 93.63 points to finish at 4,678.08 points compared with Thursday’s 4,657.59 points.
The bourse recorded a price loser yesterday, and this was Mass Telecoms Innovation Plc, which crashed by 3 Kobo or 9.4 per cent to settle at 32 Kobo per share versus the previous day’s 35 Kobo per share.
The volume of securities traded by investors plunged by 81.5 per cent to 535,7560 units from 2.9 million units, the value of securities slumped by 93.9 per cent to N6.0 million from N99.2 million, and the number of deals decreased by 41.9 per cent to 36 deals from 62 deals.
Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc remained the most active stock by value on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units valued at N8.4 billion, followed by Infrastructure Credit Guarantee (Infracredit) Plc with 2.3 billion units transacted for N6.5 billion, and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc with 77.0 million units exchanged for N5.5 billion.
GNI Plc also ended the day as the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, trailed by Infracredit Plc with 2.3 billion units valued at N6.5 billion, and Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units sold for N415.7 million.
