Nigeria, June 23 -- President Bola Tinubu on Monday flagged off the deployment of 2,000 tractors nationwide, marking the launch of the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme aimed at boosting food production and modernising Nigeria's farming sector.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony held at the National Agricultural Seeds Council, Sheda, Abuja, Tinubu declared the beginning of Nigeria's "agricultural renaissance," pledging to transform the sector through mechanisation, food security initiatives, and farmer empowerment.

"This government recognises agricultural productivity as key to national stability and prosperity," the President said. "We're not just pursuing self-sufficiency we're positioning Nigeria as a global agric...