Agriculture now accounts for 24% GDP —CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have said that the contribution of the agricultural sector to Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) has increased from 23.86 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 to 24.18 per cent.
According to the bank, the 24.18 per cent increase showed that the sector was larger than manufacturing and oil sectors combined, adding that it grew from 6.28 percent to 9.50 percent in the same year.