Even as 2020 being the pandemic year saw a general slowdown in economic activity, conversely, bank lending to the agric sector in Nigeria was N3.73 trillion, increasing by over N1 trillion from N2.72 trillion in 2019. The value of credit provided to the sector was also the highest in five years sinc
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Caleb Ojewale is an Assistant Editor at BusinessDay Newspaper in Nigeria, where he also heads Industry and Real Sector, supervising all associated beats/desks. He is concurrently Editor for Features, Interviews, and the Newspaper's Backpage (Monday to Thursday). He has also been OP-ED Editor and a member of the Editorial Board. A well rounded business journalist; he is a recipient of multiple local and international journalism awards. Caleb is a fellow of the University of Oxford and OKP and has bachelor’s and Master's degrees in communication from Lagos State University and the University of Lagos, respectively.

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