Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Honorable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has emphasized the pivotal role of modern biotechnology in transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector. During the Read more
Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has met with local stakeholders and farmers in the bid to expand irrigation farming in Bama and Konduga Read more
About 500 households, living as Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) in various IDP camps are set to be resettled to their former community. The community, Dalwa, Read more
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a memo banning foreigners or their agents from purchasing agricultural commodities at farm gates across the country. Minister Read more
While speaking at a press conference organised by the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service to mark the International Day of Plant Health, the Minister of Agriculture Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that some Nigerians are now leaving white collar jobs for farming. He said this was enhanced by the Federal Government’s Read more
National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has commence enumeration of over 6000 farmers affected by flood last year in Yobe state for intervention packages. The flaggoff Read more
A young girl supposed to be a Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka 400 level female student of Agriculture has made a voice message that went viral Read more
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Cattle colony is not a new thing in Nigeria . It has existed long before independence and it is called Zango (a word in Hausa Read more
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has postponed its planned National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development earlier slated to hold between Wednesday, Read more
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has decried the high cost of rice in Nigeria, describing the price as unpatriotic. This Read more
The authorities of the University of Abuja have released four students of the university to the National Examinations Council, NECO, for prosecution over forgery. The Read more
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’ Ivoire has appointed Adama Koné, Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs to support the re-election of Akinwumi Adesina as Read more
Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria has developed a new cowpea variety that would inject N48 billion into country’s economy annually. Lead Scientist, IAR ‘Pod Read more
The Cross River Government has directed beneficiaries of 2016-2019 cocoa lease allocation who are yet to pay their lease fees to clear such debts before Read more
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has revealed that Nigerians import everything, including Pizza from London. Ogbeh disclosed that those who order Pizza from London Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, sympathised with the people of Kebbi State on the flood that destroyed farmlands and caused considerable loss of crops and Read more
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has said that British Airways has offered to fly Nigerian yams to the United Kingdom in a bid to Read more
Rice farmers, millers and processors on Wednesday declared that the price of a 50kg bag of rice will crash to as low as N6,000 in Read more
Some traders in Abuja have attributed the scarcity of fresh tomatoes to disease and acidic rain and appealed to the three tiers of government to Read more
The Akwa Ibom Government has started planting two million coconut seedlings to support its planned coconut plantation and refining company. The Secretary to the State Read more
Sokoto State Government has purchased 5000 water pumps worth N235million for sale to rice farmers at subsidised prices. This was disclosed in Sokoto on Thursday Read more
The Kaduna State Government has begun the cultivation of 10,000 hectares of land to create job opportunities for 10,000 youths. The Executive Secretary of the Read more
Lagosians on Thursday crowded the centres where the state government’s “Lake Rice’’ is being sold for N12,000 for a 50kg bag and N6,000 for 25kg. Read more
ABUJA — The African Development Bank, AfDB, is to invest $24 billion in agriculture and agribusiness on the continent in the next 10 years. This Read more
Nigeria spends $10 million daily on importation of wheat into the country, just as 90 percent of the total wheat consumed in the country is Read more
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that the Federal Government will spend N30 billion to develop the biggest agro-industrial hub in West Read more
Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Mrs Sola David-Borha, has said investing in agriculture involves high risk even as the Federal Government is looking Read more
The Cross River State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prof. Anthony Eneji, yesterday charged beneficiaries of the N1bn agricultural loan facility given to farmers Read more
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