The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said yesterday that agriculture sector, Agriculture Created 6m Jobs in the last two years. Ogbeh said this while analysing the achievements of his ministry and the 2018 targets of the ministry at a strategy retreat in Abuja. The minister was reacting to reports that over […]
The Federal Government says it will soon commence the establishment of cattle colonies in the states to check increasing cases of farmers-herdsmen clashes in the country. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this at a Strategy Retreat for Civil Servants and Political appointees of the ministry in Abuja on Monday. […]
Benue Herdsmen Killings, Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has threatened to sue the chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Paul Unongo, for allegedly making false claim to the effect that he (Atiku) is a financier of the Miyetti Allah, an association of cattle breeders. In a letter written yesterday by his lawyer, Mahmud Magaji […]
Introduction: “grazing reserves” Pastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in Nigeria have grown, spread and intensified over the past decade and today poses a threat to national survival. Thousands of people have been killed, communities have been destroyed and so many farmers and pastoralists have lost their lives and property in an orgy of killings and destruction that is […]
2017 marked an eventful year for the nation’s nascent biotechnology development. Nigeria officially signed the biosafety bill into law in 2015, making it eligible to join the league of nations that are already using biotechnology and genetic modification (GM) also called genetic engineering to boost food production and alleviate hunger. Just like any new endeavor […]
Farmers Herdsmen Clashes: In a bid to find a permanent solution to farmers/herders clashes, the federal government is planning to set up cattle colonies across the country to assist Fulani herdsmen in rearing their cows. Apart from having adequate water and pasture for grazing of cattle, a standard cattle colony also has shopping and supply […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has warned Nigerians against politicizing herdsmen killings across the country in recent times, saying such interpretation could inflame passion from certain quarters thus cause unpredicted crisis in the country. Osinbajo, who said his warning was against the backdrop of rise in Boko Haram following politicization of the insurgents at the early […]
Sugar Production, Despite Nigeria’s potential in producing sugar for local consumption, the country’s reliance on the importation of the commodity has become worrisome for a nation endowed with manpower, raw materials, expanse of cultivable land and excellent climatic conditions. In Nigeria, like in many parts of the world, sugar consumption for various uses is quite […]
Benue Herdsmen Slaughter, While historians have disputed the account that Rome’s emperor, Nero, played away on a fiddle as the city burned, the phrase nevertheless has become synonymous with doing too little or nothing in a time of great crisis. Nigerians had repeatedly accused the Buhari government of poor handling of attacks by herdsmen across […]
The Benin Owena River Basin Authority (BORBA) plans to construct a dam in Auchi to boost irrigation, Managing Director of the authority, Dr. Saliu Ahmed said yesterday.
coalition of Farmers under the aegis of Zero Hunger Commodities (ZHC), have called for increased support from the Federal Government to enable farmers to engage in massive food production across the country.
3 Big Things Today, January 8, Soybean and grain futures were lower in overnight trading on speculation that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will lower its outlook for exports in an upcoming report this week. Analysts suspect the government will reduce its forecast for 2017-2018 sales in Friday’s 1. SOYBEANS, GRAINS LOWER OVERNIGHT ON SIGNS […]
Experts on Nigeria’s poultry industry continue to decry the untapped huge potentials inherent in Nigeria’s poultry industry by the farmers and investors. According to both Messrs.
The Anambra State Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanization, Processing and Export has assured farmers in the state of adequate infrastructure and facilities for improved production yields and bumper harvests.
President Muhammadu Buhari in his New Year address said his administration will ban the importation of rice into the country in this year.