The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Shehu Ahmed has inaugurated the SERVICOM Committee of the Ministry. Inaugurating the committee, the Permanent Secretary expressed satisfaction with the Reform Coordination and Service Improvement department of the Ministry for taking its rightful place in the Ministry to drive, coordinate, monitor, report and troubleshoot […]

Our turn-around story — MD In a twist of events Nigeria’s indigenous multinational, Dangote Group, bought back a subsidiary it had built and sold off. In this interview, the Managing Director of one of the foremost flour, noodles and pasta producer, Dangote Flour Mills, Alh. Ahmed Yakassai, explained what happened, the results and impacts. By […]

The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information, Senator Emmanuel Onwe has justified the banning of the sale and consumption of foreign rice as part of the state government’s moves to uphold the health and well-being of the populace. The commissioner also clarified issues concerning the purchase price of the locally produced rice even as touted agriculture […]

A Brazilian company, seeking a share of the Nigerian market, is targeting the country’s farmers with its tools. Agriculture is an important industry in Brazil, just as it is in Nigeria and other Africa countries, Funbi Sowande, the company’s Marketing and Sales Manager in Nigeria said, drawing similarities between the two countries and explaining, at […]

Rice farmers have urged state governments to follow the footstep of Ebonyi and ban the sale of foreign rice as a means of boosting local production. Mr Aminu Goronyo, the National President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), made the call in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has emphasised the need to amend the Procurement Act and remove Agriculture from the tedious procurement process in order to fast track the procurement process in the Agricultural sector which is known to be time- bound. The Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture, Mohammed Monguno made the call when […]