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[ad_1] The Kano State Government has closed down Tiamin Rice Mill along Zaria Road due to complaints of air pollution. The notice is contained in a circular issued by the state Ministry of Environment and addressed to the Managing Director of the rice mill. According to the circular, the pollution aggravates the condition of Coronavirus […]
[ad_1] • As hatchery owners say cost of diesel, power disrupt businesses Some poultry producers in the have bemoaned their inability to maintain cash flows for their farm operations as the COVID-19 lockdown impairs commercial transactions of most perishable farm produce. Costs of feed ingredients and diesel, some of the hatchery and feed mill operators […]
[ad_1] Moved to empower the disadvantaged as the COVID-19 lockdown continues globally, an agro-allied investor making egg powder in Ijebu-Ode has donated egg powder, noodles, tissue papers and other consumables to School for Children with Special Needs, Sagamu and SOS Children’s Village, an orphanage in Owu-Ijebu, all in Ogun State. The farmer, Mr Samuel Sewoniku, […]
[ad_1] The President of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Dr Agnes Kalibata, has urged the federal and state governments to ensure adequate food production using the existing policies and innovations in agriculture amidst the lockdown. It said the government should take lessons from other African countries to avert impending food crisis. She warned […]
The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Dr Rufus Ebegba has urged Nigerians to abide by the stay at home directive by the federal Government in other to control the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) in the country. The DG/CEO who said this in statement made available to journalists today […]
[ad_1] Nigeria is one of the leading countries in maize production in Africa. It produces million tons every year, which makes the products available for investors to process and package for local consumption and export. Cornflake is a fast food enjoyed in almost all homes in Nigeria. It can be prepared with hot or cold […]
[ad_1] Awe Local Government Area, located in the southern senatorial district of Nasarawa State, is gradually becoming a household name in Nigeria for two reasons. One, it is home to the 30,000-hectare Dangote Sugar Estate, which has already commenced production at Tunga. Secondly, the local government headquarters, Awe town, hosted the deposed Emir of Kano, […]
[ad_1] Many experts say the advent of COVID-19 pandemic and closure of international borders underscore the importance of growing food locally instead of relying on importation. They say a period like this emphasizes the relevance of good policies on import restriction and home-grown food policies championed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), highlighting areas […]
[ad_1] To curb losses in the fish farming value chain, the Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to grant farmers special movement permit to move fish and its products from various fish farms to areas of need within Nigeria. Mr Rotimi Oloye, the CAFFAN National President […]
[ad_1] Nine days after a Celestial Church Pastor was killed at Ibusa, near Asaba, an Anglican Priest, Revd. Anthony Oyi was yesterday kidnapped with his wife, his children and one of his friends by suspected herdsmen at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State. The Priest who resides at Oko-Ogbele and a native of […]
[ad_1] The Police Command in Edo on Saturday recovered the bodies of two kidnapped victims allegedly killed by their abductors. According to the command, the deceased were kidnapped by suspected Fulani herders on Jan 1 and killed on Jan 7. DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, told newsmen during […]
[ad_1] President Donald Trump, on Friday, announced a 19-billion-dollar aid package for farmers hurt financially by the coronavirus crisis. The aid plan includes $16 billion in direct payments to farmers to boost their incomes, along with $3 billion in government purchases of meat, dairy products, and other foods. “The programme will include direct payments to […]
Cabbage is a cool-weather crop. Grow cabbage in spring so that it comes to harvest before the summer heat or start cabbage in mid to late summer so that it comes to harvest during the cool days of autumn, winter, or early spring. Start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost in […]
[ad_1] NOTWITHSTANDING the security seal in Delta State, where Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, introduced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, Tuesday, to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, some suspected armed herdsmen have flagrantly undermined the security measures and unleashed a reign of terror on residents at Ibusa and Okpanam communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the oil-rich state. […]
[ad_1] ABAKALIKI- Poultry Farmers Association (PAN), Ebonyi State Chapter, yesterday disowned one Joshua Igwe, who is alleged to be using the name of the association to collect illegal revenue from poultry dealers in the State. The suspect, it was gathered, was apprehended by Ebonyi State Government Tax Team on IGR following a tip-off, and was […]