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EFCC Recovers N102m For Bank Of Agriculture, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna zonal office, has recovered N102 million diverted from the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) in Kebbi. A statement by the spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said the funds were diverted by beneficiaries of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]
Abia Anti-Grazing Bill, The Abia State House of Assembly on Wednesday said it would soon pass into law the anti-grazing bill before it. Disclosing this while interacting with newsmen at the Assembly complex in Umuahia, Deputy Speaker of the House and chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon. Cosmos Ndukwe, said the House was mindful of […]
The Agricultural Fresh Produce Growers And Exporters Association Of Nigeria (AFGEAN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Profitville Limited (trading as Buy-More Supermarket), Ikeja G.R.A, Lagos, for the opening of Farmers’ Market, where fresh farm produce would be sold directly by farmers to consumers. (AFGEAN Profitville Maidville Farmers MoU) In this arrangement, Maidville Consulting […]
Sokoto Youths Embrace Agriculture, Two hundred and forty-three unemployed youths in Sokoto have been trained to embrace agriculture, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has disclosed. He said the move was to instil in the youths and women the technical and practical skills that could enhance their competitiveness in agricultural entrepreneurship. The governor was speaking during the inspection […]
Red Palm Oil Tree Plantation is one of the most useful plantation in the world. Nothing in palm tree that is not useful, from the fruit to the palm frond, everything is used for one thing or the other that brings benefit to man. The use of red oil palm fruit to extract edible and […]
Osun State Government has resolved no fewer than 6,000 cases for Fulani herdsmen and crop farmers in the state from 2014 till date and ensured peaceful co-existence among them. Osun Herdsmen Farmers Cases Resolves The Commissioner for Special Duties who is also the Chairman of the Committee on Peaceful co-existence between Fulani/Bororo and crop Farmers in […]
FG Trains Cocoa Farmers On Processing Techniques In Ondo, The federal government on Tuesday trained a total of 100 cocoa farmers in Ondo state on processing techniques for high-yielding quality cocoa beans to enable them export their produce to European countries and other parts of the world. Speaking at the event in Akure, the state […]
Simon Udie, a renowned Security Consultant, sees herdsmen’s killing of farmers as a grand design to stop food production in some parts of the country. He spoke with our man, CELESTINE AMOKE. (Herdsmen Attacks Farmers) Excerpts: As a security expert, could you please take an overview of the current situation in the country? Yes, we […]
Party To Focus On Agric, Culture To Boost Economy, Acting National Chairman, Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP), Mr Olusegun Ijagbemi, says the party will focus on agriculture and cultural to make Nigeria better. Ijagbemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the party would ensure that farmers had access to modern technology […]
How Herders Farmers Clashes Can Be Resolved, Some lecturers of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, FUNAAB, and Bayero University Kano, BUK, have proposed the establishment of integrated crops-livestock settlements to address the protracted farmers-herdsmen clashes. The dons made the proposal at a validation workshop on controlled grazing, which was organised by Synergos Nigeria on […]
A 2017 report from the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Nigeria has pointed out that about 7 million people across the Lake Chad basin struggling with food insecurity need assistance.(Lake Chad Food Insecurity) The report also revealed that more than 1.8 million people in the north-east Nigeria are food […]
Nnimmo Bassey, an environmental activist, is the Executive Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF). He spoke with SEYI TAIWO-OGUNTUASE on the uncontrolled killings by the Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the country, and its foreseeable implication to food security, among other issues. Excerpts: (Farmers Cattle Colonies) The ongoing killings of farmers by […]
Oyo Subsidy Fertiliser, Oyo state government has pledged to provide 12,000 tonnes of urea and NPK fertiliser at subsidised cost to farmers in the next planting season. READ MORE: All You Need To Know About Clay Soil The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Oyewole Oyewumi disclosed that the state is expecting supply […]
An international non-governmental organisation, Oxfam has highlighted the critical role of Right to Food campaign and access of land in solving inequality in Nigeria. (Oxfam Food Campaign) The organisation, which launched and implemented its strategic partnership programme in 25 countries in 2015, has three basic theories for change: Right to food, conflict and fragility and […]
Ogun Tasks Farmers, Land Buyers On Proper Verification, Ogun State Government has advised prospective land buyers in the state to verify from the Ministry of Agriculture or Bureau of Lands & Survey the authenticity of any land, before making payment to anyone. READ MORE: FG Will Continue To Support Agriculture To Conserve Forex —Emefiele In a […]