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The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has concluded a two-day Induction training course on Biosafety Administration which aimed to increase the functionality of the Nigerian Biosafety system. Director General/CEO of the Agency, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, stated in his opening remarks that this induction will help the staff learn how to effectively execute the regulatory powers […]
Mr Ibrahim Atakunya, community leader of Rije Community in Kuje Area Council, FCT, has called on herdsmen to avoid grazing on farmlands to avert clashes and food crisis in the area. Atakunya made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kuje on Saturday. He said it was against any […]
The United States military yesterday warned that the Nigerian economy remains under great threat following the surge in criminal activities in the Niger Delta and the threats by militants to resume bombing of oil facilities in the region. The rise in lawless activities around the Gulf of Guinea was also identified as another threat to […]
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, said it has invested up to N90 billion in agro-allied supply chain, creating 9,000 jobs with a multiplier (indirect) of up to 54,000 jobs in the country. The investments in the food value chains, which include oils and fats, feeds/proteins, starches, agro distribution and sweeteners have potential of saving up […]
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has lauded the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and WACOT Limited for joining forces to revitalise a fertiliser plant, which had been non-functional for about 14 years in the state. The Vice President, who made the commendation recently at the commissioning of the Edo Fertiliser and Chemical Company Limited, […]
Evidently, agriculture has been the prime mover of the Nigerian economy, before the focus shifted to petroleum in 1958. However, in recent times, there appears to be a gradual return to this ancient pathway. Several entities — both individuals and the government — now tap into the limitless opportunities the Nigerian agricultural sector presents. But […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has flagged-off the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) for poultry farmers in Lagos State, with the distribution of 10,000 day old chicks to members of the Erikorodo Poultry Estate Farmers Association, Ikorodu. The flag off, in collaboration with Bank of Industry (BoI) and Amo Farms, was in line with the […]
• BoI Has Breached Terms, Conditions Concerning The Fund- NCAPMA • Govt Should Prevent Truncation, Summersault Of Policy- Master Bakers After years of foot-dragging on disbursement of the major portion of the N10b first tranche release from the Cassava bread fund by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Bank of Industry (BoI) […]
To avert maize scarcity, especially in the Southwest, the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, Oyo State has distributed over a metric tonne of new maize variety, to farmers in select local councils, farm settlements and villages in Oyo State. Leader of the IAR&T maize distribution team, Dr. Olugbenga Egbetokun, who spoke with […]
In the last two years, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has been in the forefront of increasing the country’s earnings on non-oil export. Perhaps, this necessitated the commission’s resolve to announce in 2016 of its plan to create 1.5 million jobs.At a stakeholders’ workshop in Lagos, Director-General, NEPC, Mr. Segun Awolowo, explained that the […]
Beneficiaries of the Growth and Employment Program (GEM), a World Bank Intervention funds initiated in 2015 have raised alarm over endless delay in accessing the second tranche of the fund, warning that it might go the way of previous intervention programs, if urgent steps are not taken. The fund, administered through the Federal Ministry of […]
Some major stakeholders within key value chains of agricultural commodities are clamouring for the return of the commodity marketing boards with complete operational and organisational overhaul to ensure higher agricultural productivity in the country. Commodity marketing boards for; cocoa, groundnut, cotton, palm produce, rubber and grains were set up in the 1940s in Nigeria at […]
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) will distribute fertilisers, seeds and other inputs to 560,000 displaced persons for dry season farming in northeast. Ms. Divya Sama, FOA’s Communications Officer, North East Field Office, said in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday that 70,000 households would receive assorted fertilisers, seeds and tools, to accelerate vegetables […]
The Anambra Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Afam Mbanefo, has warned vegetable oil millers to desist from adulterating their products in the interest of public health. Mbanefo gave the warning on Thursday in Awka during a stakeholders’ meeting on protecting consumers from adulterated vegetable oil which might have found their way into the market. According to […]
Misau, who represents Bauchi Central in the Senate, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. A National Assembly member, Senator Isah Misau, has urged the Federal Government to pay more attention to measures that would boost mechanised farming in its quest to diversify the economy. Misau, […]