Flooding: Buhari Approves Compensation For Affected Farmers
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that a compensation package has been approved for all flood impacted farmers and fishermen in the country.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that a compensation package has been approved for all flood impacted farmers and fishermen in the country.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed plan to increase its credit guarantee to small scale farmers through its Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF).
No fewer than 60 youths were trained in agriculture and vocational skills in Osun by Total Upstream Companies.
Against the background of Nigeria’s economic vulnerability, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the current efforts of the Federal Government at diversifying the economy to an agriculture-centred one remains the viable solution to creating a healthy economy.
“Government should lift the ban on GMOs to enable farmers reap the benefits of this Technology”
The Federal government has urged Nigerians in diaspora to invest in Agriculture in a bid to collectively diversify the economy and provide jobs for teeming Nigerian youths. The minister of Agriculture minister, Audu Ogbeh, who disclosed this in Abuja, said Nigerians in Diaspora need to take advantage of the limitless investment opportunities in the sector. […]
Prof. Adeboye Omole, a Livestock Specialist at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, on Thursday urged farmers to provide solutions to unemployment and food insecurity in the country. Omole made the call at the Oyo state Farmers Day/Agricultural Trade Fair Show 2018, organised by Joe Communication Productions, under the auspices of Lagelu […]
Jaiz Bank PLC is to establish new branches in four states as part of effort to expand its operational activities in the country.Its Managing Director, Alhaji Hassan Usman made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen in Kano on Thursday. He said the new branches would be located in Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Lagos and Ilorin in […]
Malaysia extended its zero export tax on palm oil until January 1, 2019, reports UkrAgroConsult. The export tax on crude palm oil at zero percent has been applied since September 2018. It equaled 4.5 percent in August. Reference price of palm oil in December will be MYR 1975.5/MT (USD 471.37/MT). If its price exceeds MYR […]
Members of the Association of Hibiscus Flower Exporters of Nigeria have lamented the ban placed on the export of hibiscus flower by its major importing country, Mexico. They said that this action had crippled their businesses and led to massive job losses. The President of the association, Mr Tunji Lawal, said hibiscus was a major […]
A global report, Legatum Prosperity Index, has urged Nigeria and other sub-Saharan countries to boost agricultural productivity in view of the rising population. The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking of 149 countries that covers 96 per cent of the world’s population and 99 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In a […]
The Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) geared towards enhancing Nigeria’s agricultural sector was scrapped by the present government and replaced with Agricultural Inputs and Mechanisation Scheme (AIMS), which is fraught with lots of challenges, compelling women farmers to call for restoration of the previous scheme. Taiwo Hassan writes. When the regime of President Muhammadu […]
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday accorded an approval to gift 40,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan. Finance Minister Asad Umar chaired a meeting of the ECC which agreed to gift wheat worth Rs1.73 billion to Afghanistan. The ECC also approved the release of funds to the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for […]
Fortification is used to increase the micronutrient content of foods.International organisations are empowering firms to end hunger by increasing their capacity to provide quality and nutritious fortified foods for local communities. One of them is Techno Serve, an international non-profit body, which is promoting business solutions to poverty in the developing world by linking people […]
The executive director, National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services ( NAERLS), a university-based institute, under the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Prof Mohammed Khalid Othman, in this exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP FRIDAY has revealed that the National Farmers’ Helpline, created by the institute, is fully operational in-spite of […]