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Bauchi State Government has signed a $1 billion memorandum of strategic cooperation on investment potential relating to agriculture, solid minerals and tourism as well as another MoU on the establishment of 100MW solar power project with Chinese investors. The state Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, while signing the MOU at the Government House in Bauchi wednesday […]
The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), has harvested 400 bags of rice from its farm at Lakushi in Shendam Local Government Area of the state. Mr Luka Ayedoo, the command’s Public Relations Officer, made this disclosure in a statement he made available in Jos on Wednesday. He explained that the bumper harvest […]
The Federal Government says it has mapped out strategies for effective monitoring of projects which are funded by development and donor partners across the country. The Minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, said this at a meeting of the Joint Administrative Implementation Completion Review Committee in Abuja on Wednesday. Lokpobiri, […]
Lack Of Fertiliser, On the outskirts of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano is bustling Dawanau, West Africa’s largest grain market. Fortunes change hands here daily, with sacks of millet, sorghum, and cowpeas loaded onto trucks for delivery to countries as far afield as Chad, Mali, and Senegal. But away from the hubbub of Dawanau, the […]
Tips On Goat Housing (Recommended by MK Adam Rano, General Secretary, NSGDAN) The goat pen The site for the pen should slope gently on firm ground to allow good drainage. it should be leeward of homestead -the site should protect goats from droughts and colds; sun; rainfall; and predators. Floor should be 1-1.5m above ground […]
Managing Director of Presco Plc, Mr. Felix Nwabuko, has said, despite being a major player in the Nigeria oil palm industry, the company has not been able to meet up with the demand for palm oil and oil palm produce in the country. The company’s MD made the disclosure to Vanguard during the Presco end […]
The idea of supporting prisoners’ rehabilitation and make the Nigerian Prisons Service self sufficient has received a boost as a rice farm (Lakushi Farm Centre) operated by prisoners in Plateau State has yielded 400 bags of rice in the year. Lakushi which is one of the 17 Farms owned by the Nigerian Prisons Service is […]
Local Rice Production, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that local production of rice in the country has increased by 70 percent following the introduction of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) by the Federal Government. Head of Development, Finance Department, CBN, Chukwudum Nzelu, stated this in Calabar, Cross River State, adding that before […]
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said that over 12.2 million farmers have joined the rice and wheat revolution and that soon, Nigeria would attain self-sufficiency in the production of major grains. Represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the 25th edition of the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) ceremony in Lagos, […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has called on those agitating over the reversal of the appointment of Dr Osasuyi Aisuehi as the executive director (ED) of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) in Benin City, to desist from actions that could backfire against them. On the publication in […]
National President, Maize Association of Nigeria, Pastor O. A. Adenola and the Natural Treasurer of the association, Dr Abiola Job, were at the Tribune House, last week. In this interview with ‘LAOLU AFOLABI, the national president spoke on the challenges facing maize farmers, especially the rumoured importation of maize into the country. Excerpts: How have […]
The federal government has warned all contractors handling Fadama lll Additional Financing projects and facilities in Anambra state to expedite action on the projects to ensure their completion before January 2018. The government, through the World Bank and supervision team, handed down the order at the end of a two-day supervision mission in the state. […]
Plastic mulch technology has been used to cut down production cost significantly as it effectively suffocates the weeds and reduces cost of labour and herbicide use. Farmers in very dry areas with little rainfall are advised to employ this concept for effective moisture retention and weed management. The technology works with drip irrigation or other […]
Basic food products importation have been one of the major factors dragging back the economic development of Nigeria over the years, and it needs to be addressed before the country can make any progress economically. Basic food importation also help ground local industries because the farmers will be discouraged to produce raw materials to feed […]
One of the biggest challenges that confront beans and grains farmers and merchants in the country is how to effectively control weevils and beetles in their stored products. This has led to the indiscriminate use of excessive chemicals by many grains farmers and merchants to preserve these produce for future sale; as a result, most […]