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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that over 800 suspected herdsmen have been arrested by the security agencies. Prof. Osinbajo made this disclosure, Friday at a Townhall event in Houston, Texas in the US where he interacted with US-based Nigerians. The Vice President at the well attended townhall meeting moderated by Mr. Rudolf Okonkwo of […]
As part of measures to accelerate Federal Government’s sustainable growth policies on Rice production in the country, AfricaRice, pan African intergovernmental agricultural research center has provided 50 Rice Farmers with modern mechanised technology training.28 of the benefiting youths were trained with the use of locally fabricated Rice threshers, while others specialised in the maintenance of […]
The future of Nigeria lies in developing enterprises in the form. Growing the agricultural sector can rapidly increase industrialisation that can simultaneously create jobs and wealth. A report released recently by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) indicated that countries which paid intense attention to farmers and food production in the past […]
• ‘700 trailer loads of grains leave Nigeria daily’ The Federal Government has disclosed plans to commence buy-back from farmers at a guaranteed minimum price, to check rising prices of food items in the market. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, who disclosed this to journalists in Abuja said that on a […]
Against the backdrop of economic diversification, the Kano State government has entered into talks with a United Kingdom based cotton processing company. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, assured that the state is making every move to improve cotton production in the state. “We are aiming […]
• Forex crisis, recession hike rates for traders, manufacturers • We still fund real sector, say lenders Banks are taking their scarce assets to governments as foreign exchange crisis and economic recession threaten return of investments. Lending rates to different sectors of the economy for the month of September as published by the Central Bank […]
The Miyyati Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Kebbi Chapter, has appealed to the state government to establish additional earth dams and expand grazing reserve areas in the state. The state Chairman of the association, Alhaji Muhammad Dan-Ali, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. “The […]
As part of activities to launch the much mentioned Akure Commodity Exchange initiated, by the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, to help Ondo farmers midwife their sale internationally, the stage is set for the hosting of the 1st International Cocoa Industry and Investment Conference. In a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, […]
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), has described as alarming persistent clashes between the Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the country. According to him, caution should be exercised in solving the problem in order not to escalate the crisis already created. The former military leader turned farmer said the crisis required all the […]
Tension is gradually building up in Ekiti State as the Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and Fulani herdsmen tango over implementation of the newly enacted anti-grazing law in the state. Since the anti-grazing bill was signed into law a couple of months ago, the stage seemed set for a long drawn out battle between the herdsmen and […]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called for careful handling of the threat posed by some herdsmen across the country, especially in the Yoruba region of the country. The Ooni, who stated this at the palace of the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe yesterday, said this became necessary in […]
The Federal Government is making plans to recover over N12 billion owed the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) by farmers.This is part of efforts to revive and recapitalise the bank, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said. Ogbeh disclosed this while answering questions from journalists during a tour of the proposed […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, yesterday, disclosed that bulldozers will be mobilised in a few days to the site for Agriculture City located at Kerkete Village in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to hasten the ongoing clearing and provision of physical infrastructure. Ogbeh, who disclosed this […]
In a bid to reduce foreign exchange spending on food importation through enhanced funding for agriculture, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved funding supporting to Coscharis Farms for establisment of a rice mill. Meanwhile the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that the federal government may soon stop importation of rice […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, Thursday inaugurated the Ekiti Grazing Enforcement Marshalls (EGEM), the body saddled with the enforcement of the recently signed Prohibition of Cattle and other Ruminants Grazing in Ekiti State Law. He gave them a mandate to rid the State of the menace of herdsmen, with a declaration that “he will […]