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Executive Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Olusegun Avolovo The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says that sustainable exports of local products will boost the country's economy. The Regional Coordinator of the South-South Commission, Ms. Azuka Ikegiofor, who announced this in Port Harcore, Reverse, during a one-day interactive stakeholder forum on “Export of non-commodity products from […]
The National Agricultural Seeds Council, burdened with the responsibility to ensure that farmers have access to quality seeds in Nigeria, held its annual seed fair in the capital Abuja, Nigeria. The fair was attended by interested parties in the seed subsector and secondary school students in the federal metropolitan area. The theme of this year's […]
Santuraki leaves APC senatorial race Amen Gajira The applicant for the senatorial ticket in Nigeria on the platform of the All-Progressive Congress (APC) Dr. Mohammed Santuraki left the race. Santhurki, who is the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Ibrahim Badamashi Babangida, Lapai, made this famous in a statement on Friday in Minna. He said that […]
Next year, in Nigeria, there will inevitably be a shortage of rice, which will lead to price increases if farmers do not take appropriate measures to replace goods after the recent floods in some states, including Kebbi, Jigawa, Anambra and Kogi, which destroyed agricultural land.Nigeria declared a nationwide disaster last month after severe flooding in […]
– Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, advises farmers to use water that moves away from flooding to transplant rice in order to avoid crop shortages – Ogbeh says government plans to distribute rice seeds that are tolerant to farmers – NEMA warns that 12 Nigerian states will experience flooding Nigeria may experience […]
Chief Audu Ogbe Filomina Attah Abuja – Minister Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, says that if appropriate measures are not taken after the recent flood, the country may face serious problems with rice production. Ogbeh revealed this in Abuja on Thursday at the opening of the Molecular Fund of the National Council for […]
Renault Omokri. Source: Facebook, Former Assistant to the President on New Media Renault Omokri slammed the Plateau residents for President Muhammad Bukhari’s vote in 2015. Four people, including soldiers and a policeman, were reportedly killed during a midnight attack on Thursday by suspected shepherds of Fulani in the village of Nkendoro in the local government […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the head of Oudu Ogbe, said that if appropriate measures are not taken after the recent floods, the country may face a shortage of rice. Ogbeh revealed this in Abuja on Thursday at the opening of the Molecular Fund of the Council for Agricultural Seeds and the Seed […]
The shepherd (photo: BBC) Four people, including a soldier and a policeman, were reportedly killed during a midnight attack by suspected shepherds Fulani in the village of Nkendoro, in the area of the local government of Bassa State of Bassa. The Catholic Church and the Evangelical Church in the village of Nyendoro were burned down […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, says that if appropriate measures are not taken after the recent floods, the country could face serious problems with rice cultivation. Mr. Ogbe spoke about this in Abuja on Thursday at the opening of the Molecular Fund of the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) and the […]
The agricultural sector in Nigeria has made significant progress, but the ongoing attacks of shepherd farmers and the devastation of floods have disrupted economic growth, writes Taiwo Hassan. The productivity of the agricultural sector in Nigeria since taking office as President Muhammad Bukhari can be described as mixed. Since his administration came to power, he […]
Following the recent floods in parts of Nigeria, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Oudu Oghbe warned of a significant food shortage in the country if measures are not taken to mitigate the effects of the flood on farms. Speaking about the commissioning of the National Molecular Agriculture Fund and the Seed Fair in 2018 […]
Says it has nothing to do with politics Emma Uca, Head of the Bureau of Abuja The recent decline in the country's foreign reserves has nothing to do with current political activities, said the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The director of corporate affairs, CBN, Isaac Okorafor, who announced this yesterday, explained the reduction by […]
Nigeria News – Updated clashes between farmers, herders reduce the productivity of the agricultural sector Nigeria’s projected economic growth in 2018, according to the World Bank, will fall from 2.1 percent, which is estimated to be 1.9 percent in April. On the official World Bank website in October 2018, Africa Pulse announced this biennial analysis […]
Image: DW The low level of mechanization is responsible for poor agricultural product in Nigeria, said Dizengoff Nigeria Antti Ritvonen, Chief Executive Officer / Country Manager. Ritvonen also complained about the use of raw implements by farmers in the country, stressing that the arable lands of Nigeria are not used at their discretion. According to […]