Fayose Signs Pact With Cattle Breeders, Releases Detained Cows

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, yesterday released nine cows arrested for contravening the...

7 Exportable Products Of Commercial Benefit From Nigeria

The export business remains one of the most lucrative endeavours anyone can engage in...

World Bank Supports 11,000 Farmers In Kano

The World Bank has supported 10, 845 farmers under the FADAMA III Additional Financing...

Farmers Laments Oil Exploration Degradation In Akwa Ibom

Farmers in Akwa Ibom State have decried the havoc they experience as a result...

Diversification: Expert Calls For More Investment In Fish Farming

Dr Kunle Ajasa, a Fishery and Aquatic Management expert, has said that adequate investments...

Offa Poly to Embark on Experimental Cashew Plantation

The Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State is to engage in experimental cashew plantation...

Saboteurs Behind Rice Scarcity in Nigeria – RIFAN President

Malam Aminu Goronyo is the National President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria,(RIFAN). In this...

ARMRDC, Firm Move to Revamp Garment Production

In order to revamp the country’s ailing cotton, textile and garment industry, the Raw...

Commodity Price Between October 28, — November 3, 2016

Commodity Price Between October 28, — November 3, 2016 Market Commodity Wholesale Retail Last Week Variance   Measure Price(N) Measure Price(N) P/Kg(N) W(N) R(N) W(N) R(N) Bodija Market, Oyo State.                 Drum Beans (Olotu) 100Kg 30,000 Congo 500 342 30,500 500 -500 0 Garri...

1500 Workers to Lose Jobs as Erisco Foods Relocate to China

Over 1500 employees of Erisco Foods limited are about losing their jobs as the...

New Holland to Acquire Kongskilde Agriculture

CNH Industrial, owner of New Holland, will acquire the grass and soil businesses of...

Anchor Borrower Scheme Targets One Million-tonne Rice in Niger

The Anchor Borrowers’ Programme initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is targeting...

Fayose Grants Herdsmen’s Request to Join Anti-grazing Marshals

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has approved the request of leaders of the Miyetti...

Ex-CDS Seeks Support for Govt in Tackling Militancy, Cattle Rustling

A former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), retired Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin has...

Anambra is Expecting to Produce 300,000 Tonnes of Rice- Dep. Governor

The Deputy Governor of Anambra, Dr Nkem Okeke, has said that the state is...

How Government Agencies Frustrate Food Export at Nation’s Airports

Despite the Federal Government’s campaign for economic diversification and export promotion, there is growing...

Re-introduction of Farm Settlement an Imperative for Wealth Creation

Farm settlement was a government intervention scheme initiated to promote efficiency in the utilization of land resources and dignity in farming through provision of infrastructure.

LAPO Disburses Over N20bn Agric Loan

LAPO Microfinance Bank (MfB) Limited, has disbursed over N20 billion as agric loan to...

Stanbic IBTC Plans to Increase Allocation to Agric Sector

Stanbic IBTC has said it plans to increase its allocation to the agricultural sector...

Agriculture and the Entrepreneurial Revolution

The story of Nigerian agriculture is embedded within the country’s political history. Nigeria had...