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The Board of Directors of FCMB Group Plc have announced the appointment of Yemisi Edun as the Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited. This announcement is subsequent to the end of service of the bank’s former Managing Director, Adam Nuru. READ MORE: FCMB boosts agribusiness with N74.10bn Loans The Board had earlier reviewed media allegations made […]
The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has disclosed that it has introduced a facility called Goseed to smallholder farmers in the country which will allow it to distribute seeds directly to the farmers rather than with government-owned agencies. With the Goseed, it will enable farmers to have unrestricted access to seeds developed by the […]
“Government should lift the ban on GMOs to enable farmers reap the benefits of this Technology”
– 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 […]
“Nigerian fish farmers” The Tilapia and Aquaculture Developers Association of Nigeria (TADAN) on Tuesday condemned the release of Tilapia, a farmer’s species of fish, from the ban on imports of the federal government. The National President of the association Remi Ahmed expressed dissatisfaction with the association with the list in an interview with News Agency […]
“LASIMRA” A farmer at Imota, Ikorodu Local Government Area, Lagos, Mr Akanji Shakiru Musa, has alleged that Airtel, in attempts to lay fibre optic cables on the road setbacks, dug trenches and destroyed his farmland and crops worth millions of naira.He made this known to The Guardian after several failed attempts, as he claimed, to […]
Agribusiness: Corporate farmers International (CFI) during the week launched an agriculture innovative platform to create a wider and larger platform for the agribusiness industry. According to Akin Alabi, Managing Partner of CFI in a chat with newsmen in Lagos disclosed that the mobile App is a 24 hours agribusiness radio called ‘agrotainment radio which is […]
The Country Director, SAA/SG 2000, Professor Sani Miko, has identified Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria as the secret behind the success being recorded in the agricultural sector through the development of technologies.
Fertilizer Blending Plants: The Nasarawa State Government has commenced installation of the four modern fertilizer blending plants it imported last year from China to boost agricultural development of the state.
Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi on Saturday reiterated his stand that no part of the state would be given for the purpose of cattle colony, stating that available land is not enough for agriculture as an agrarian state.
The parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has appealed to the government to waive tax on agricultural input loans supported by Private Agricultural Sector Support Trust (PASS) to enable the fund reach more farmers
Establishment Of Ranches: Plateau State Government has budgeted N250 million for the establishment and management of ranches in yet to be identified locations of the state.
The Cross River State government has launched its premium quality rice, as part of its quota to the Federal Government’s self-sufficiency drive in rice production.
Benue State stakeholders on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari and said the state has no land for a cattle colony the Federal Government is planning to establish.
The National Association of Piggery Farmers are demanding colonies for their pigs across the 19 Northern States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.