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About 600 Adamawa rice farmers are to benefit from the dry season rice production programme under a special pilot project of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The National President of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Aminu Gorony, made the disclosure on Friday while inaugurating the distribution of inputs to beneficiaries of the project […]
Senator representing Sokoto East senatorial district, Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir has commended the Sokoto State Government for initiating a regional cattle ranch project. READ MORE: Adamawa Govt Acquires 140 Tractors To Boost Agricultural Mechanisation In a statement issued in Sokoto fridday from his media aide, Bello Mohammad Anka, he said the project if completed would put […]
Lagos Butchers: Towards ensuring that all operations in Lagos State abattoir meet international standard, the state ministry of agriculture held a one-day stakeholders’ workshop for butchers at the Oko-Oba abattoir, to put a permanent end to illegal slaughtering activities at the abattoir. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, who addressed the participants, reiterated the […]
Abia Anti-Grazing Bill, The Abia State House of Assembly on Wednesday said it would soon pass into law the anti-grazing bill before it. Disclosing this while interacting with newsmen at the Assembly complex in Umuahia, Deputy Speaker of the House and chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon. Cosmos Ndukwe, said the House was mindful of […]
Sokoto Youths Embrace Agriculture, Two hundred and forty-three unemployed youths in Sokoto have been trained to embrace agriculture, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has disclosed. He said the move was to instil in the youths and women the technical and practical skills that could enhance their competitiveness in agricultural entrepreneurship. The governor was speaking during the inspection […]
Osun State Government has resolved no fewer than 6,000 cases for Fulani herdsmen and crop farmers in the state from 2014 till date and ensured peaceful co-existence among them. Osun Herdsmen Farmers Cases Resolves The Commissioner for Special Duties who is also the Chairman of the Committee on Peaceful co-existence between Fulani/Bororo and crop Farmers in […]
FG Trains Cocoa Farmers On Processing Techniques In Ondo, The federal government on Tuesday trained a total of 100 cocoa farmers in Ondo state on processing techniques for high-yielding quality cocoa beans to enable them export their produce to European countries and other parts of the world. Speaking at the event in Akure, the state […]
Oyo Subsidy Fertiliser, Oyo state government has pledged to provide 12,000 tonnes of urea and NPK fertiliser at subsidised cost to farmers in the next planting season. READ MORE: All You Need To Know About Clay Soil The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Oyewole Oyewumi disclosed that the state is expecting supply […]
Ogun Tasks Farmers, Land Buyers On Proper Verification, Ogun State Government has advised prospective land buyers in the state to verify from the Ministry of Agriculture or Bureau of Lands & Survey the authenticity of any land, before making payment to anyone. READ MORE: FG Will Continue To Support Agriculture To Conserve Forex —Emefiele In a […]
Ebonyi State Govt Denies Cattle Colony Land Donation, The Commissioner for Environment, Chief Donatus Njoku, yesterday refuted a trending report on the social media that Governor David Umahi had donated portions of land for the Federal Government’s proposed cattle colony in Ebonyi State. Briefing newsmen in Abakaliki, Njoku described the report as “absolute falsehood and […]
Kebbi Govt Provide Amenities Settlements, Gov Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, has pledged to expand the scope of development at the designated settlements for herdsmen to forestall clashes between farmers and herdsmen. READ MORE: Edo To Fully Roll Out Agriprenuer Programme, Targets 55,000 Youths In 2018 – Obaseki’s Aide Bagudu, made the statement during a visit to […]
A 50-year-old cattle dealer, Ahmed Abubakar, on Monday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State for alleged N2 million fraud. Abubakar, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of obtaining under false pretences. The Prosecutor, Insp. Akpan Ikem, told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 5, […]
Rural Agric Products: Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has expressed her readiness to partner, train and provide soft loans to over 500 members of a Non-Governmental Organisation, Women in the New Nigeria, on their Farmer’s Mart initiative towards ensuring that their farm produce meet the quality..
Songhai Farm Model: A model of Songhai farming techniques is being planned by Federal Government in Akwa Ibom State and it is part of government’s strategies to boost agriculture in the country.
Iseyin Dam Irrigation activities are yet to reach their peak at the Ikere Gorge dam in Iseyin, Oyo State, about 36 years since the dam became operational. The dam, managed by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, was constructed to, among other things, provide water for irrigation activities in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State. […]