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[ad_1] Residents of Odighi, a town in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State are presently living in fear following the alleged beheading of two people by suspected herdsmen on their way from the farm. The residents of the agrarian community expressed sadness over the incessant attacks on members of the community in […]
[ad_1] A frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu ahead 2020 governorship election yesterday condemned the level of insecurity in the state and streak of attacks on farmers in rural communities across the state which led to the killing of two farmers in Odighi, Ovia North-East local government area […]
[ad_1] Edo State Government said it has commenced the disbursement of over N202 million to 2,250 startups, which spreads across five Local Government Areas of the state. READ MORE: FG Commences Training Of 730 Niger Delta Youths In ICT, Fish Farming, Others Ifueko Alufohai, of the Project Support Unit, Edo Sustainable Development Goals (PSU-SDG), who […]
[ad_1] As the lockdown order in Osun entered the 7th day, Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of 6,020 bags of rice to residents across the 31 local government areas in the state. He said the gesture was aimed at cushioning the effect of the hardship occasioned by the stay-at-home order by […]
[ad_1] 2,403 Cassava production farmers have been credited with a sum of N210,273,00k each as credit under the Ogun State Anchor Borrowers Programme across the 20 local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, said the beneficiaries are the first batch of the programme. The commissioner described the development […]
[ad_1] To cushion the effect of market closure across Lagos State, as a restrictive measures to break the transmission of Covid-19, the state government has set up makeshift markets for food and agricultural produce in selected schools across selected council areas. The makeshift markets will be located at Bishop Aggey Primary School, Ilasamaja; Ajenifuja Primary […]
[ad_1] The ravaging Coronavirus epidemic has dealt a blow on Ekiti State’s aspiration to scale up its rice production. The Japanese Government’s grant of $148,209 (N55 million) to the state, meant to facilitate provision of modern equipment for local rice farmers, has temporarily been stalled as people are shunning the Asian country for now. This […]
[ad_1] The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has inaugurated a $95 million agro-pastoral development project, a flagship programme anchored on food security and social development. The objective of the project, which is expected to be implemented within a five-year period, is to contribute to poverty alleviation and strengthening food security in the state. The […]
[ad_1] The Delta State government, Nigeria Police and bereaved communities in Delta State are currently trading words over the number of folks hacked to death by suspected Fulani herdsmen last week at Uhweru Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. While the Delta State Police Command has continued to insist the number […]
[ad_1] UWHERU Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have again came under herdsmen attack, leading to death of over eight persons with several others sustaining serious injuries and property, including farms, have been lost. The unprovoked attack, which Sunday Vanguard gathered started Thursday night with attacks on Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and […]
Following a recent alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the use of paracetamol tablets in food preparation, some Lagosians have expressed shock and disappointment. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the news came to them as a shock. READ MORE: The planty […]
Gov El-Rufai at the inauguration of Damau Household Milk Farm Project on Friday. Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday inaugurated a 1000 Household Milk Farm Project in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of the state. The governor, at the inauguration, said the project was a joint venture between the state government, Danish dairy […]
[ad_1] Sequel to the closure and sorting of application forms for the Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (L.A.P), under its Agriculture-based Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-Yes), the State Government says an aptitude test for pre-qualified applicants would hold on Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Lagos State Cooperative College, Oko Oba, Lagos. Prince Gbolahan Lawal, the State Commissioner […]
[ad_1] Poultry farmers in Edo State have hailed the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration and the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), on the success of the pilot phase of the Edo State poultry production scheme. The Edo State Agripreneur programme is being implemented by the Governor Obaseki-led administration with support from the […]
[ad_1] AKURE- Farmers in Ondo State under the auspices of Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association (OSACA) on Wednesday described the declaration of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubarka Malami on the security outfit recently inaugurated by Southwest governors (Amotekun) as inhumane and illegal. Addressing newsmen at their Secretariat at Trade fair Centre, Igbatoro Road, […]