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[ad_1] The Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has constituted a committee on the processing and sale of fish in the Lake Chad Basin following a clearance from the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai. About five years ago, the military banned fishing, processing and sale of fish based on the intelligence reports that Boko […]

[ad_1] Edo State government, on Thursday, commenced the disbursement of over N202 million to 2,250 start-ups spread across five local government areas of the state. The Focal Person, Project Support Unit, Edo Sustainable Development Goals (PSU-SDG), Mrs Ifueko Alufohai, said this at the training and disbursement of the grants to beneficiaries in Ovia South-West Local […]

[ad_1] Some agro-industrial stakeholders have attributed the resilience of Nigeria’s economy, which is recently rated as the largest in Africa, to a few policies implemented in the agro-economic sectors despite the general uncoordinated economic policies and activities of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Notwithstanding extremely poor electricity supply, inefficient transportation system and expensive factors of production, […]

[ad_1] ASABA—As the call for the resignation of the Service Chiefs gather storm, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Ndudi Elumelu, has again called on the Federal Government to sack them as they have outlived their usefulness on the issue of securing the nation. Elumelu made the call in Asaba, Delta State, […]

[ad_1] Some farmers in the country have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the land border remain closed for the next 10 years. The farmers operating under the auspices of Agricultural Promotion Organisation of Nigeria, APON, made the call during a Solidarity Rally in support of border closure, weekend in Abuja, submitted that […]

[ad_1] The Police Command in Kogi says it has launched a manhunt for some youths that allegedly killed two Fulani herdsmen in Egume, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP William Aya, told newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday that the herdsmen were grazing their cows in the bush when the youths […]

[ad_1] Wheat farmers in Kano State have expressed fear that the state may experience shortage of wheat this year due to issues attributed to water availability and lateness in disbursing and accessing the intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the Anchor Borrowers scheme. Investigation by our correspondent in the state revealed that […]

[ad_1] The Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), located at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, is 98 years old. The research institute is the largest hub of seed production in the country, with the national mandate of genetic improvement of cowpea, cotton, groundnut, sunflower, Jatropha, maize, sorghum and natural resource management, food and […]

[ad_1] Lingering insecurity and border closure have forced market prices of farm produce, particularly cereals in Katsina State, to remain stagnant, Daily Trust on Sunday can report. Grain dealers said their businesses relied mainly on international markets in Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic; hence it is being affected by the closure of Nigeria’s land borders. […]

[ad_1] The Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN) now has a new Board to pilot its affairs since the last one was dissolved in 2015. The Council is now led by Dr. Aishatu Abubakar-Baju, a commissioner in the Nigeria Police at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. She holds a PhD in Veterinary Epidemiology from the University of […]

[ad_1] A former governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd), has urged the Federal Government to immediately embrace technology for the nation’s agricultural development and food security. He gave the advice in Abuja during a special meeting of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and the inauguration of a 13-man National Working Committee […]

[ad_1] Stakeholders and experts in the agric sector have been advised to engage states and the Federal Government on budget accountability, as the sector touches all lives. This was the position of Oxfam in Nigeria in its Agriculture Budget Trends Analysis Report, where it emphasised the need for the country to bridge the gap in […]

[ad_1] The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Bells University of Technology (BUT), Ota, Ogun State, have signed an agreement to join forces on various aspects of agropreneurship development. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in Ota, will see IITA and BUT collaborate on the establishment of an Incubation Hub in Ota to cater […]