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[ad_1] Mr. Taiwo Adewole, Managing Director Okitipupa Oil Palm Company (OOPC) Plc. Fifteen years after it was revived, the moribund Okitipupa Oil Palm Plc has begun to contribute to the country’s economy by providing jobs for thousands of Nigerians. The Managing Director, TAIWO ADEWOLE speaks on his team’s drastic decisions in the last three years […]

[ad_1] The currency rate remained unchanged on the black market. Nigeria’s naira fell against the U.S. dollar at the I&E window of the foreign exchange market on Friday, data posted on the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is officially traded showed. However, the currency rate remained unchanged on the black market. This happened as foreign […]

[ad_1] The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, made this known when he led the management team of the administration, political leaders, and some traditional rulers to inspect various developments on the road axis on Friday in Abuja. Bello, who frowned at the bizarre conducts of residents constituting nuisance to the public, stated that no resident […]

[ad_1] A team of technocrats and business development partners under the auspices of Zealhosts Project Bolt Consortium to invest 500 million dollars into cassava manufacturing industry in Nigeria. Dr Tony Bello,  Chairman of Shine Bridge Global and Zealhosts Consortium Partner made this known in a statement on Friday. He said the private sector investment would […]

[ad_1] • Invites investors into fishing vessels Stakeholders in the marine and fisheries industry are seeking the intervention of the Federal Government to ban the importation of fish into the country while calling on investors to explore opportunities in the fishing space.  They lamented the lack of adequate vessels in the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography […]

[ad_1] • Backs UN’s call for dialogues in North East Dialogue has been described as a tool for improving the safety of life and food security in Nigeria, especially in the northeast zone. A professor of agriculture at the Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Demo Kalla, at the weekend, supported the United Nations (UN’s) call for […]

[ad_1] There was panic in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State again, following the killing of a 56-year-old farmer, Muftau Babarinde in the area. Vanguard gathered that Babarinde was hacked to death by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Orita Merin, Konko village in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state. The incident which has […]

[ad_1] Seventy-five farmers and 75 agriculture extension officers have been trained on best agronomic practices on rice, maize, and cassava in Ilorin, Kwara state. At the training conducted by Bayer Nigeria, a German agrochemical company, the participants were also trained on pest management on all crops, safe and responsible use and handling of pesticide Speaking […]

[ad_1] The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Thursday, empowered 7, 500 smallholder women farmers in North Central geopolitical zone as part of measures to cushion effects of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic that left  women farmers in limbo. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Nanono, handed over the inputs for onward distribution […]

[ad_1] The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) has reiterated its commitment to empower more women. Mrs Bolaji Dada, the Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation said this  in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Dada made the commitment after the conclusion of a 3-day training on maize […]

[ad_1] The Federal Government on Thursday, rolled out the distribution of agricultural inputs to about 7,500 smallholder women farmers from the North Central States and the Federal Capital Territory. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, who made this known in Abuja during the event, said the inputs was part of the […]

[ad_1] The Olu of Orile Kemta in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Adetokunbo Tejuosho, has decried the state of insecurity in the South-West, especially in rural areas. Tejuosho, who was a career ambassador and a permanent representative of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, in Geneva, Switzerland, disclosed […]