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Recently, during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States for the United Nations General Assembly, the immediate past President Obama said something to him which was totally amazing. He said the most important ministry in the United States is not the Ministry of Defence. It is the Ministry of Agriculture. That was […]
The Federal Government skills acquisition training programme has taken off with the inspection of facilities at the Lagos training Centre, by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. The Federal Government will in the next two months flag off skills acquisition training in 18 states, three in each geo-political zone, with Lagos and the […]
Briefly explain what apiculture is? If you talk of apiculture, what many people think of is honey, but honey is not the key thing as far as apiculture is concerned, the main advantage of apiculture has to do with pollination and since Nigeria is now moving towards agriculture, what we should be talking more about […]
The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has said the prevailing activities of the Fulani herdsmen had over the years led to the killing, maiming, raping of Igbo people and destruction of their farms. He said: “The peaceful coexistence between previously peace-loving Fulani herdsmen, who herded their cattle with long canes and our local […]
A newly registered body which co-ordinates the activities of Fulani cattle rearers in the country, General of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association, GAFDAN, has commenced issuance of identity cards to herdsmen as part of efforts aimed at ending the incessant clashes between them and farmers. Secretary-General of the association, Alhaji Sale Bayeri, who was in […]
Governors Darius Ishaku of Taraba State and Samuel Ortom of Benue state have reiterated that ranching is the only solution to resolve the recurring clashes between herdsmen and farmers that have claimed several lives and rendered thousands of people homeless. In the same vein, the governors maintained that herdsmen must be supported by the government […]
The Bank of Industry is gradually but steadily supporting small and medium enterprises in an overall move to boost the economy, BAYO AMODU reports. At a time that economic activities seem to have taken a deep slumber, resulting from lack of liquidity at the grassroots, economic watchers have persistently asked the federal government to inject […]
• Middle Men Are Responsible For High Cost Of Bread Prince Jacob Adejorin is the chairman, Lagos State Chapter of Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) and also the Vice Chairman, Southwest geopolitical zone of the association. He told OMIKO AWA why prices of bread have gone up. What is your association […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with Chi Farms and Niji Foods, has launched two new agribusiness partnerships. The event highlighted USAID’s agricultural and private sector strategy using partnerships with government, local organisations and private industry to develop the Nigerian agriculture sector. The launch, attended by representatives from the Nigerian government, […]
Disturbed by the long process of acquiring land for agricultural purposes, farmers under the aegis of Ifako-Akute Farmer’s Cooperative Multipurpose Society have called on government to address the challenges faced in acquiring land for various agriculture practices. Speaking at their end of year party in Lagos, the President of Ifako-Akute Cooperative Multipurpose Society, Abayomi Odusami […]
Prof. Benjamin Ubi, the President, Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN), has identified food insecurity as an underlining cause of some of the greatest challenges in the country. Ubi, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, added that biotechnology would ensure adequate food security in the […]
Small-scale farmers in Africa now have enough reasons to smile; with the invention of Gasoline powered simple weeders, adapted for clearing in cassava farms, to reduce the burden of weeding. Initially acquired as tillers, the simple tools are being modified and adapted as weeders by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) led Cassava Weed […]
Despite the decline in the nation’s GDP, the Agricultural sector recorded positive growth above 4% in 2016. What are the factors behind this growth? We can say that compared to previous years, 2016 was a good year for agriculture in terms of harvest and necessary policy support. The bumper harvest recorded in 2016 accounted for […]
As part of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation-UNIDO-EU-FGN Food Safety Capacity Building Programme for Nigeria, the first Nigerian Food Safety And Investment Forum has been billed to hold between February 7-8, 2017 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to a statement signed by UNIDO Representative & Director Regional Office, Abuja, […]
The Dangote Tomato Processing Factory, Kadawa, Kano State, has begun survey of tomato farms in six major tomato producing states to ascertain the level of availability of the commodity. The company’s Managing Director, Alhaji Abdulkarim Kaita, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on friday in Kano. Kaita said the […]