The plans of governments at various levels in Nigeria to give battle to food insecurity may suffer another set back. This is because, as farmers prepare for a new planting season a palpable anxiety hangs over Nigeria’s agricultural heartlands following a fresh wave of violent attacks by some criminal elements. This has cast a long…
Despite recent security challenges in the state, the federal government chose Benue for the launching of the collaboration between it and the International Fund for Agricultural Developemnt, IFAD. That is a repudiation of the brains behind the recent return of hostilities in the state, as championed by criminal elements that has turned farmers to endangered…
The government of Ahmed Ododo has won a bulls eye for Kogi state in the area of foreign investment. A delegation led by the governor recently secured a landmark partnership with Hunan Province, in China. The partnership is to enhance development across key sectors in the state, including agriculture, mining, and industrialisation. This was made…
Things are looking up for Nigeria in the area of livestock development. And this is coming at a time that efforts of the federal government are being complemented by relevant bodies at home and in the African continent. The latest benefit is coming from the African Union-InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),which is working to…
The National Economic Council (NEC) rose from its meeting on Thursday with members endorsing plans of action towards the enhancement of cotton production to improve the textile sector and the transformation of agribusiness, which includes impressive livestock development. The council, headed by Vice President Kashim Shettima approved the establishment of the national office for Green…
Similari Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State may be temporarily out of office, his plans have not been totally discarded by the administration of the Sole Administrator, Retired Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas. This is evident in the decision of the Sole Administrator to revive the Rivers Songhai Farms that had suffred neglect since the exit of…
The ministry of finance has pledged its readiness to throw its weight behind efforts to increase development in agriculture in order to tackle food insecurity and grow the economy. The pledge was made by Mr.Wale Edun,minister of Finance and co-ordinating minister of the economy. Mr. Edun was speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Agricultural Sector Working…
As his contribution to efforts at fighting food insecurity in Nigeria, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North senatorial district has facilitated training programme for over 100 farmers from his constituency. The beneficiaries were trained on modern agricultural practices. The training, organized in partnership with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and Sam Sedi…
Six University of Ibadan graduates have emerged winners of the British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation Agripreneur Awards, each receiving a cash grant of ₦1.5 million. They are Samuel Afolabi, Akintayo Akintunde, Ojo Florence, Kehinde Amuo, Khadeejah Owolabi, and Eyitayo Ojo. The winners were selected based on the originality, scalability, market potential, and sustainability of…
Farmers in Adamawa state have a reason to cheer. The much expected support from the government is on the way. This is because the State Government has earmarked ₦2 billion to the agricultural sector with which the government plans to provide farmers and youths with essential farm inputs. The objective is that the initiative will…
