Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike has got laboratory equipment from the PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC. The company donated the equipment, which will be used to upgrade Chemical Engineering and Chemistry laboratories at the university. Engr. Ifeanyichukwu Abadom, the CEO of the company, represented by Supply Chain Director, Africa, in his speech at the occasion,…
The Nigerian government is concerned about the soaring prices of tomatoes in the country. The prevailing food inflation, which is the highest in decades, has been a challenge for the administration of Bola Tinubu, which declared a state of emergency in food production last year, as part of efforts to battle food insecurity. Unfortunately, a…
Professor Christopher Akinbile of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA has been rewarded for a the product of his research, which has contributed to the giant leap in the use of technology in farming in Nigeria. The product is an Integrated Digital Soil Moisture and Temperature Device ,christened MOISTEMP. For this the professor of…
International crop protection expert, Prof Daniel Gwary, has urged the federal government and the private sector to take proactive measures aimed at addressing the growing menace of tomato Ebola. The insect infection has caused significant financial losses to farmers, surpassing N1.5 billion. Gwary, a Professor of Plant Pathology at University of Maiduguri emphasised the importance…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called for innovations in agricultural practice in Nigeria. While speaking at the AgriConnect Summit in Lagos, Obasanjo said when strategically harnessed, innovation and collaboration can tackle challenges confronting Nigerian agriculture. Speaking on the theme of the event, “Bridging the Divide: Cultivating Collaboration and Innovation for a Sustainable Agricultural Future,” Obasanjo,…
There is the need for the federal government to increase its working relationship with the private sector on agricultural programmes in order to give more youth the necessary impetus to participate in agricultural development in the country. This was the position of Jerry Ngene, the national chairman of the Nigerian Youth for Agricultural Revolution Initiative,…
The minister of state, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, says Nigerians consumed an estimated 1.6 billion litres of milk and its products annually. Mr. Abdullahi, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja, to mark the 2024 World Milk Day, said that 60 per cent of the products are imported….
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has disclosed that about 62,000 hectares of land is being prepared for the cultivation of rice and other crops across the 18 local government areas of the State. Otu, who made the disclosure at a media dinner for journalists in the state said the contract has been awarded for…
There was palpable tension in the Senate, as the bill to ban open grazing was brought to the floor of the red chamber for the second reading. There were contentious exchanges between senators, particularly those from the northwest and the north central as well as the southern part of the country. In fact, Senate president,…
In the bid to increase agricultural production, and further enhance food sufficiency in Anambra state, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Charles Soludo, Sir. Chinedu Nwoye (Glamour), alongside Managing Director Of ASWAMA, Engr. Mike Ozoemena and APGA Chieftain, Hon. Obi Ochije Modilim Ozo, has flagged -off free distribution of farm Inputs to farmers in…
