Lawmakers in the Cross River State House of Assembly have asked the state government to to immediately evacuate Fulani herders in Ukpada community in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state. The call came following a recent report of destruction of farmlands by people believed to be Fulani herdsmen. The lawmakers believe that the evacuation…
Herders who have defied the law in Abia State to undertake open grazing despite the law against it in the state may have to have a change of mind. This is because authorities in the state have said the ban on open grazing is still in force. Therefore, the ban in various villages of Ibeku…
Amidst the prevalent food scarcity in Nigeria and the attendant food inflation, some Nigerians have urged President Bola Tinubu to enforce the state of emergency he declared on food security last year and introduce a national food policy. They asserted that distribution of palliatives by the Federal Government was not the solution to the food…
Fishermen and residents of riverine communities in Cross River State are in joyous mood. This follows the kind gesture of Governor Bassey Otu to distribute 100 fishing/commercial boats to them to facilitate the movement of their goods to the market. The development is the beginning of the implementation of the livelihood component of the COVID-19…
There is something that Nigeria need to do as urgently as possible. It is to find a better alternative to the oil deposit that appears to be drying up. This concern was expressed by no other person than the speaker of the federal House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. The legislator believes firmly that the…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, will soon establish demonstration farms in the six geo-political zones in the country. This was disclosed by Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, the president of the NSE at the Society’s Manchester Branch, Northern Powerhouse Stakeholders’ Event, Maiden Engr. Ademola Olorunfemi Public Discourse and Dinner held on Tuesday, July 16, 2024,…
About 2,040 people will benefit from the N2 billion being given out by Governor Francis Nwifuru in Ebonyi State. The amount is to be distributed to people in 100 rural communities to assist them in boosting their vocations. Majority of the beneficiaries would be farmers of crops or livestock being majorly an agrarian environment. The…
If the performance of the agro-allied companies on the stock exchange is the right indicator to rate commodities in the country, then agriculture may have started the race to the top. This is because the sector gave the other sectors a beating at the beginning of this week at the stock exchange. The sector gained…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN has decried a sharp practice among farmers where they re-bag rice produced in the country to sell as if imported. Shakin Agbayewa, Deputy Chairman of the All-Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos chapter, said this in Lagos. The AFAN leader who said Nigerian farmers are capable of meeting…
The Arewa Economic Forum has said over 100,000 hectares of land remain uncultivated across the northern region due to insecurity. According to the forum, this large expanse of land was previously used for farming and significantly contributed to the country’s food production. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Chairman of the forum, Shehu Dandakata, urged the…
