….SETS UP HELP DESk The Ekiti State Government has advised farmers to be on the lookout for the Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestation outbreak in the state. The worm is known to attack over 60 plants, particularly corn and rice (but also Bermuda grass, soybean, peanut, cotton, and alfalfa). The warning was contained in a statement…
The government of Enugu State may have to re-assess its plan to revive the mining activities in the state. This, according to stakeholders in the state, is with a purpose to ensuring that adequate environmental impact assessment is done at the sites and the interest of workers, majority of who are yet to be properly…
The federal government is making moves to reverse the slow pace of distribution of farm inputs to farmers in Nigeria. This is with the objective of ensuring that the delay do not inhibit the planned objective of the government to win the war against food insecurity in the country. This was hinted by the minister…
States and communities along the path of River Niger have been alerted to the rising water level of the river. The concerned authorities and people have therefore been warned to take preemptive measures, so as not to be caught unaware. The Director General Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, Umar Ibrahim Mohammed issued the alert on…
The new commissioner in charge of Lands and Urban Development in Enugu State, Barr. Chimaobi Patrick Okorie, has his job cut out for him right from his inauguration. His principal, Governor Peter Mbah told him to lead the crusade for a radical reform in land administration in the state. The charge by the state Governor…
Traditional rulers and community leaders in Bauchi state have been warned to desist from encouraging or participating in efforts to deplete the forest in the state. Bala Mohammed, the state governor gave the warning on Thursday. He told the leaders to stop selling forests across the state. While lamenting that the development has exposed the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to revamp the water infrastructure across the country. This is just as the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utsev stated that the current output of dams cannot cater for the usage of the local communities. Utsev, while inspecting dams in Osun State; Ile-Ife and Ilesa…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has spelt out plans by his administration to respond to the demands of protesters who decried bad governance and hardship in the country. In a statement on Thursday, the governor issued a directive on his plans to address the hardship. The statement signed by his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed, said…
Anyone, including foreign nationals in the mining sector, who dares to promote unrest at the mining sites in Nigeria should be ready to face the fire. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, said on Thursday that the authorities would not sit back and allow any vested interest turn the sites to battle…
The Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture and Agribusiness to the late Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Mr Akin Ologu has expressed concern on the current goods crisis in Nigeria. Ologu, an agriculture expert, who spoke in Akure said the food crisis may worsen if critical challenges affecting the sector were ignored. He said, “In the…
