Lagos State Government through Dapo Olakulehin, General Manager, of Lagos State Coconut Development Authority has reiterated the urgent need for everyone to focus on tree planting in order to contribute efforts at mitigating climate change. It is also necessary to create a sustainable environment, as well as affirm its commitment to promoting coconut heritage and…

Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the federal republic of Nigeria has urged the federal government to prioritise food security by offering single-digit interest loans to farmers. Obasanjo recently made the call at the 2024 Agriconnect summit, themed “Bridging the Divide: Fostering Collaboration and Innovation for a Sustainable Agricultural Future,” held at the Landmark Event Center,…

Coca-Cola Nigeria, with its parent company partner to promote sustainable packaging and reduce plastic waste as part of its commitment to environmental sustainability. The partnership’s vision not only seeks to enhance recycling infrastructure but also to innovate and redesign packaging to ensure it is 100% recyclable. It will be recalled that “World Without Waste” initiative…

The federal government keeps getting support from local and international organisations on its efforts to out an end to shortages of food in the country, thus raising hopes that the efforts will pay off soon. The latest avowal in this direction is the pledge by the international Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA to intensify efforts…

 Dr. Alex Otti of Abia State has received commendation for the efforts of his administration to promote agriculture in the state in its first one year in office. The commendation was given by Dr. Philips Nto, a former Commissioner for Finance and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture’s Director of Agribusiness Incubation Centre , Umudike. Dr….

The government has identified two major factors responsible for the failure of efforts at bringing down the prices of food items in the country. The factors were disclosed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. FCCPC. The Commission said it discovered the factors during its recent fact-finding research. It said that  traders in major…

Dikko Radda, Katsina State Governor marks his first anniversary in office in a unique way. He chose the time to commence the sale of fertilisers to farmers at subsidised rates. The exercise will see farmers participating in the sale of 400, 000 bags of fertilisers for 2024 cropping season. That was not the only thing…