As part of efforts to increase food production in Nigeria, the federal government has decided to build a new dam at Bichi in Kano State. For that purpose, it has voted N1.5 billion. The Bella Dam Project, which is to be sited in Bichi Local Government area is expected to provide irrigation for farmers in…
For Nigeria to successfully transition to clean energy stakeholders must ensure a balanced, inclusive, and data-driven approach. This should also be backed up by a deliberate shift from linear energy use to circular systems that promote innovation, green jobs, and inclusive access. Those were the resolutions adopted by experts at a forum organised by Rite…
The federal government, as part of efforts to improve power supply and ease agriculture practice, has handed over the Ikere Gorge Dam to a private company, the Quaint Power and Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, under a public private partnership, PPP. The ceremony which was done on Friday at the Ikere community in the Iseyin local government…
It was celebration time at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAB as the university held its 33rd convocation with exciting milestones. First, it churned out 104 first class graduates from different faculties and programmes, with Osiama Chinyere of the department of Food and Nutrition as the overall graduating students who finished her academic race…
The Federal government is taking a bold step towards making support for farmers easier and effective. Very soon the authorities will have a data base for farmers in the country, which will ease information about the farmers and their strength. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari made this known in Abuja….
If the administration of President Bola Tinubu is serious about solving food insecurity in Nigeria, it should urgently review its policies on agriculture. This is the advice of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), one of the major opposition parties. A statement by Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, publicity secretary of the party, which was released on Monday…
The saying that different strokes for different people comes into play when you consider the drop in the prices of food items in Nigeria today. Consumers are happy, so also is the government because it reduces the pressure on the government. But farmers are not celebrating what is seen as a good development by the…
By the time Vice President kashim Shettima arrives Katsina state tomorrow, Monday October 20,2025 one cheering news report he would be welcome with is the decision of Governor Dikko Radda administration to set up a specialised Radio station. The radio station, which will be dedicated to agriculture, will be known as FARMERS’ RADIO. The Commissioner…
He holds strong views because he is passionate about his country getting it right on all fronts, particularly in the area of food security. He is in the the academia, and properly positioned where agricultural activities are of major concern. And right in the centre of the efforts to make make rise up and run…
The sleepy town of Ado Odo, in the Ado Odo Ota local government area of Ogun State has an attraction to those who have an eye for wealth. The town is blessed with black clay, the raw material used to produce tiles. A fresh layer of this black clay has been discovered at the Iloro…
