Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has disclosed that the Federal Government is set to provide funding for 360,000 farmers as part of its efforts to stabilise the economy through agricultural development. At the Access Bank Customer Forum held in Lagos, the minister stated that the move was critical…
Nigeria may be looking at importing milk and coffee from Uganda very soon, if the assurance given there by former President Olusegun Obasanjo is anything to go by. If that happens, it will mark a significant step toward strengthening economic ties between the two African nations. Though in the area of coffee it will also…
The United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS), in partnership with the Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has embarked on sensitisation exercises for stakeholders on improvement of genetic potentials for Nigeria’s livestock industry. The workshop tagged ‘Consultative Stakeholders Workshop on Reproductive Animal Health…
Farmers in government forest reserves in Ondo State have called on Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to embark on serious agricultural intervention, especially in areas of inputs, that would enhance their productivity. This was part of the deliberations of the farmers at a meeting in Ondo town, ahead of the forthcoming off-circle gubernatorial election in the state…
A report by an independent research institute CardinalStone Research has come up with the findings of its latest research on the prices of food and other agro products in the country. CardinalStone noted that the increase in petrol prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Ltd in the past few weeks is unlikely to…
In response to the insecurity situation in the Northeast region of Nigeria, where approximately 1.9 million people have reportedly been displaced and the inability of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camp to establish self-sustaining livelihoods, the International Institute of Intertropical Agriculture (IITA) together with the Japanese government have launched a new project to support self-reliance…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged Nigerians to adopt mechanized farming to address hunger and food insecurity. Tinubu gave the call during his presidential address to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day celebration. Recall In 2023, Nigeria was included among the global “hunger hotspots” by the World Food Programme, a development linked to rising insecurity in…
Buisness Mogul and Chairman of BUA Foods Plc, Abdul Samad Rabiu, on Thursday, said prices of goods will continue to soar if regulatory bodies fail to check activities in the distribution chains. Rabiu speaking at the company’s 7th annual general meeting in Abuja blamed the artificial scarcity and price hike on producers’ greed. Rabiu said,…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has presented twelve thousand (12,000) bags of fertilizer and improved seedlings for distribution to farmers across the state. The governor made the presentation while flagging off the 2024 second planting season in Uruan Local Government Area, as part of events marking the 37th anniversary of the state’s creation. According…
A former Special Adviser to the Governor on youths Empowerment in Agriculture and governing Council member, Hon. Obinna Mbah Ibiam has lamented that the immediate past PDP administration of Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu failed to release the approved counterpart funds to Bank of Agriculture. In a radio interview, Ibiam described Otti as “a youths and…
