Senator Ali Ndume, the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district is in the news again. This time, however, it is not about what he has said or the political correctness or otherwise of such statements. Rather, the legislator is in the news for the good that he has done in his constituency. That good deed…
The federal executive council has approved the construction of another highway that connects the regions of the southern and the northern parts of the country. The first one was the Coastal Road designed to connect Lagos in the southwestern part of the country with the south south, while the latest one connects Badagry in the…
The current hardship in the country is the creation of President Bola Tinubu whose policies have heightened the cost of living and reduced the purchasing power of the national currency. This is the view of an Ebonyi farmer, Ayogu Chukwuemeka, who said that President Tinubu’s unpopular policies and ineptitude over the plights of the citizenry…
The step towards improving on agricultural productivity in Nigeria has a new dimension in the use of technology. This will include the introduction of satellite to ease the practice of agriculture. The authorities are using one of its agencies to introduce the technology. That agency is the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA. The…
Before Nigeria can arrest the current wave of food crisis in the country it must first stop the scourge of insecurity in the northern part of the country. This is because the country has, in the regions of the North, lost a good number of farmers to insecurity. Some of those who are alive have…
Federal ministries are forming alliances to ensure that the obstacles before the objective of the government to bring about sufficiency in food production do not hamper the dream of the country. It is in realisation of this objective to end food shortages in the country that two critical federal ministries have come together. The Ministries…
Things appear to be looking up in the agricultural sector in the country. And there is a renewed hope that the investments put into food production by the state and federal government may yield better results this time. This is because as part of efforts to combat food insecurity and give confidence to farmers, the…
The cotton sector in agriculture will soon get the necessary support from the federal government. This is with a purpose to boost the sector and ensure the creation of about 1.4 million jobs from there every year. this assurance was given by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, (FMAFS) Senator Abubakar Kyari. The minister…
The Osun State Government is working towards entering into partnership with the government of Finland. The focus of the partnership will be to harness potentials in the areas of agriculture, education, digital economy and forest management. This came to the fore during a working visit by Osun State Commissioner for Federal Affairs, Hon. Adenike Adeleke…
As the effort to address the country’s food security continues, the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has partnered with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, FMO to drive an agric tech hackathon, an event where participants attempt to solve critical issues in agriculture. The initiative seeks to proffer solutions to the challenges in the country’s agricultural…
