Lawmakers in the Cross River State House of Assembly have asked the state government to to immediately evacuate Fulani herders in Ukpada community in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state. The call came following a recent report of destruction of farmlands by people believed to be Fulani herdsmen. The lawmakers believe that the evacuation…
Herders who have defied the law in Abia State to undertake open grazing despite the law against it in the state may have to have a change of mind. This is because authorities in the state have said the ban on open grazing is still in force. Therefore, the ban in various villages of Ibeku…
Amidst the prevalent food scarcity in Nigeria and the attendant food inflation, some Nigerians have urged President Bola Tinubu to enforce the state of emergency he declared on food security last year and introduce a national food policy. They asserted that distribution of palliatives by the Federal Government was not the solution to the food…
Fishermen and residents of riverine communities in Cross River State are in joyous mood. This follows the kind gesture of Governor Bassey Otu to distribute 100 fishing/commercial boats to them to facilitate the movement of their goods to the market. The development is the beginning of the implementation of the livelihood component of the COVID-19…
There is something that Nigeria need to do as urgently as possible. It is to find a better alternative to the oil deposit that appears to be drying up. This concern was expressed by no other person than the speaker of the federal House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. The legislator believes firmly that the…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, will soon establish demonstration farms in the six geo-political zones in the country. This was disclosed by Engr. Margaret Aina Oguntala, the president of the NSE at the Society’s Manchester Branch, Northern Powerhouse Stakeholders’ Event, Maiden Engr. Ademola Olorunfemi Public Discourse and Dinner held on Tuesday, July 16, 2024,…
If the performance of the agro-allied companies on the stock exchange is the right indicator to rate commodities in the country, then agriculture may have started the race to the top. This is because the sector gave the other sectors a beating at the beginning of this week at the stock exchange. The sector gained…
The Livestock Reforms Committee is not wasting time on its mandate to introduce reforms into the promotion of livestock farming and management, as well as bringing peace to the environment. The Committee is due to submit its first report to President Bola Tinubu in August, which is about two weeks away. Recall that the Committee…
The era of crude farming practices are about to come to an end in Nigeria. This is as the Federal government embraces the much talked about soil testing laboratories in all the local government areas of the country. To set the ball rolling, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) on Thursday inaugurated…
For Nigeria to effectively tackle the challenges of hunger and malnutrition she would have to reorder her funding approach to agriculture. This is because the dearth of sustainable funding has been the obstacle to achieving food security and better nutrition for the people. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Senator Abubakar Kyari said…
