Stakeholders on the platform of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) are worried about the consequences of years of unchecked and inadequately monitored mineral extraction in Nigeria. They are concerned that the ugly development poses great ecological challenges to Nigeria. Nnimmo Bassey, the director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation gave expression to this concern…
There are fears that efforts by the government at the federal and state levels may be frustrated by terror elements who attack farmers and deny them access to their farms. There was a recent development in Niger state, where bandits seized farmlands of about four villages and also displaced about 600 people. The villages are…
Despite claims by the government at different levels that farmers got assistance from last year to do all season farming, the scarcity of food items and the attending prices hike is yet to be properly addressed. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Selected Food Price Watch (May 2024) said the average price of…
The cattle invasion that rocked Umuezerokam village in Umuoma Autonomous Community in Nekede, Owerri West LGA of Imo state on the 14th day of June, 2023 has been resolved without any clashes or bloodshed. Recall that Umuezerokam farmland was destroyed by cattle owned by a Kaduna herder who later reported himself after initially fleeing. The…
The Imo State Government has revealed that the citizenry and farmers are set to smile soon as it has perfected plans to address food insecurity and high price of food stuffs in the markets. It also disclosed that Governor Hope Uzodimma has taken proactive steps to reduce the challenges being faced by farmers in the…
A front line Igbo ideologist and 2023 presidential election aspirant, Chief. CBN, Onwuasoanya Ezendigbo has reacted to a trending video depicting the best template to serve as a good leader of any nation. In a viral video titled, ” How Two Poorest Presidents In The World Made Their Country Rich By Good Governance And Transparency”,…
Igbo women have called for the disarming of violent herdsmen wreaking havoc in various agrarian communities in South East.The women, under the umbrella of Igbo Women Assembly (IWA), shared their grievances at a press conference in Umuahia, Abia State. The women lamented that farmers are now scared of going to their farms due to the…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has underscored the need for the establishment of more specialised agricultural institutions, saying it is necessary to accelerate the federal government’s drive for food security, mechanised farming and diversification of the economy. Speaker Abbas made the submission in Abuja while declaring open a public hearing…
The 300 beneficiaries of a fully sponsored programme in agriculture by the Abia State Government have arrived at the CSS Global farms, Nasarawa for a two-week training. The State Government had recently organised a capacity-building seminar for the first batch of the 300 candidates selected for the training. A statement by Nwahiwe Cleverson Chinonyerem, Information…
The first five world cocoa producers led by Cote d’Ivoire had better begin to expect a shaking in the table of ranking producers of that product. This is because Nigeria is rearing to overtake from its current sixth position on that table. Farmers in the eight states in the southwest and southsouth regions of the…
