Notwithstanding the controversy that greeted attempts by the Enugu State government to address the vexed issue of ranching in the state, a bill on the issue is now ready for the governor’s assent. The Enugu State House of Assembly passed the Public Ranch Agency Bill, which authorises the state government to set up an agency…
Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the president has been commended for her efforts to support women in agriculture, as part of the official efforts to increase food production in Nigeria. The commendation was given by Pastor Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom State. He spoke at the launching of the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agriculture…
If things go according to plans, Nigeria will receive 85,000 farm equipment from China in the next two years. The equipment will complement efforts already put in place to achieve massive production of foods in the country. This is a sequel to a meeting between the federal government and Chinese agricultural/construction machinery vendors. Officials are…
The Delta State government has expressed its willingness to partake in the establishment of the Special Agro-processing Zone. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori said to achieve this his administration is ready to partner with the African Development Bank, AfDB and other stakeholders Oborevwori stated this when he received in audience a delegation of the AfDB and the federal ministry…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has raised concerns over the fact that the federal government spent N7.8 trillion over a period of six years. He found that troubling for a country that has the potential to grow enough food to feed her people. He, however, called for a paradigm shift conscious of the fact…
There are indications that the Pragmatic Palms Limited, a subsidiary of Diamond Stripes Limited, will undertake resuscitation of the moribund Enugu State United Palm Products Limited, UPPL. Towards this end, the state government has signed a N100 billion deal with Pragmatic Palms. This is in furtherance of the programme of Governor Peter Mbah Administration to…
In the struggle to tackle the problem of food security in Nigeria the federal government has won the support of another country that is willing to invest in the ongoing efforts to undertake massive production of food items in the country. This was revealed when Saudi Arabia disclosed its preparedness to collaborate with the federal…
President Bola Tinubu has once again restated his determination to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production during his tenure. The President spoke on Thursday in Niger State during the groundbreaking ceremony for the 84 km, N169.7bn Bida-Minna Road construction in the Kakakpagi, Katch Local Government Area of the state. Tinubu, who was represented by the…
At the ongoing 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, United State of America, Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji, governor, Ekiti State Governor and Niyi John Olajide, Chairman of Cavista Holdings, (owners of Agbeyewa Farms Limited) signed multi-billion Naira Memorandum of Understanding to establish a state-of-the-art cassava farm of over 100,000 hectares in the State. Olajide Chairman of…
The agricultural sector contributes over N7 trillion annually to the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, of Lagos State. This is said to be made possible by the state government’s food sustainability and security system policy. This was made known by Abisola Olusanya, Commissioner for Agriculture in the state. He was speaking during the ministerial briefing to…
