August 19, 2025
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CROP TECHNOLOGY: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE INAUGURATED NATIONAL BIOFORTIFICATION STEERING COMMITTEE

Anthony Ogbekile03 mins

A National Biofortification Steering Committee to serve as a high-level advocacy group for biofortification in Nigeria has been inaugurated. Staple crop biofortification is a practical, proven and demand-led response to hidden hunger—particularly amongst the hundreds of millions of smallholder farming families who eat mostly what they grow themselves and cannot afford nutritionally diverse diets. This…

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FG to Boost cassava Production and Processing

Sultan Bello02 mins

The Federal Government has concluded its plans to revive the moribund Garri Processing Factory in Alapoti Village in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to a statement made available by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, the move was in recognition of the agricultural potential of the community, which…

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UNILORIN TO GROW DROUGHT RESISTANT RICE AS PART OF EFFORTS TO TACKLE FOOD INSECURITY 

Vivian Ikemba04 mins

The University of Ilorin has entered into partnership with Professor Ramar Krishnamurthy from Uka Tarsadia University, India to cultivate a revolutionary new strain of rice that thrives without constant water supply. Unilorin’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, who disclosed this on Thursday, during a press briefing that heralds the institution’s 39th convocation ceremony, stated that…

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REVENUE BOOST EXPECTED IN SOLID MINERALS, SWEDISH AMBASSADOR HINTS AT PARTNERSHIP 

Sarah Chinaza03 mins

The federal government may release a million-dollar boost from the solid Mineral sector of the economy. Nigeria has an abundance of gold, baryte, zinc, iron ore, gypsum, tantalite, bitumen, and coal amongst others. The partnership with Nigerian firm, UBACLE Group if successful, was announced by the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Annika Hahn-Englund, on Saturday. According…

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MINISTER KYARI SAYS THE BLUE ECONOMY HOLDS THE ACES FOR AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA 

Vivian Ikemba04 mins

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, on Thursday emphasized the critical connection between agriculture and Nigeria’s emerging blue economy, particularly through aquaculture, inland fisheries, irrigated agriculture, and wetland management. Speaking through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi, during a courtesy visit by participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC)…

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANS A REVIEW OF LAWS AND OPERATIONS OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT 

Vivian Ikemba04 mins

The Minister of State for Agriculture & Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, has reiterated the federal government’s commitment to revamp cooperative societies and eliminate fraudulent operators preying on innocent citizens. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the National Intensive Training Workshop for Trustees, Management Committees, and Managers of Cooperative Societies in Kaduna on Thursday, Abdullahi emphasised…

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FEDERAL AND ENUGU STATE  GOVERNMENTS’ COLLABORATION ON BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM CASSAVA TAKES SHAPE 

Anthony Ogbekile07 mins

 The Enugu State government has affirmed that its partnership with the federal government on cassava to bioethanol production was yielding the desired results.  The government said it was intensifying cassava cultivation in the state to boost the economy, while helping to address unemployment and insecurity. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization, Mr. Patrick Ubru made…

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ONCE AGAIN CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION BLAMES HIGH PRICES OF POULTRY PRODUCTS ON MARKET CARTEL

Vivian Ikemba08 mins

The federal government has identified people responsible for the high cost of operations in the poultry sector. This was made known by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), which condemned the manipulation of the market by a ‘cartel in the poultry industry to keep the prices high in the country.’ It said that…

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ABIA GOVERNMENT TACKLES UNHEALTHY MEAT ROASTING METHOD, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ELECTRICITY MATTERS

Vivian Ikemba06 mins

The Abia State Government has announced a groundbreaking initiative to eliminate the hazardous practice of roasting meat with burning tyres, replacing it with a safer, eco-friendly biogas technology. This was disclosed by the General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), Mr. Ogbonnaya Okereke, during a press briefing following the State Executive Council…

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