With 50 million persons employed in Moringa production, Nigeria can earn up to N1 trillion revenue. This was the assertion of the Chairman of the Moringa Production, Marketers and Farmers Welfare and Empowerment Association, Dr Michael Ashimashiga. He said this while speaking with reporters on ways to address the high level of food insecurity in…
He learnt two vocations, after a failed attempt to go to school. The first did not yield much dividend, thus leading him to the second, which he said gave him the financial standing to train his children. Being a lover of education that eluded him, he ensured that his children were not denied that…
The Governor of Niger State Mohammed Bago said 41 women cooperative groups have been empowered with N492m from World Bank. This is as Bago commissioned a rice processing centre under the Nigeria for Women Project (NfWP) as the state’s commitment to economic development. The initiative on agriculture seeks to boost food and economic development in…
The Lagos State government has decided to create opportunities for a critical and productive section of the Lagos state population to channel their talents and energies into agricultural activities. It, therefore, used the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority (LSADA) and the State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN) to train over 300 women, youths and…
The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899,000 vaccine doses to Nigeria and eight other African countries hit by the current mpox surge. The other eight countries are the Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. A statement released…
No fewer than 500 exhibitors are expected to participate in a Farm, Food and Allied Technologies (FARM TECH) Expo 2024. It is a three-day exposition said to be targeted at 500,000 participants drawn from 76 countries. The expo is spearheaded by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (ACCI). The president of ACCI, Emeka Obegolu,…
The Chief Executive, Agricultural and Rural Management Training iInstitute, (ARMTI), Dr. Olufemi Oladunni has urged farmers to explore the $13.08 billion global basmati rice market to save the country from importation of rice. Basmati rice is a good source of energy due to its high carbohydrate content and provides essential nutrients like vitamins and…
Nigeria has secured a major breakthrough in its non-oil export drive as Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago announced a $100 million livestock offtake agreement with the Saudi Export and Import Bank to supply meat and related products to the Middle East. Bago, who made the disclosure at the First Bank Agric and Export Expo 2025…
In a bid to cushion the effect of hardship and the food crises in the country, the Federal Government has donated 70 trucks of fertilisers to support farmers, agricultural activities in Kano state. In a statement released by Malam Sunusi Bature, Director- General, Media and Publicity it was made known that Kabir Yusuf, Kano State…
Unless urgent action is taken, Nigeria may lose $20 billion revenue from cocoa in the next three years. This is because the country does not appear to be taking seriously the issue of afforestation of the land as there appears to be a rise in the number of people now engaged in cocoa farming. The…
