Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, has promised that the state government would provide the necessary financial support to enable the 45,000 metric tonnes capacity Rivers Cassava Processing Factory at Afam, Oyigbo Local Government Area expand its production lines.The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Nelson Chukwudi, said the governor made the promise after…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has launched a strategic action plan for the State, designed to ensure food security, and fight poverty and malnutrition, especially among children and women. In doing this it has decided to collaborate with the relevant stakeholders.The Governor, who stated this in Calabar in the company of Peter Odey,…
A total of 500 Anambra farmers will benefit from the Co-operative Farmers Scheme sponsored by John Bosco Onunkwo Foundation, a private initiative. The scheme, which is distributing fifty seed yams to farmers across the twenty-one local government areas of Anambra state, has commenced the first phase of the programme in Aguata local government area.According to…
A Mission school in Abia State, Kingdom Bible College of the Word Foundation (KBCWF), is laying emphasis on agriculture and is therefore seeking partnership with both the federal and Abia state governments. Founder of the College, Rev Emmanuel Ukoha who disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the College’s permanent site at Ozu Abam, in Arochukwu…
In a bid to steer Imo State towards sustainable economic growth, Hon. Barr Ted Chisom Ojukwu, lawmaker representing Nkwerre constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, has called upon Imo citizens to prioritize agriculture as a pivotal means to foster development and prosperity. Highlighting the intrinsic significance of agriculture, Hon. Barr Ted Chisom Ojukwu…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sealed a new partnership with the Italian government to strengthen sociocultural and economic relationships between both countries. The development is also expected to advance opportunities in agriculture, technology, tourism, and culture while facilitating cooperation in technical and vocational training, among others. The deal between Edo State and…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, announced that the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) is set to introduce the Young Farmers Club in Public Schools nationwide. This was stated during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agricultural Support Programme (RHI-WASP) in Maiduguri. Remi Tinubu, who was represented by the Wife of the Vice…
The 1,415 cocoa farmers asked to vacate the lands earlier allocated to them have defeated Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State in the first round of the case in the court. They had approached the high court sitting in Effraya, Etung Local Government Area of the state to ask for protection from the government,…
The Mayor of Umuahia North Local Government Area, Hon. Victor Ikeji has disclosed that his administration was working hard to push the Council to be none dependent on Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC), through reviving the agriculture sector. Ikeji who made this disclosure when selected members of Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) paid…
An Enugu-born commercial farmer, Ahmad Sani Ibrahim, formerly known as Friday Nnaji, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 13, raising the alarm over alleged criminal defamation and attempts by some persons to misrepresent his farming partnership with the Enugu State Government. He is pleading with the law enforcement agency to investigate the matter…
