There is something that Nigeria need to do as urgently as possible. It is to find a better alternative to the oil deposit that appears to be drying up. This concern was expressed by no other person than the speaker of the federal House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. The legislator believes firmly that the…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, on Thursday stated that the Ultra Modern Fish Hatchery facility would enhance the aquaculture sub-sector and generate revenue for Nigerian farmers. Speaking at the commissioning of the Ultra Modern fish facility in Calabar, Cross River State, Kyari said the facility has the capacity to produce…
When the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, NBS. released it’s latest report on inflationary trend, the position of some states raises concerns about the real causes of hike in prices of food items. This is because the factors indicated as major causes of rising cost of food items are not known to be prevalent in some…
Is the SAO Agro Allied Service Limited guilty of allegation of destruction of farmland said to be located within the Oluwa Forest Reserve in Ondo State? What really is the true situation of things? The firm was accused of destroying the affected farmland, as claimed by farmers in the area. The farmers, in their hundreds,…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has been commended by the World Bank over his numerous developmental strides in the areas of water and agriculture, particularly livestock farming, stressing that the governor’s efforts at transforming the state would help in up-scaling its agricultural productivity. The commendation was made on Wednesday by the National Coordinator of…
The Federal Government has approved an irrigation project for Iperu, a community in Ogun state to enable year-round farming and ensure food security. The project, which includes a dam and waterworks, will assist farmers in cultivating crops throughout the year, guaranteeing a regular supply of affordable food items and providing potable water to the people….
Chairman of the House Committee on Livestock, Hon. Wale Raji, has lamented the significant capital flight caused by the country’s reliance on livestock imports due to its inability to meet domestic consumption demands. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee in Abuja, Raji noted that the annual production in Nigeria’s livestock sector is estimated…
The Governing Board of the Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State has approved the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Rakson Muhammad as the Vice Chancellor of the university for a five-year tenure. Briefing newsmen at the university in Zuru, the Council Secretary and Registrar, Abdulaziz Yusuf Bazata, stated that the Governing Board conducted interviews for…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) at the unveiling of the National Agricultural Sample Census(NASC) 2022 in Abuja has disclosed that Nigeria has about 40.2 million agricultural households and that out of the 91 per cent of agricultural households that cultivated crops, 35 per cent practised only crop cultivation while 48 per cent reported raising…
