In the bid to increase agricultural production, and further enhance food sufficiency in Anambra state, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Charles Soludo, Sir. Chinedu Nwoye (Glamour), alongside Managing Director Of ASWAMA, Engr. Mike Ozoemena and APGA Chieftain, Hon. Obi Ochije Modilim Ozo, has flagged -off free distribution of farm Inputs to farmers in…
The era of crude farming practices are about to come to an end in Nigeria. This is as the Federal government embraces the much talked about soil testing laboratories in all the local government areas of the country. To set the ball rolling, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) on Thursday inaugurated…
In a move that could revolutionise the agricultural landscape of Niger State, Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago has announced plans to construct a $2 million poultry farm in Bosso Local Government Area. This ambitious project is expected to create a ripple effect of economic growth, job creation, and food security, transforming the lives of thousands of people…
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…
Hon. Ibe Okwara, the House of Representatives member for Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, has supported his constituents with farm inputs to enhance their activities as another farming season approaches. In his speech during the presentation of the inputs, Hon. Ibe said the gesture was one of his little ways to ensure…
The Labour Party Federal Lawmaker, Ginger Onwusibe has come under attack from people who believe that his support to farmers in his constituency wàs insulting and a mockery of empowerment initiative. The lawmaker reportedly empowered his constituents with cassava stems, yams, maize, and cucumber seeds to mark his one year in the national assembly. Hon….
Professor Christopher Akinbile of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA has been rewarded for a the product of his research, which has contributed to the giant leap in the use of technology in farming in Nigeria. The product is an Integrated Digital Soil Moisture and Temperature Device ,christened MOISTEMP. For this the professor of…
The internally displaced persons who found themselves at the IDP camps because of one hostility or the other in Plateau state can now smile. This is because after much complaints and sufferings as a result of being forced out of their residential areas and farms and now having to leave on handouts, their cry appears…
The federal government on Wednesday convened a high-level dialogue at the African Development Bank (AfDB) to revolutionise Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector and accelerate the implementation of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ-1) Programme. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun at the AfDB country office in…
…. SHUTS DOWN ILLEGAL GOLD MINING SITE IN KOGI The Federal Government on Friday announced the shutdown of an illegal gold mine site in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake, said the move was part of the Federal Government’s commitment to combat illegal mining…
