BUA Foods has reported an increase in revenue for the 2024 financial year, with sales from its Sugar division accounting for 48 per cent of total earnings. This comes amid Nigeria’s escalating food inflation, which surged to 39.84 per cent in December 2024, a rise from 39.93 per cent recorded in December 2023, according to…
Determined to intensify the fight against illegal mining, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) mining marshals have vowed to dismantle illicit operations and the conspiracy networks behind them. Speaking at the NSCDC National Headquarters on Tuesday, the Mining Marshals Commander, John Attah, highlighted the squad’s major achievements in 2024, including breaking through powerful…
I employed a farm worker some time ago when I took a decision to go into farming. Employment terms wrapped up and I fulfilled my primary part of the agreement. We purchased farm implements, got him a telephone as well as modest accommodation near the farm. Not long after, the guy abandoned the farm and…
What is the biological phenomenon that appears in human gradual loss of muscle mass, strength and function when they are growing older? This is known as Sarcopenia! Sarcopenia is a gradual loss of muscle mass, strength and function… the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength as a result of aging… The situation may be…
Less than two months after a major crude oil spill occurred at Bukuma in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, another spill has been recorded at Ogale in Eleme Local Government Area of the state. The spills have impacted communities, Rivers and farmlands in four out of the 23 local government areas of the…
The Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture will embark on a statewide vaccination of livestock in the State from the 10th of February to the 17th of February. This is a reaction to the recent outbreak of anthrax disease in Zamfara State. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Victor Kii, saying…
The sleepy town of Ado Odo, in the Ado Odo Ota local government area of Ogun State has an attraction to those who have an eye for wealth. The town is blessed with black clay, the raw material used to produce tiles. A fresh layer of this black clay has been discovered at the Iloro…
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Thursday that Nigeria’s social protection system has received a €36.33m boost to enhance resilience, gender equality, and economic stability. The initiative, to be implemented in Borno and Adamawa states, is co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German government under the Supporting Sustainable Social Protection, Participation,…
Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, recently announced the deployment of technology for all-year round farming during a briefing with State House correspondents in Abuja. He said the move would fasten land clearing, harvest, chemical deployment, whether it’s pesticide or herbicide. “We intend to use drone technology in doing that because what one…
Farmers in Borno, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara states are set to receive a $183.1m boost for agricultural value chain development by August 2025. The initiative is a collaboration between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the French Development Agency (AFD), and the Federal Government. The Value Chain Programme in…
