Have you noticed a hike in the price of eggs of late? Were you thinking that the prices might come down soon? There are indications that consumers may have to live with the hike for some time to come. This is because the factors that created the hike in price do not appear to have…
Though Nigeria is in the first ten major producers of Cashew nuts in the world, the country needs to put many things in place to ensure that it improves on her production in this regard. That is why the federal government has decided to rededicate itself to support the cashew industry, as the Federal Ministry…
Sesan Olowa, Chairman, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State has disclosed that the council has concluded its plans to boost agricultural produce within the council area. This, he said, would enable the council to also raise more revenue, disclosing that towards this end, the council is embarking on the establishment of cassava plantation hubs….
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that 6.1 billion people or three quarters of global population are now protected by at least one best-practice tobacco control policy. The world body said that the number represents a substantial increase from 1 billion people in 2007. This was disclosed in the WHO 2025 report on the…
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…
Herders who have defied the law in Abia State to undertake open grazing despite the law against it in the state may have to have a change of mind. This is because authorities in the state have said the ban on open grazing is still in force. Therefore, the ban in various villages of Ibeku…
The federal government has taken a major step towards enhancing efforts to increase agricultural output in the country. This will involve the increase of production of soyabean and sugar. Towards this end the government has decided to partner with Trans Sahara Consortium in the areas of Soyabean and Sugar production. This was disclosed by the…
THE postponement of the deadline for the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes as a relief to Nigeria and other affected countries. However, not a few cocoa farmers in Nigeria are still in panic mode. Had the European Union (EU) stuck to its deadline to enforce its European Union Deforestation Regulation, EUDR,…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has announced the approval of an N2.5bn from the Bank of Industry. The financial relief aims to ease funding access for Indigenous miners. Alake in a statement by the Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, said the decision was resolved after a three-hour meeting with mining…
