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…
Federal government is showing a further concern in the growing crisis of malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. It has therefore stressed the need for an urgent need for the coordination of the national interventions in this regard. This was made known on Sunday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and…
Every ascension of an Alaafin is an important moment in Yoruba history. So is it with the coming of our father, Alaafin Abimbola Akeem Owoade, who began his reign with the symbolic outing in Oyo on Saturday March 29, 2025. The Alaafin traditionally represents Yoruba military power. So potent was his power that one of…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and other stakeholders have shown commitment to controlling and eradicating the Peste Des Petits (PPR) disease in livestock in Nigeria. The FMAFS said the move aims to improve the livestock sub-sector as a…
Governor Peter Mbah has signed a Land Use Regulation (2025) Act as well as Executive Order No. 1, 2025, designating some areas in the state as urban areas. Speaking at a brief signing ceremony, he explained the provisions contained in the Executive Order, entitled “Enugu State Designation of Land as Urban Areas.” He disclosed that…
The division in Nigeria widens with the insistence of the passage of the bill seeking to nullify open grazing in the country. While farmers, seeing advantage of a proposed law in this direction, herders insist that such proponents should perish the thought. The legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish the National Animal…
Despite the persisting food insecurity in the country, the erstwhile Presidential Aide on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, has said that over 65 per cent of the Ministry of Agriculture’s budget is not linked to improving food security. Enang alleged that President Tinubu signed the 2024 budget in a rush without being advised by…
Determined to solve the challenge of scarcity and high cost of food in the country, the administration of Bola Tinubu has commenced support to farmers beginning from the 2023/2024 dry season farming period. As part of the immediate support by the government, it has undertaken the certification of available planting materials. It has, therefore, kicked…
As the effort to address the country’s food security continues, the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has partnered with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, FMO to drive an agric tech hackathon, an event where participants attempt to solve critical issues in agriculture. The initiative seeks to proffer solutions to the challenges in the country’s agricultural…
In what appears a further claim to leadership in Cocoa production in Nigeria, Calabar, capital of Cross River State will host the national cocoa festival this month. The Programme which is being planned by the Cocoa Farmers’ Association of Nigeria, CFAN is the 3rd edition of the National Cocoa Festival. It is a two-day event…
