The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has advocated progressive ranching laws in the Southeast and other parts of Nigeria to permanently address the constant farmers herders crisis. The acting national youth leader of Ohanaeze, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, made the call during a briefing at the just-concluded Igbo Youth…
Their number is over 70 percent of the farmers in the state but farmers in Cross River state in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, yet they are hardly reckoned with. To start with, for them to get farmland for the cultivation of farms they have to depend on the men. The same men…
Oyo State is set to benefit from a partnership with the United Kingdom Agritech Centre aimed at boosting agriculture and livestock production using technology-based solutions. According to Debo Akande, Executive Adviser to the Oyo State Governor on Agribusiness, “Agriculture has become technology-driven, and we have a lot of young people that have the same capability…
The Abia State Government has released N3.5 bn as counterpart funding for the implementation of road infrastructure and agro-logistics hubs across 10 local government areas of the state under the World Bank-Supported Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAMP). The State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this during a media briefing at Government…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to invest more in Small and Medium Enterprises and agricultural sectors to enhance the economy. The association made the call at the Investiture of the 4th chairman of Gwagwalada and District Society of ICAN and the inauguration of a new Executive Committee in…
The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday said the Gross Domestic Product in real terms grew by 3.84 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024 on a year-on-year basis, which is 0.38 per cent points higher than the rate recorded in Q4 2023 (3.46 per cent). Similarly, it was higher by 0.38 per cent…
As part of efforts to encourage Nigerian farmers to engage in massive food production, the Zamfara State government made known its intention to give support to farmers in the state. Towards this end farmers in the state have got the assurance that they will receive support in the area of farm inputs from the state…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, is seeking partnership with Baroness Sandip Verma, former UK minister of energy and climate change. Governor Alia said the move was to boost agricultural investment opportunities for foreigners in the state and country at large. The governor expressed confidence that the partnership will enhance development in the agricultural sector in…
A group, Nigerian Institute For Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) Childhood Friends of 1979-1983 Association, says it has finalised plans to invest massively in the agricultural sector. This according to its President Mr. Wilson Etinosa Ekhomogiazin was to support President Tinubu’s effort in tackling food insecurity in 2025. At a get together ceremony in Benin, the…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is hosting over 200 local and international investors at the Pre-Summit Investors’ Roundtable in anticipation of the third Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS 3.0). The event, holding on Victoria Island, features investment presentations, a question and answer session, interactive sessions, roundtable discussions and deal rooms for prospective investors ready…
