The Head of Press and Public Affairs at the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), Nura Wakili in a statement on Tuesday, expressed concerns to farmers who were affected by the environmental disaster. The statement quoted the Commission’s Managing Director, Abubakar Yelwa addressing the disaster as an unfortunate event that portrays a significant…
When the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, NBS. released it’s latest report on inflationary trend, the position of some states raises concerns about the real causes of hike in prices of food items. This is because the factors indicated as major causes of rising cost of food items are not known to be prevalent in some…
Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State governor at Jumat Service on Friday said that the state government has begun the distribution of rice palliatives to residents. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Deputy Governor, said this on behalf of the governor while addressing the congregation of Muslim faithful. She said that the distribution started with Muslim faithful who are currently observing…
Oyo State government has called for deliberate actions by all stakeholders to end illegal mining, saying the act portends great danger to the environment, human existence and health. The director-general of Oyo State Mineral Development Agency and Chairman of Pacesetter Mineral Development Company (PMDC), Abiodun Oni, made the call during a stakeholders’ meeting aimed at…
The Northern Governors’ Forum has warned members to wake up and tackle poverty, hardship, unemployment and other crises in the North to avoid being removed from office by the youth, whom they described as restive. The 19 Northern Governors have converged in Kaduna alongside traditional rulers from the North led by the Sultan of Sokoto…
Government agencies are speaking to issues raised by some concerned Nigerians about the risk of adopting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) crops in the country. In response to media reports, not Bushlink, citing that GMOs pose a threat to the health of consumers, the agencies described the report as unfounded. The agencies addressed a Joint News…
The Minister of Agriculture Food and Security Abubakar Kyari, on Tuesday, announced a new development by the federal government to inject 58,500 metric tons of rice into the country’s markets. Kyari’s assertion was made at an interactive session with the National Assembly joint committee on agriculture and rural development in Abuja. This move he noted…
The National Ginger Association of Nigeria has renewed its push for a lasting solution to the ginger blight disease that has ravaged farmlands across the country, leaving thousands of farmers in debt and crippling Nigeria’s once-thriving position in the global ginger market. At a stakeholders’ meeting and inauguration of new members held in Kaduna recently,…
About 4,563 youths in Ondo state have been trained in modern agriculture through various youth development programmes of the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Olayato Aribo when he was hosted by the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Akure. He said, “Some of our youths have been empowered because we discovered…
The seven governors of Nigeria’s Northwest geo-political zone have got the promise of Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, Nigerian-born president of the African Development Bank, AfDB for a handsome investment that will boost agricultural outputs in the zone. The support will enhance efforts at ensuring development in the area, as well as providing tackling insecurity and job…
