…TARGETS PRODUCTION OF 500,000 HECTARES OF MAIZE, RICE, OTHERS The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soya beans with $134m in Nigeria. The President of the bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, during a visit to the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero University, Kano recently said the support…
No fewer than 92 African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the House of Representatives to prohibit the use and consumption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country to protect the environment and the health of citizens. The coalition made the recommendation at a public hearing on GMOs organised by Joint Committees on Agricultural…
Alhaji Babatunde Ologburo, a philanthropist and business mogul has constituted phase one of youths empowerment for agriculture business and training for 50 youths. The beneficiaries will be selected across the 33 local government areas of Oyo State. Youths across the state would be trained on livestock farming with special focus on goatery management after which…
Vulnerable homes in Akwa-Ibom State have been told to expect the distribution of 48,000 bags of rice, as palliative by the federal government to cushion hardship caused by various economic reforms in the country. The move was disclosed at a press briefing at the NUJ Press Centre in Uyo on Friday, by the Commissioner for…
The era of crude farming practices are about to come to an end in Nigeria. This is as the Federal government embraces the much talked about soil testing laboratories in all the local government areas of the country. To set the ball rolling, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) on Thursday inaugurated…
The people of Eziala Nsukwe Autonomous Community, Ubakala, have staged a peaceful protest, crying out for Governor Alex Otti’s intervention to end the menace of a dumpsite that has taken over their farm lands and polluted their environment. The protesters called on the governor to compel the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) to relocate…
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…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 recovery efforts has received a grand support from the world bank. It is a $500 million grant meant to boost support for the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) program. The renewed commitment extends the sponsorship for an additional three years, as announced by Prof. Foluso Okumadewa, representing World Bank…
The federal government on Wednesday convened a high-level dialogue at the African Development Bank (AfDB) to revolutionise Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector and accelerate the implementation of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ-1) Programme. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun at the AfDB country office in…
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 per cent from the previous year to over “$2 trillion in 2024”, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released Thursday. The FAO attributed the increase to higher prices for cocoa, coffee, and tea, accompanied by…
