The Bayelsa State Civil Service Commission has approved a two-day weekly farming period for workers, reducing the number of workdays to three. This is according to a circular signed by the Bayelsa State Head of Service Biobelemoye Charles-Onyeama. However, the development that followed Governor Doiye Diri’s approval only affects civil servants from Grade level 14…
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) at the weekend organized an intensive training for 100 cashew farmers in Imo State, being one of the cashew producing States, which accounts for over 1,000 metric tonnes of the produce annually. That sector has generated an annual income of N41.27 billion for the country from exports. The programme,…
There are indications that the impact of the climate change on farmers in Nigeria may be minimized going forward. This is because the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have strengthened their partnership to boost agricultural production and mitigate the impact of climate variability on farmers’ livelihoods in the country.The…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has disclosed that his government will open up many rural roads to enable rural farmers to evacuate their farm yields to urban centres and general markets.He also added that his administration is committed to return the renowned Okuku market in Yala local government area of the state to…
The Mandate Market in Ilorin, Kwara State has been shut temporarily by the state government following allegation of the sale of meat from 33 cows reportedly killed due to poisoning. The state government, through Ministry of Environment, in a statement ordered the immediate general cleaning and fumigation of the abattoir so as to cleanse it…
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, has promised that the state government would provide the necessary financial support to enable the 45,000 metric tonnes capacity Rivers Cassava Processing Factory at Afam, Oyigbo Local Government Area expand its production lines.The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Nelson Chukwudi, said the governor made the promise after…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has launched a strategic action plan for the State, designed to ensure food security, and fight poverty and malnutrition, especially among children and women. In doing this it has decided to collaborate with the relevant stakeholders.The Governor, who stated this in Calabar in the company of Peter Odey,…
A total of 500 Anambra farmers will benefit from the Co-operative Farmers Scheme sponsored by John Bosco Onunkwo Foundation, a private initiative. The scheme, which is distributing fifty seed yams to farmers across the twenty-one local government areas of Anambra state, has commenced the first phase of the programme in Aguata local government area.According to…
A Mission school in Abia State, Kingdom Bible College of the Word Foundation (KBCWF), is laying emphasis on agriculture and is therefore seeking partnership with both the federal and Abia state governments. Founder of the College, Rev Emmanuel Ukoha who disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the College’s permanent site at Ozu Abam, in Arochukwu…
In a bid to steer Imo State towards sustainable economic growth, Hon. Barr Ted Chisom Ojukwu, lawmaker representing Nkwerre constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, has called upon Imo citizens to prioritize agriculture as a pivotal means to foster development and prosperity. Highlighting the intrinsic significance of agriculture, Hon. Barr Ted Chisom Ojukwu…
