The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sealed a new partnership with the Italian government to strengthen sociocultural and economic relationships between both countries. The development is also expected to advance opportunities in agriculture, technology, tourism, and culture while facilitating cooperation in technical and vocational training, among others. The deal between Edo State and…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, announced that the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) is set to introduce the Young Farmers Club in Public Schools nationwide. This was stated during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agricultural Support Programme (RHI-WASP) in Maiduguri. Remi Tinubu, who was represented by the Wife of the Vice…
The 1,415 cocoa farmers asked to vacate the lands earlier allocated to them have defeated Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State in the first round of the case in the court. They had approached the high court sitting in Effraya, Etung Local Government Area of the state to ask for protection from the government,…
The Mayor of Umuahia North Local Government Area, Hon. Victor Ikeji has disclosed that his administration was working hard to push the Council to be none dependent on Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC), through reviving the agriculture sector. Ikeji who made this disclosure when selected members of Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) paid…
An Enugu-born commercial farmer, Ahmad Sani Ibrahim, formerly known as Friday Nnaji, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 13, raising the alarm over alleged criminal defamation and attempts by some persons to misrepresent his farming partnership with the Enugu State Government. He is pleading with the law enforcement agency to investigate the matter…
The Akwa Ibom State Government is to provide free food to two million three hundred thousand poorest of the poor of its citizens, or approximately 600,000 households across the three senatorial districts of the state. To achieve this, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Offiong Offor disclosed that the administration of Governor Umo Eno…
Nigerian scholar, Dr Abdulrazak Ibrahim, invented an insect control technology that is protecting farmers' crops in Brazil. The genetic engineer co-led an African-Brazil project that is responsible for the creation of the first-ever biolistic facility to be in Northern Nigeria. Ibrahim said he got the inspiration to delve into science, technology and innovation pathways fields…
The Enugu State Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-industrialisation, Mr Patrick Ubru, says only registered farmers will procure subsidised farm inputs from the state government. Ubru disclosed this while speaking in Enugu. He said the office was open for farmers in the state to register, especially as the state was preparing for pre-farming training to launch…
Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Amobi Ogah, has cautioned the Muslim community in Umuchieze over attacks on members of his constituency on the guise of herdsmen. He gave the warning when he visited Umuchieze Cattle Market, Lokpanta in LGA to…
The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed in its latest report that Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 33.20 percent, which was 31.70 percent in February, showing an increase of 1.50 percent points. The report also has it that food inflation increased to 40 percent with prices of garri, akpu (cassava paste), water melon, among others…
