The Kaduna State Government has announced plans to plant 10 million trees in the next four years in a bid to tackle climate change and protect the environment in the state. The Commissioner of Environment, Alhaji Abubakar Buba, disclosed this while speaking to stakeholders in Kaduna on Wednesday. He noted that last year alone, the…
Those who plant food crops in dump sites risk spreading cancer. That is a warning by a professor of soil science at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Abia State. This warning was given by Professor Mabel Ifeoma Onwuka to farmers against who may believe that planting crops at dumpsites may increase the…
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…
Abuja based Agri businessman Akomolafe Bankole is still in pains over the demolition of his poultry farm in Abuja by the Federation Capital Territory Development Authority. The poultry farm worth N150 million located in Lokogoma area in Abuja was demolished, according to him, without any form of notification. The demolition, which also resulted in the…
As Nigeria battles with food insecurity there are reports that more challenges may be on the way to further compound the problem. The report is to the effect that as the years roll on, the country will have more mouths to feed, thus complicating the problem at hand about how to provide for the current…
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS SAYS there is a decline in the the rate of inflation in Nigeria, going by its survey in May. It says the country’s headline inflation rate for May dropped to 22.97 per cent compared to the preceding month of April, which was 23.71 per cent. The NBS said in…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Adamawa has warned fruit dealers against using chemicals to ripen fruits and advised consumers to be cautious. NAFDAC’s Coordinator in Adamawa, Mr. Gonzuk Bedima, issued the warning in an interview with newsmen in Yola on Thursday. Bedima identified the most commonly used chemical…
The residents of Agwa communities in Oguta LGA of Imo state have raised an urgent alarm over the invasion of their farmlands by armed herdsmen. The farmers are distraught over the destruction of their crops and plants by cattle owned by the herdsmen, which has severely impacted their livelihoods. Community leaders have called on the…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Climate Change Specialist, Ms. Nifesimi Ogunkua, on Monday, revealed plans to restore 18,000 hectares of degraded land in Cross River and Ondo states for sustainable cocoa and oil palm cultivation, to attract $200 million in investments to the value chain in Nigeria. Ogunkua disclosed this during a four-day FAO…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has reacted to allegations he used the palliative funds for Anambra State for the procurement and distribution of 800 tractors to farmers in the state. The governor said the report was entirely false and lacking in merit. In a statement by Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the governor…
