At least 332 farmers have been killed in attacks across the country since the beginning of the year, various security reports have shown. The attacks which have been dominant in the northern parts of the country were carried out by bandits and Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists. Some incidents include the deaths…
The National Chairman, Association of Greenfield Rice Producers, Marketers and Entrepreneurs, Chief Oludare Adekolu, says that Nigeria has the capacity to produce far more rice than what obtains at present if genuine producers get adequate support. Adekolu, who is the Chief Executive of Igbemo Rice Processing Company Limited, said his association, with branches across Nigeria,…
A Professor of Soil Science, Mabel Ifeoma Onwuka, has urged rural farmers to embrace climate-smart agricultural practices, to conserve the environment, improve their yields and ensure food security in the country amidst the looming food crisis. Prof. Onwuka who disclosed this during the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) 2024 Agriculture Fair/ Exhibition in Umuahia,…
Stakeholders on the platform of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) are worried about the consequences of years of unchecked and inadequately monitored mineral extraction in Nigeria. They are concerned that the ugly development poses great ecological challenges to Nigeria. Nnimmo Bassey, the director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation gave expression to this concern…
Senator Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security has revealed the importance of the data gathered from the census, stating that the information would support evidence-based policy and decision-making across various sectors of the economy. It will also enhance the linkage with the President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda in…
Investigation has shown that farmers in Nigeria are more comfortable taking loan facilities from cooperative societies than taking advantage of similar opportunity in the commercial banks in the country. This was discovered by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. The Bureau got this from a joint research it did with the Federal Ministry of Budget…
There are fears that efforts by the government at the federal and state levels may be frustrated by terror elements who attack farmers and deny them access to their farms. There was a recent development in Niger state, where bandits seized farmlands of about four villages and also displaced about 600 people. The villages are…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) at the unveiling of the National Agricultural Sample Census(NASC) 2022 in Abuja has disclosed that Nigeria has about 40.2 million agricultural households and that out of the 91 per cent of agricultural households that cultivated crops, 35 per cent practised only crop cultivation while 48 per cent reported raising…
Michelle Corzine, Director of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Power of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that her government has given grants worth $26.6 million to 33 companies in Nigeria. She said that the gesture was aimed at helping to resolve the food insecurity in the country. She spoke at a…
Lagos State Government through its ministry of Health has warned the general public to avoid unregulated and unregistered beverages to prevent ingesting contaminated drinks. Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health during a state multi-agency news briefing and update on the cholera outbreak in Lagos said that history taken from the no fewer than…
