The federal government may release a million-dollar boost from the solid Mineral sector of the economy. Nigeria has an abundance of gold, baryte, zinc, iron ore, gypsum, tantalite, bitumen, and coal amongst others. The partnership with Nigerian firm, UBACLE Group if successful, was announced by the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Annika Hahn-Englund, on Saturday. According…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake has explained the reason behind the increase in mining licencing fees. Mr Alake speaking in Abuja said the new rate would enhance the ease of doing business and consolidate ongoing reforms. The minister noted that the review underscored the federal government’s commitment to increasing revenue from…
Government agencies are speaking to issues raised by some concerned Nigerians about the risk of adopting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) crops in the country. In response to media reports, not Bushlink, citing that GMOs pose a threat to the health of consumers, the agencies described the report as unfounded. The agencies addressed a Joint News…
The war against climate change is not being left to the government alone. Operators in the private sector and the non government organisations are also enlisting in it. One Acre Fund, a non-profit development organisation, has kicked off the distribution of 938,000 Albizia Lebbeck tree seedlings to 34,000 smallholder farmers in Nasarawa state. The gesture…
The Poultry Association of Nigeria has lamented that in the last six months; more than 30 percent of poultry farms across the country have been shut down due to the challenges in the sector. Godwin Egbebe, National Publicity Secretary, PAN, reportedly told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos the development was due to the…
Pastor Samuel Akpan–Isong, General overseer, Champions for Christ Chapel Asaba, Delta State in Asaba distributed rice, bread, garri, cash and other foodstuffs worth millions of naira to a group of people. The beneficiaries include a 90-year-old woman, single mothers and other vulnerable people grappling with hunger. Akpan–Isong during the exercise appealed to President Bola Tinubu,…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, is promoting the culture of gardening, particularly among women in the country. In a post on her X.com handle, she called on all Nigerian women to participate in #EveryHomeAGarden competition, embracing farming and food production as a vital aspect of their daily lives. Tinubu said #EveryHomeAGarden competition…
The Cross River State government has announced plans to host an agro-tourism festival and an International Expo festival called CRATFEX. The festival, which will run from the 9th through 17th of August, 2024, is themed: “Building stronger food systems to strengthen the resilience of the fight against hunger in Nigeria”. Asu Abang, the lead visionary…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in collaboration with the Federal Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC , said it has empowered no fewer than 26,000 youth and female farmers in the Niger Delta. IFAD did this through its livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises project. The Country’s Director of the organisation, Madam Dede…
Benue State, hitherto referred to as the nation’s food basket, has lost that position to Ebonyi State. Reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, and the SBM Intelligence also added that the North Central state lost its premier position due to incessant cases of insecurity. A recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics…
