The University of Ilorin has entered into partnership with Professor Ramar Krishnamurthy from Uka Tarsadia University, India to cultivate a revolutionary new strain of rice that thrives without constant water supply. Unilorin’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, who disclosed this on Thursday, during a press briefing that heralds the institution’s 39th convocation ceremony, stated that…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 674 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 4,025 suspected cases across 18 states and 93 local government areas from January to April 6, 2025. According to the NCDC’s latest situation report, 127 deaths have been recorded with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of…
The Yobe State government, in collaboration with experts from the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC), has embarked on a research project to determine the root cause of kidney disease affecting residents in Bade local government area. As part of the research, the team collected various samples, including soil, water, vegetables, and fish, from…
The steps being taken by the Federal Government give promise that not only will there be more people taking interest in farming and growing food there will also be increase and a reduction in the cost of farm management. This optimism stems from the initiative of the government, which launched the Nigerian Farmers Soil Health…
There are indications that the prices of food items in Nigeria will reduce further soon to ease the challenges of consumers in the country. This follows the step being taken by the Federal government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS). The step involved efforts to reduce food prices, following President Bola Tinubu’s…
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,…
A group, Catalysing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience (CASCADE) Nigeria is set to support 7,500 Women smallholder farmers. CASCADE will be giving the farmers orange flesh potatoes vine, while 3,500 others will get vegetable seeds across four implementing states of Bauchi, Jigawa, Kebbi and Nasarawa. The aim is to increase access to…
There are indications that the initial euphoria over sale of rice at subsidised rate to public servants may have come a little too early. This is because BUSHLINK learnt that the government may have had a rethink on the policy. And that is coming about one week after the announcement that the sale of a…
The Federal Government has tasked the Bank of Agriculture, BOA, to adopt innovative financing models to expand access to affordable credit for smallholder farmers, women, youths and agribusinesses. The government said improved agricultural financing was necessary to increase food production, create jobs, reduce poverty and strengthen the resilience of agricultural value chains. The statement was…
The federal government is determined to pursue benefitting development programmes through its involvement in the South South and Triangular Cooperation, SSTC, an initiative involving multilateral organisations as well as donor nations of the global north and the South South nations to facilitate efforts at tackling issues like the climate change and food security. To this…
