Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has been commended by the World Bank over his numerous developmental strides in the areas of water and agriculture, particularly livestock farming, stressing that the governor’s efforts at transforming the state would help in up-scaling its agricultural productivity. The commendation was made on Wednesday by the National Coordinator of…
For Alhaji Mudashiru Nurudeen Emiloju, it has become a yearly routine exercise to empower and uplift the lives of Iwo residents and cushion the effect of economic hardship in the country. Emiloju, a Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), had, some years ago, launched a multi-million naira…
The Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the procurement of security equipment including Armoured Personnel Carriers aimed at strengthening security in the eastern part of the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Sambo Bello Danchadi, disclosed this to newsmen after the first council meeting of 2025 at the Government House. The approved apparatus…
As part of efforts to achieve agricultural revolution, the Akwa Ibom State government is set to partner with an Agric based industrial firm, Bertola Machine Tools Limited to enhance food production in the state through mechanised farming. The partnership will enhance the plan of the state to go into equipment leasing as part of efforts…
He is into this type of farming by choice. There is no doubt that he has a passion for it. And for you to know that all you need do is to listen to him talk about the procedures, the types of snail, the byproducts of his animals and the gains therefrom. For someone who…
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has told potential local and foreign investors that this is the best time to put their money in the local production of sugar in Nigeria. The NSDC boss told journalists in Lagos that the existence of a large and growing…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has inaugurated the National Electronic Extension Platform (NEEP), back –end office, to provide real-time solutions to Nigerian Farmers as well as enhance agricultural extension service delivery. Speaking during the inauguration of the NEEP back-end office, held in Abuja recently, the Minister stated…
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss-based foundation, launched in 2002 at the UN General Assembly to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. It has, therefore, called on women and youth-led agribusinesses, farmers associations, and cooperatives to apply for its Micro Grant Funding Opportunity. This third edition of the Microgrant is a…
The World Bank has revealed plans to disburse $500m as loan to enhance rural road infrastructure and agricultural marketing in Nigeria. The financial institution said the fund requested was contained in the final draft of the Resettlement Policy Framework for the Nigeria Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project Scale-UP (RAAMP-SU) under the Federal Ministry of…
Are you a fan of Coca cola products? Have you noticed any changes in the taste of any of the products lately? Perhaps you should watch out for a change in the taste of your drink. That, however, is, if the allegation that the Nigerian Bottling Company has questions to answer on the sweetening of…
