The traditional ruler of the Idjerhe Kingdom in the Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, His Majesty Monday Obukowho Whiskey Udurhie I, has urged Nigerians return to thwbfarm. He has, therefore, implored them to take advantage of the rainy season. The journalist-turned-monarch, who stated that Nigerians should not expect the government to bring…
The division in Nigeria widens with the insistence of the passage of the bill seeking to nullify open grazing in the country. While farmers, seeing advantage of a proposed law in this direction, herders insist that such proponents should perish the thought. The legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish the National Animal…
The farmers demographic in Nigeria shows that over 40 million Nigerians are in one form of farming technique or another. That is official, as it was released by the National Bureau of Statistics. This, therefore , puts to rest the controversy that has long surrounded agriculture data in the country. The Bureau is launching the…
No fewer than 3,000 farmers in the North Central state of Kwara have received support from the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS. The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman said this was done in partnership with a body known as Kwara Renaissance Group (KWRG)….
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…
