There is the need for the federal government to increase its working relationship with the private sector on agricultural programmes in order to give more youth the necessary impetus to participate in agricultural development in the country. This was the position of Jerry Ngene, the national chairman of the Nigerian Youth for Agricultural Revolution Initiative,…
The minister of state, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, says Nigerians consumed an estimated 1.6 billion litres of milk and its products annually. Mr. Abdullahi, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja, to mark the 2024 World Milk Day, said that 60 per cent of the products are imported….
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has disclosed that about 62,000 hectares of land is being prepared for the cultivation of rice and other crops across the 18 local government areas of the State. Otu, who made the disclosure at a media dinner for journalists in the state said the contract has been awarded for…
There was palpable tension in the Senate, as the bill to ban open grazing was brought to the floor of the red chamber for the second reading. There were contentious exchanges between senators, particularly those from the northwest and the north central as well as the southern part of the country. In fact, Senate president,…
The Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, has disclosed that the benefit of Nigeria’s biodiversity is estimated to be over $8bn annually. The minister disclosed this on Wednesday during the observance of the World Environment Day Commemoration in Abuja. He noted that Nigeria’s biodiversity is a global public good that has value for…
The bill for an Act to ban open grazing in Nigeria is in the pipeline. The bill will also encourage the establishment of ranches, as part of efforts to resolve the perennial violent clashes between farmers and nomadic herders in the country. The bill, which is before the Senate, has by Wednesday, passed the second…
In an effort to revive the country’s oil palm sub-sector, the Minister of State, for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi on Wednesday announced the ministry’s readiness to partner with the Republic of Indonesia. The call was made when the Vice Minister Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, Mr Pahala Mansury met with the…
The Federal ministry of Agriculture and Food Security marked 2024 World Milk Day with Conference and Exhibition programme, where the minister of state in the ministry, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi harped on the need to make milk available to all Nigerians, as it is one of the animal proteins which is needed by the body…
Coca-Cola Nigeria, with its parent company partner to promote sustainable packaging and reduce plastic waste as part of its commitment to environmental sustainability. The partnership’s vision not only seeks to enhance recycling infrastructure but also to innovate and redesign packaging to ensure it is 100% recyclable. It will be recalled that “World Without Waste” initiative…
A horde of troubles now bother labour unions in Nigeria even as the economy is in crisis and the workforce remain at the receiving end, as always. These things include the spaces meant for Nigerians in some companies being taken over by foreigners, the pain of the removal of subsidy on oil products and the…
