There are indications that the Pragmatic Palms Limited, a subsidiary of Diamond Stripes Limited, will undertake resuscitation of the moribund Enugu State United Palm Products Limited, UPPL. Towards this end, the state government has signed a N100 billion deal with Pragmatic Palms. This is in furtherance of the programme of Governor Peter Mbah Administration to…
An Enugu-born commercial farmer, Ahmad Sani Ibrahim, formerly known as Friday Nnaji, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 13, raising the alarm over alleged criminal defamation and attempts by some persons to misrepresent his farming partnership with the Enugu State Government. He is pleading with the law enforcement agency to investigate the matter…
The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has urged breweries to patronise smallholder farmers in Enugu in the bid to source raw materials for production. The governor made the remark during a courtesy visit by Ama Brewery, Enugu, on Thursday. The manager of Ama Brewery, Enugu, Peter Ani, extolled Mr. Mbah for creating the right environment…
It was just a demonstration of how emotive the issue of presence of herdsmen in certain areas in Nigeria could be. The Enugu State Government, in an attempt to regulate and ensure non-denial of source of meat to its people, decided to encourage ranching in the state but the response was an uproar from the…
…. ‘YOU WILL ALSO SEE THE INFLUX OF INVESTORS- AGRIC COMMISSIONER, UBRU Things appear to be turning around for farmers across the country. While the governments at the state and federal levels are distributing farm inputs for farmers to thrive during the dry season, the governments are collaborating with agencies, locally and globally, to make…
A fresh attack on over 35,000 hectares of rice farm in Enugu State has caused new concerns about the success of efforts to tackle food insecurity in Nigeria. This was made known by a group known as the Enugu State Graduate Farmers. The group which expressed sadness over the development said the farmland is at…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has called for collaboration between the organised private sector and the government needed to attract investments that would grow the states economy. The governor made the call in his speech at the 50th Annual General Meeting of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), recently in…
Farmers from five local government areas in Enugu State have joined their counterparts in Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun and Taraba states to benefit from the federal government efforts at fighting food insecurity by promoting dry season farming in Nigeria. They were recently presented with farm implements and seedlings worth N40 million. The federal government…
