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End banditry, kidnapping before farming season – Northern governors urge Acting IGP

John Ogunsemore Apr 10, 2021 0

The Northern Governors Forum has urged Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba to pay attention to proactive measures in tackling crime in the country.Chairman of the forum and Plateau State Governor stated this in a…

Agriculture

Buhari Urges Agriculture Agencies to Include Youth to Bolster Economy

Ismaila Chafe Nov 11, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged agencies involved in agriculture to include youth in driving modern methods of farming.The president stated this in Abuja on Tuesday when he inaugurated the National Young Farmers Scheme…

Agriculture

Insecurity constitutes greatest disservice to farmers – Atiku tells Buhari’s govt

John Ogunsemore Jun 29, 2020 0

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government was doing a great disservice to farmers in Northern Nigeria by failing to end insecurity in the region.He disclosed this in a…

Agriculture

Nigeria Risks Farming in 2021 – Poultry Farmers

Adebusola Oyerinde May 8, 2020 0

The Poultry Association of Nigeria has said that the country is likely to experience a period of farming in 2021, as a result of the nationwide lockdown caused by the outbreak of coronavirus.Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim Mam, President of the…

Agriculture

CSO Urges Youths To Return To Farming To Boost Food Production

Stanley Nwanosike May 4, 2020 0

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has urged government at all levels to create conducive environment for youths to massively return to farming in order to boost food production in the country. SEE ALSO: Defying stay-at-home order, Imo…

Entertainment

Genevieve Nnaji features in Memoir film ‘Farming’; release date Oct. 11

Joshua Olomu Jul 19, 2019 0

‘Farming’, the acclaimed memoir film of Nigerian-British actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, featuring Nollywood Diva Genevieve Nnaji, is to hit Cinemas on October 11, its producers has said.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

Metro

Ondo govt. commences forestry mapping, farm registration

Muftau Ogunyemi Jun 1, 2019 0

The Ondo State Government said it would commence forestry mapping and registration of farms in all government reserves across the state from June 3.This was contained in the press statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria…

Ticker

Give us lands for farming to cater for ourselves – IDPs beg FG

Angela Atabo May 26, 2019 0

Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) at the Gwoza and Bama camp Durumi, Abuja, have appealed to the Federal Government to allocate farming lands to them to cater for themselves.The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the camp, Mr Umaru…

News

Give us lands for farming to cater for ourselves, IDPs beg FG

Angela Atabo May 26, 2019 0

Opinion

Climate Change: Only Nigerians are not Crying! – By Ayeni Faith Damilola

Ayeni Faith Damilola May 17, 2019 0

Behind the faint smile of the latest Nigerian farmer is a deep needle pinch. Growers, in this part of the world, are going through a difficult moment as I speak. Some are really so frustrated now, others, confused, and a number, depressed;…

Agriculture

Snail business is lucrativeness, improve value-chain: Farmer

Mercy Omoike Apr 26, 2019 0

A snail farmer, Mr Ukonu Ukonu, has described snail farming as a lucrative business that Nigerians should invest in, calling on government to improve the value-chain in the sector.Ukonu made the call in an interview with the News Agency…

Agriculture

Kidnappers Scaring Nigerians Away From Farming – Agric Minister

John Ogunsemore Apr 22, 2019 0

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed that many Nigerians were afraid of going into farming because of the fear of being kidnapped.He said that kidnapping in some parts of the country had…

Government

12m Nigerians venture into farming in 2 years – Buhari

Philomina Attah Nov 21, 2018 2

The agriculture sector has significantly reduce the rate of unemployment in the country as over 12 million Nigerians have ventured into rice production in the last two years.President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this at the 4th Nigeria…

Agriculture

Pastoralist-Farmers Conflicts and the Search for Peaceful Resolution

Martin Luther Agwai, Ibrahim Gambari, Attahiru Jega, Jibrin Ibrahim,Others Jan 11, 2018 0

IntroductionPastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in Nigeria have grown, spread and intensified over the past decade and today poses a threat to national survival. Thousands of people have been killed, communities have been…

Agriculture

Synergos Builds Centre In Benue State, To Begin Exportation Of Yams

NEWS Oct 3, 2017 0

Synergos Nigeria is building a yam conditioning centre at Yandev in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.The Deputy Field Manager of Synergos, Mr Michael Agon, disclosed this in Makurdi on Tuesday at the training of 70 leaders of…

Agriculture

Kano govt. approves N344m for procurement of 100 tractors‎

Uju Jul 20, 2017 1

The Kano State Government has approved N344 million for the purchase of 100 tractors in order to boost agricultural production in the state. ‎ The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this while addressing…

Agriculture

Delta, World Bank, EU empower 250 youths on tomatoes farming

Uju Jul 3, 2017 0

The State Employment and Expenditure For Results Project (SEEFOR), an intervention project of the World Bank and European Union (EU), in collaboration with Songhai Delta have empowered 250 youths in tomatoes farming.The Delta…

Agriculture

Corps members to access soft loan for 2017 farming season-DG

Uju Apr 27, 2017

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, said on Thursday that arrangements were being made to enable corps members interested in farming to access soft loans for the 2017 farming season.…

Agriculture

Bauchi State Govt. approves N70m to train 1,000 women in agricultural trades

Uju Apr 21, 2017

The Bauchi State Commission For Youth and Women Rehabilitation and Development said it had approved N70 million for the training of 1,000 youths and women on various agricultural trades.The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr Umar…

Agriculture

Dry season farming: FG spends over N9.5 bn on inputs

Uju Apr 17, 2017

The Federal Government spent more than N9.5 billion for the distribution of farm inputs to farmers during the dry season farming, an official of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said.Mr Ohiare Jatto, the…

Agriculture

AEPB begins public awareness campaign on unlawful farming in FCT

Uju Apr 8, 2017

The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) says that it has started a public awareness campaign on farming in unlawful places in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Mr Muktar Ibrahim, the Head, Information and Outreach Unit of the…

Agriculture

Agric Sector Can Generate over 40 Million Jobs With Quality Seeds- Dogara

Femi Famutimi Mar 27, 2017

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has called for development, production and distribution of quality seeds to farmers in Nigeria in order to boost agricultural output and create over 40 million jobs for the…

Agriculture

Edo farmers laud NDDC for donating N14m equipment

Uju Nov 27, 2016

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Edo chapter, has lauded the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for donating farm equipment worth N14 million to the association. The branch chairman of AFAN, Chief Emmanuel Odigie, made…

Agriculture

Jigawa Govt. procures N3m fingerlings to boost fisheries’ production

Victoria Nov 18, 2016

The Jigawa Government said it had spent over N3 million on the procurement of 150, 000 fingerlings to accelerate fisheries production in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Kabiru Ali, said this Friday at the fisheries’…

Agriculture

Tonto Dike’s husband goes into farming, acquires 280 plots of land

Uju Nov 2, 2016

Tonto Dike's husband, Dr Oladunni Churchill, has acquired 280 plots of land to be used to start a mechanized farming project.This project, which is in collaboration with the Numatville Megacity, is geared towards providing jobs and…

Politics

Bill to regulate farming activities passes second reading

Femi Famutimi Oct 25, 2016

A Bill to regulate the agricultural sector passed second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.The Bill, titled “Nigeria Agricultural Associations Bill, 2016, sponsored by Rep. Abubakar Amuda-Kannike (APC-Kwara), seeks to…

Agriculture

First Lady Of Benue State Urges Women To Engage In Farming

Onome Agesse Oct 16, 2016 0

The wife of Benue state governor, Mrs Eunice Ortom, on Saturday urged more women in the state to engage in farming to enhance their livelihood and the economy of the state.She said that owning a farm would enable the women to be…

Agriculture

Aregbesola wants govt. to ban export of primary farm produce

Femi Famutimi Aug 7, 2016 0

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for a ban on the export of primary farm produce as part of strategies to ensure food sufficiency in the country.Aregbesola made the call in Osogbo on Sunday in a statement he issued by his media…

Agriculture

Farmers urge relevant agencies to improve on storage facilities

Kelechi Uchenna Jul 8, 2016 0

Farmers have urged relevant agriculture agencies to improve on the nation's produce storage facilities to achieve the Federal Government's objectives of boosting food production.The farmers were reacting to the inauguration of the…

Metro

Eid el-Fitr: Sultan of Sokoto urges Nigerians to embrace farming

Femi Famutimi Jul 6, 2016 0

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday advised Nigerians to embrace farming to produce adequate food for local consumption and for export.Abubakar gave the advice in Sokoto while delivering his Eid el-Fitr message…

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