Tag: agriculture
Enhancing Teachers’ Capacity Through Technology
By Olalekan Olagunju Education is the bedrock of social and economic development. Throughout history, philosophers like Aristotle and Plato recognised…
Conserving Nigeria’s Wetlands For Improved Food Production
By Martins Abocho Nigeria is one of the countries in the world richly endowed with both coastal and inland wetlands,…
Livestock Farming With Energized Water
Prince Arinze Onebunne Agriculture remains an untapped potential of the nation, which successive government have not fully invested in. It…
Malaysia, Ogun state plan massive cultivation of rice, cassava
The Ogun state Government, western Nigeria on Saturday said that the Malaysian Government would soon commence the massive cultivation of…
Dangote’s Outstretched Hand
Aliko Dangote’s investment in Ekiti State’s solid minerals, agriculture and education cements his place as Africa’s biggest investor Aliko Dangote,…
Dangote group to cultivate 300k hectares of sugar cane
The Dangote Group said on Monday that it has concluded plans to invest in 300,000 hectares of sugar plantation across…
Governor Wamakko’s Transformation Of Sokoto State
Exhibiting sound administrative competence, Governor Aliyu Magatarda Wamakko adds uncommon value to the provision of basic infrastructure in Sokoto State …
Day old chicks hot cake in Kaduna
Sellers of day-old chicks in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna are recording high patronage as breeders buy the chicks…
Ekiti gets N48b foreign investment
Governor Kayode Fayemi of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti said that the state got an inflow of investments worth…
World Bank: Imminent drought will hit Nigeria, others
The World Bank has sounded an alert about an imminent drought in Africa, that will affect Nigeria and at least…
Ondo Employs 8,000 Youths In Fadama Programme
The Ondo State Government said on Friday that it had employed 8,000 youths under the Fadama III programme to boost…
UNCTAD warns on mono-culture agriculture, urges mosaic approach
Farming in rich and poor nations alike should shift from monoculture towards greater varieties of crops, reduced use of fertilizers…
Nigeria approves N15b cheap loans for farmers
Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Federal Government has approved the grant of N15 billion, about $10m to the Bank of Agriculture (BOA),…
Nigeria mulls ban on fish importation
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government may soon place…
Nigeria saves N25b from direct sale of fertilizers
Nigeria’s Federal Government said on Friday it saved N25 billion from fertiliser distribution policy in 2012 by directly supplying the…