Tag: agriculture
Nigeria Targets 750k Jobs In Agriculture
The federal government has targeted to generate a total of 750,000 job through the proposed ‘Nagropreneur programme’ that would be…
Obasanjo begins farming in Liberia
Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has expanded his farming business into Liberia. The 125 acre farm, also known as Obasanjo…
Jonathan Arrives Beijing On A Four-Day Visit
President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Beijing at about 17.30hours (local time) today to begin a four-day state visit to China…
Nigeria Joins G8 New Alliance For Food Security
Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, attended G8 Food Security and Nutrition events this weekend in…
Rice Production: Lagos To Get N31.6bn World Bank Loan
The World Bank intends to provide a credit of N31.6 billion ($200 million) to Lagos State to boost rice production,…
Governor Returns To Rice Farming In 2015
Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State says he will return to rice farming after completing his second term in office…
We Are Creating Jobs From Grasscutter Farming
Prince Arinze Onebune, the CEO and Managing Consultant of Jovana Farms is undoubtedly one Nigerian who is passionate about job…
Water from Bakalori Dam floods Sokoto farms
Water released from the Bakolori Dam in Zamfara has flooded 317 farmlands in Sokoto State, washing away produce, according to…
Ogun state denies ceding land to Lagos
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Ogun state government has denied speculations in some quarters that it has ceded its land in…
Villagers in Katsina count losses as diseases kill animals
Farmers in Majen Gobir village, Rimi Local council area of Nigeria’s Katsina state are counting their losses as an outbreak…
Amaechi calls for German investment in Nigeria
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has called on German investors to take advantage of the vast area of land…
Agric Ministry Extends Subsidy To Fisheries, Boosts Export
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will soon begin to provide subsidies to operators in the fisheries sub-sector…
Kwara state, Cornell University sign MOU
Nigeria’s Kwara Government and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University, New York, have signed a Memorandum of…
Nestle Plans Workshop For Journalists
In furtherance of her commitment to promote public understanding of nutrition, water and agriculture/rural development issues, Nestlé, the leading Nutrition,…
The Dire Consequences Of Fuel Subsidy Removal
The Federal Government’s unpopular plan to fully remove fuel subsidy is a ticking time bomb that will do nobody any…