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…
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…