Tag: agriculture
Economist To FG: invest in agriculture
Prof Cletus Agu, Head, Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in Enugu State, has urged the Federal Government to…
Cuban agriculture threatened by worst drought in 115 years
Cuba’s agriculture is being threatened by the worst drought to hit the Caribbean in over a century. The drought is…
Nigerians should go back to farming, Buhari says
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians must stop paying mere lip service to agriculture, as crude oil and gas exports…
Osun CFAN Begins Chemical Distribution To Cocoa Farmers
The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, CFAN, Osun chapter said it had started the distribution of chemicals to cocoa farmers…
BATNF Boosts Farming In Kaduna
By Daniels Ekugo In yet another strategic move to consolidate and sustain its agricultural interventions, British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation…
Agriculture key to Abia’s development, says Ogbonnaya
Sam Obinna Ibe/Umuahia The immediate past Deputy Chief of Staff, office of the deputy governor of Abia State, Chief Charles…
FG to focus on agriculture, not oil, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the Federal Government would give Agriculture the needed attention as part of effort to…
AfDB invests N2.91trn in Nigeria, others agric sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it has invested $14.78 billion (N2.91 trillion) in the agriculture sector of its Regional…
I’ll focus on agriculture, mining, not crude oil – Buhari
Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday in Abuja said he would shift attention from oil to agricultural and mining…
Nigeria gains N777bn from agric interventions
The Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina, said Nigeria gained N777 billion as income from various intervention programmes in the agricultural…
In Pictures: How Nigerian Women Lead The Way In Agriculture
Story and Photos by Emmanuel Osodi/Delta Much have been made of how agriculture should be the main source of income…
El-Rufai promises to increase agric. production in Kaduna
Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, has promised to increase agricultural production in the state…
Jonathan responsible for massive corruption in agric sector – APC
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) on Sunday accused President Goodluck Jonathan of massive corruption in Nigeria’s agricultural…
I’ll use agriculture to reduce unemployment, says Buhari
The Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, pledged to invest in agriculture to tackle…