Tag: farmers
Sandamu LG says 500 farmers benefit from N10m loan
Sandamu Local Government Council in Katsina State says that 500 dry-season farmers have benefited from a N10 million loan, initiated…
North-East farmers expect bumper harvest—FAO
Farmers in North-Eastern Nigeria, supported by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) say they are looking forward to a bumper…
FG should provide land for dry season -Farmer
Chief Silvanus Ejezie, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Delta chapter, has called on the State Government to provide…
Kwara farmers bemoan herdsmen menace
Some farmers in Kwara say the menace of herdsmen on their farms are destroying farm produces and causing economic loss.…
Police refute herdsmen, farmers clash in Delta
The Nigeria Police Command in Delta has refuted the clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state. The command’s spokesman,…
Farmers turnout en masse for 2017 Hajj
Imam Hussaini Tsoho-Ikara, acting Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says farmers are turning out in large number…
Farmers, herdsmen tasked on peaceful co-existence
The Village Head of Odu in Nasarawa state, Mr. Oberre Ewa, has appealed to farmers and herdsmen in the state…
Bee farmers urge FG to support beekeeping business
Women in bee farming (apiculture) have appealed to government at all levels to encourage and support bee farming to attract…
Food: Maku preaches peaches between farmers, herdsmen
Former Minister of Information Labaran Maku has urged farmers, herdsmen and other Nigerians to embrace peace in order to achieve…
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18 farmers hacked to death in Taraba
At least 18 farmers are believed to have been hacked to death by unknown assailants at Dan-anacha in Gassol Local…
Kebbi Govt urges farmers to repay agric loans
The Kebbi State Government has called on the farmers who benefited from the CBN Anchor Borrowers’ agricultural loan programme to…
FG to end farmers, herdsmen conflict
The Federal Government has set up a 16-member technical committee to develop a roadmap and find a lasting solution to…
Herdsmen, farmers pledge peaceful co-existence in Kaduna
Farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Afana District of Bajju Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State have…
Farmers, residents decry robberies in Nasarawa
Some farmers and residents in Nasarawa on Friday called for 24 hours police patrol in order to checkmate incessant robberies…
Micro-finance bank disburses N75m loan to farmers
The Dutse Micro-Finance Bank (DMFB) has disbursed N75 million loan to farmers in Dutse Emirate Council. Alhaji Safiyanu Sulaiman, Managing…