Category: Agriculture
Forum plants 12,748 tree seedlings to curb desertification in Jigawa
The Green Network Initiative Forum in Jigawa has planted about 12,748 assorted tree seedlings in some parts of the state to check desertification. The Coordinator of the...
CACS: FirstBank disburses over N100bn to support agricultural value chain – Adeduntan
First Bank of Nigeria Plc has disbursed over N100 billion under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) initiative introduced to...
Imota rice mill ready soon, – Agric commissioner
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal has assured that the State Government-owned Integrated Rice Mill at Imota, a suburb in Lagos, will be...
For the records ….Akinwunmi Adesina, the real starboy
The man in bow tie is a Nigerian .. Our homegrown former agriculture minister. He is Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. We capture some of...
Okpanam Kingdom begins 2019 New Yam Festival with Ikanze Ceremony
The people of Okpanam Kingdom, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State yesterday (25\08\2018) began activities to mark the 2019 annual new yam...
Double-digit investment in agric needed to transform sector-DG, IITA
A double-digit investment in the agricultural sector backed by a vibrant rural infrastructural network will help states in Nigeria to accelerate the...
FoodCo wins Multigenerational Company Of The Year
FoodCo Nigeria Limited, a diversified consumer goods company with interests in retail, quick service restaurants, manufacturing and entertainment has been named...
Agric key to poverty eradication, says Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that the best way to eradicate poverty is to cultivate more lands for agriculture. According to his chief...
Lagos: Lake Rice still on sale
Lake Rice, produced by Lagos and Kebbi state is still available for sale all over Lagos ,according to the state government. In a press statement today,the government...
Buhari asks CBN to stop issuing FOREX for importation of food
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food into the country, with the steady...
