Category: Agriculture
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...
Oyedepo again? Curses murderous herdsmen
David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, has placed curses on the killers of Jeremiah Omolewa, a resident pastor of the...
RUGA settlements is for states ready to adopt initiative, says Ganduje
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, says states where Fulani are not indigenes will not be required to implement the RUGA settlement initiative. Ganduje made the...
Two million m farmers benefit from improved seedling—HarvestPlus
Mr Paul Liona, the Country Manager, Nigeria HarvestPlus says over two million farmers have benefited from the improved seedling to enable them produce fortified crops....
Food Security: Former LCCI Chairman wants South-West states to leverage on agrictech
Mr Wale Oyekoya, a former Chairman of Agriculture and Non-Oil Sector, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has called on South-Western states to synergise to...
