Category: Agriculture

Stop harnessing Fulani and their cows- NEF begs FG

  Northern Elders, Forum, NEF, has asked the federal and state governments to escalate measures to halt what it described as the harassment of the Fulani and their...

Sanwo-olu

Sanwo-Olu hopeful of early completion of multi-million rice mill

  … ……Gov: ‘Lagos To Meet 20 Per Cent National Rice Demand’ Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday defied the downpour to inspect the Rice...

Herdsmen/Farmers Crisis: Adamawa Govt inaugurates livestock transformation committee

Adamawa State Government has inaugurated the state Livestock Transformation Committee to facilitate the implementation of Federal Government’s National Livestock...

Yobe fruit sellers narrate ordeal, give mangoes to commuters free

Fruit farmers and sellers in Mamudo town of Yobe say they are incurring heavy losses as a result of poor patronage caused by closure of some markets in the state and...

All you must know about RUGA

  The Buhari Administration has commenced construction of Cattle Colonies, rebranded “RUGA” in 36 States of Nigeria. The project has started in Kotongora, Niger...

Niger govt acquires N1.8bn tractors for 2019 farming season

The Niger government has concluded arrangements to procure 10 new tractors at the cost of N1.8 billion to boost its access to farmers in the state for the 2019 farming...

Cross River gets N3 billion rice seedlings order from FG

The industrialization effort of Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has started yielding fruits as the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria...

Oyo

Oyo gov–elect, Makinde reveals plan for agric sector

The Oyo State Governor-Elect, Engineer, Oluseyi Makinde has pledged to give agricultural development priority attention when he is sworn-in on the 29th May, 2019. ...

Cotton farmers target 150,000 tonnes harvest

The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) says it is targeting a minimum of 150,000 tonnes of cotton production under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor...

Gezawa Commodity Market to provide 5,000 jobs in Kano – Official

Mr Binfan Binchang, Consultant Officer, Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange, an ultra-modern agricultural produce market in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State...