Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised to improve agriculture, commerce and security if given the mandate […]
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Saturday promised to promote agriculture, mining and general development in Zamfara. Tinubu, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria’s agricultural revolution had led to the creation of over 13million direct and indirect jobs in the last seven and half-years. […]
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to restore agriculture to its enviable status, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, […]
Dr Patrick Dakum, Labour Party (LP)’s governorship candidate for Plateau State has promised to leverage agriculture, tourism and mining to improve the state’s economy if […]
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has said that the inauguration of the Special Agro Processing Zones (SAPZ) […]
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said aside from the extractive industry, agriculture and food processing especially, the export of […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said innovation in agriculture is key to human survival and development. Obasanjo said this at the Grand Award Night for […]
The Federal Government says a number of factors beyond its control led to the current situation in which the cost of fertiliser increased to between […]
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State has organized a two-day training workshop on export product […]
…Pledges to support 7,000 farmers from Cross River, Akwa-Ibom and Eboniyi By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of El-kanis […]
Miss Agriculture Nigeria, Miss Eucharia Odida, has said that if 60 per cent of youths in the country venture into agriculture, the unemployment challenge in […]
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday toured about 10 farmlands in the outskirts of 4 LGAs of the state […]
Some maize farmers in Kano State have resorted to planting sorghum due to the high cost of fertilizer, instead of maize and other crops. The […]
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has warned that states may no longer pay their basic bills if they don’t move away from FAAC-based revenue to […]
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has identified agriculture as the fattest means of addressing […]
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The National Institute of Soil Science, North-East Zone, has donated no fewer than 150 soil testing kits to states in the […]
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu was on Wednesday led by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on a tour of 3,000-hectare rice […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is ready to help Nigeria return to the electronic wallet system of input distribution to farmers to boost […]
Mrs Mary Afan, the President, Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) says Nigeria may not end hunger by 2025, if it does not […]