2023: Tinubu visits Gombe, speaks on farming
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – All Progressive Congress National Leader and leading presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, met the party’s delegates from Gombe on May […]
Agriculture
NDE flags off Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme In Sokoto
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off the 2022 Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme (SADTS) for 38 participants alongside […]
Embrace agriculture to reduce hunger, food price – El-Rufai urges citizens
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has appealed to the people of the state to get involved in agriculture, to reduce hunger and prices of food […]
Qatar Fund, Gates Foundation pledge $200m to support agriculture, climate
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have jointly pledged $200 million toward agriculture, climate resilience and economic development projects […]
UNILORIN gets CBN N600m to establish poultry farm – Official
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has secured N600 million loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria to establish a commercial poultry farm to boost eggs […]
France to partner Borno State on education, agricultural development
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Bultmann has said her country plans to partner Borno State Government on the development […]
FG to allocate $200m for creation of 780 agricultural service centres — Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government would allocate $200 million for the creation of 780 Agricultural Service Centres to serve […]
Nigeria, UAE to partner on renewable energy, agriculture others
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the offer by the United Arab Emirate (UAE) to partner with Nigeria in the areas of renewable energy, agriculture, infrastructure […]
Nigeria can’t attain food sufficiency through drying grains by roadside – Expert
An agro–industry and value chain expert, Dr Chijioke Osuji, has said Nigeria cannot attain food sufficiency by still engaging in roadside drying of agricultural produce […]
Nigeria produces 2m metric tonnes of onions annually – Agric Minister
Nigeria produces about two million metric tonnes of Onions annually, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Muhammad Abubakar, has told the 4th Regional […]