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. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, in a statement on Saturday, said Buhari disclosed this in Washington DC, USA, at an interactive session entitled,...
Agriculture
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to restore agriculture to its enviable status, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has inaugurated a 12-man agricultural development programme executive committee to drive the process. While inaugurating the committee on Monday in Abuja, the minister said:...
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 elected in 2023 Dakum, who spoke to newsmen on the sidelines of the party’s presidential campaign flag off on Saturday in Lafia, said that...
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) in the Federal Capital Territory, underscores the Administration’s huge potentials as one of the nation’s most-important growth zones from which economic prosperity could spread...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said aside from the extractive industry, agriculture and food processing especially, the export of manufactured and processed food, is really where the potential and wealth of Nigeria lie. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Friday in Abuja at the...
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 2022 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Science and Literary Criticism, organised by the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Friday in Lagos. He emphasised the...
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 110 and 150 per cent. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja....
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 development for sesame seed and sorghum farmers in the North East geopolitical zone of the country. Speaking at the programme, the Executive Director of...
…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 and Partners, Mr Richard Ajah says the ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict has negatively impacted on many African countries including Nigeria. Mr. Ajah noted...
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 the country would be reduced drastically. Odida, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Calabar, said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday toured about 10 farmlands in the outskirts of 4 LGAs of the state which include – Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), Jere, Mafa and Dikwa LGCs to monitor farming activities. During the separate unscheduled visits, Governor Zulum, who...
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 News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the farmers use manure obtained from animals dung and waste for the crops, with little fertilizers. 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 agriculture driven economy. Soludo, an erudite economist, said this at a parley in Awka on the occasion of his 100 days in office. He...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has identified agriculture as the fattest means of addressing unemployment in Nigeria. He disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, during the vice chancellors round table on the implementation of Agricultural Research and Innovation...
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 zone to enhance crop production. The Zonal Coordinator of the Institute, Prof. Saminu Abdulrahman Ibrahim, disclosed this on Thursday during a training and capacity...
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 farm in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area.of Borno State. The mega farm is one of Zulum’s ongoing programmes in agriculture. The location...
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 agricultural production. The President of AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this on Monday, at a meeting with newsmen ahead of the Bank’s 2022 Annual...
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 invest massively in boosting agricultural production. Afan made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja on the sidelines...
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 10 in the state capital, where he emphasized the pivotal role farmers play in providing food security for our nation. The friendly and productive...
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 orientation of loans to be disbursed to the 2021 trainees of the scheme in Sokoto. Speaking at the event, the State Coordinator of NDE,...