Farming
29 Mar
Policy makers in the area of agricultural development have been urged to invest in Research and Development to sustain the use of technological approach to enhance food production in the country.
28 Jan
The Niger State Governor, Mr Umar Bago, has advocated a return to Agriculture to address insecurity and ensure sustainable development in northern Nigeria. Bago said this in a statement via Mr Bologi Ibrahim, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Sunday which was made available to newsmen in Abuja. He said, prior to the…
25 Oct
The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has said the Federal Government can encourage farming in the country by giving successful practicing farmers national awards instead of limiting it to politicians. Babalola, who stated this at the grand finale of the year 2023 Afe Babalola Agricultural Exhibition, which took place at…
25 Sep 2023
As drivers of food provision in the home, women must thrive to return to the old ways of practicing gardening and farming in homes, to sustain their families. This will not only restore agriculture to the homes to address food security, it is also capable of solving the challenges facing the agriculture sector to reduce…
23 Sep 2023
The Kwara State Government says it has entered into partnership with the National Agriculture Land Development Authority (NALDA) to improve food production in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas, disclosed this during her field inspection of the proposed site for the programme on Friday. The News Agency of…
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Adolphus Onyeama, an agriculture produce buyer resident in Borno State, has had several close shaves with death in the last 14 years. The Enugu State-born businessman has lived in the North for 26 years.
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The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, yesterday had the last laugh at the highly staked National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which retained its acting national chairman...
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Rising inflation and weak earnings have pushed 10 million Nigerians into poverty in 2023, the World Bank in its Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2024 has stated.
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The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is deeply worried about the various economic headwinds confronting the stability of the Nigerian economy.
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Raymond Nwachukwu, a civil servant who lives in the Ijaiye area of Lagos State and commutes over many kilometers to and from work in Lekki, claims that his biggest problem is getting sleep.
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The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) has provided an opportunity for Heartland of Owerri to fight to save their season by lifting the ban, albeit provisionally, on Dan Anyiam Stadium.
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the country would be able to ramp up oil and gas production to feed Dangote and other local refineries by curtailing pipeline vandalisation and oil theft through its new partnership with the Nigerian Armed Forces.
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Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, a chieftain of the party, Bola Ilori...
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Today is the second Friday of Shawwal 10th after the glorious month of Ramadan. We thank Allaah for making us see the beginning and end of Ramadan. We ask Allaah to grant us all the successes of the month as He accepts all our acts of Ibaadah and sacrifices.
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Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the presidency of working against the party’s suspended National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.