The only source of the oil palm seeds in Nigeria is the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR).

The Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) has commiserated with Mr Fatai Afolabi, its former Executive Secretary, over the demise of his father, Alhaji AbdulRasheed Adisa Afolabi.

Much has been said about this by other stakeholders that I don’t like to repeat. But I like to emphasise that over the years, the Nigerian oil palm industry has been a victim of neglect and sabotage...

That is an aspect I don’t want you to ask me because I don’t want to stimulate responses of criticism. If you need that one, you go to the official agencies. I am not an individual to keep statistics or data for the country, but would advise you that over the years...

Agro-allied entrepreneurs and value addition advocates have established a correlation between the Southwest’s security network, Amotekun, and agricultural productivity of farmers.

Some Nigerians have commended the Federal Government for closing porous borders linking the Republic of Benin, Niger Republic and the country, saying such effort had sent signals to the two countries to steer clear of smuggling activities that have affected agricultural production and other industries.

To internalise the backward integration policy and reduce importation of raw materials while developing the local economy, De-United Foods Industry Limited (DUFIL) has presented the Environmental...