Kogi Govt to establish rice mill in Ibaji LGA to honour late lawmaker
By Friday Idacaba Ejule-Ojebe (Kogi) – Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has promised to establish a rice mill in Ibaji Local Government Area of the […]
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Buratai lauds Zamfara Ruga project, urges other governors to take cue
By Sumaila Ogbaje Maradun (Zamfara) – The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has lauded Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara for undertaking the Ruga […]
Grazing Law: Violation by herders causing setback to law, says Benue gov’t
Makurdi – Benue State Government has lamented that the continued violation of the state’s Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law 2017 by herders was […]
Agric Budget: Stakeholders urge Kogi to meet Maputo benchmark
By Friday Idachaba Lokoja – Stakeholders at a one-day Consultative Meeting on Public Financing of Agriculture have called on Kogi government to ensure its annual […]
Benue Govt urges farmers to embrace mechanised farming
By Nicholas Dechi Makurdi – The Special Adviser to Gov. Samuel Ortom on Information and Orientation, Mr James Uloko, has called on Benue farmers to […]
ICPC operatives arrive Kwara to track 250 constituency projects
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Ilorin – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is tracking 250 constituency projects in Kwara. According […]
Minister under fire over N13bn pest control fund
Kano State Chapter of All Farmers Association (AFAN), has slammed the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono of plans to spend N13 billion […]
Unilorin don invents sweet potato noodles delicacy
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Ilorin – Prof. Olayinka Karim of the Department of Home Economics and Food Science, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has invented a delicacy, […]
NSCDC deploys 150 agro rangers to secure agricultural investments in Kaduna
By Mohammed Tijjani Kaduna – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State Command, has deployed 150 Agro Rangers to protect some agricultural […]
Plateau Govt set to revamp Jos Breweries
Gov Simon Lalong presenting fertiliser toone of the beneficiaries of BARC allocation,Mrs Lami Magaji, Chairperson , Women in Agriculture, Plateau Chapter, at the farm in […]
Dangote, Stallion, others boost Ekiti Agric sector with $50m investments
Ariwodola Idowu Ado Ekiti – Ekiti State Government, said it had issued a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to Stallion Group for a 10 […]
Food sufficiency: Buhari ‘echoes TB Joshua’s call on agriculture’
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged farmers to double efforts towards helping the country attain food sufficiency. Speaking on Sunday after observing the Eid-el-Fitr prayers at […]
Transportation as catalyst for development, By Dakuku Peterside
There is hardly any part of our national life today that is delivering satisfactory service that meets global standards. It’s either we have not kept […]