CBN’s Intervention to Boost Agriculture Hits N107bn in 3 years
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says it has intervened to boost agricultural production to the tune of N107 billion from 2015 to date through the Federal Government…
Nigeria to begin production of pulses in 2019 for export –Ogbeh
Nigeria is to begin the production of pulses for export to India by 2019, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Ogbeh made this known in Abuja on…
Rice smuggling: Federal Government to shut land border in few days
June 18, 2018 The Federal Government says it will shut down the land border between Nigeria and a neigbouring country in a few days time to avoid smuggling of foreign…
President Buhari commiserates with Audu Ogbeh over brother’s death
March 30, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, over the death of his younger brother, Clement Ogbeh. In a…
Brazil Africa Institute prioritises empowerment of Nigerian youths
March 26, 2018 The President, Brazil Africa Institute, Professor Joao Bosco on Monday said that collaboration between Nigeria and Brazil would unlock potential in agricultural advancement for food security and…
Commentary: Cattlelisation of Nigeria…
KEN UGBECHIE All things considered, there was a country. There was a nation where cattle herders were friendly, innocuous nomads. They wandered as you wonder at the amount of energy…
Closure of dam cost tomato growers N1 billion in Kano State
Tomato growers in Kano state have lost over N1 billion this dry season farming following the recent closure of Tiga dam by the Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA). The…