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Agriculture

December 2, 2022

Farmer arraigned for stealing yams worth N80,000

Mr Jimoh said that the defendant forcibly entered into the farmland of Olayinka Emmanuel to commit felony to wit: stealing.

Tubers of Yam
December 1, 2022

NEMA distributes 372 metric tonnes of grains in Kaduna

A NEMA official explained that the grains were to be distributed to all states of the federation to give succour to the most vulnerable groups of persons.

NEMA distributing grains in Kaduna State
November 28, 2022

High fertiliser price not peculiar to Nigeria: Lai Mohammed

The increase was pinned on the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed
November 27, 2022

Grazing Areas: New Miyetti Allah boss seeks fresh initiatives to fight climate change

Mr Othman-Ngelzarma said the association would take advantage of initiatives signed during the Egypt COP27 Climate Change Conference.

Baba Othman-Ngelzarma
November 27, 2022

Abia North farmers seek government intervention to boost production

Farmers in Abia North Senatorial District have pleaded with the government at all levels to support them with farming tools to increase food production in the zone.

Nigeria Farmers
November 25, 2022

Rice farmers get N1.5 million starter packs in Enugu

Each farmer got 25 kilogrammes of certified rice seeds of FARO 44 variety, three litres of 2,4-D post-emergence herbicide and two litres of liquid fertiliser.

Rice farmers /Agric minister
November 25, 2022

Bakers ask Buhari regime for flour subsidy over bread price

“Inflation is now so high. Where do we get high-quality cassava flour, and if available, at what rate?”

Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria logo and loaves of bread
November 25, 2022

Police arrest ex-Malawi president’s stepson over mass grave

The mass grave contains at least 30 corpses believed to be trafficked immigrants from Ethiopia.

Peter Mutharika, Tadikira Mafubza
November 24, 2022

6,000 farmers benefited from N2.4 billion Kebbi CARES programme: Official

The money was used to purchase fertiliser for over 6,000 farmers across the state.

Rice farmers
November 23, 2022

Flooding: CBN to deploy strategic grains reserve to check food inflation

The 2022 flooding is Nigeria’s worst in the last five years, with 32 out of the 36 states of the country affected.

Godwin Emefiele