Monday, October 12, 2026

Agriculture

November 3, 2022

Nigerians shouldn’t complain of hunger, there’s land, rain for farming: Buhari

Mr Buhari said one of the policies he undertook upon assuming office in 2015 was to block the Nigerian borders from food importation and force people back to farm.

November 3, 2022

Bandits raid Katsina, kidnap 26 girls, four boys

Bandits are demanding at least N30 million after kidnapping 30 children in Katsina working on a farm.

CHILDREN WORKING FARM
November 2, 2022

ECOWAS reaffirms commitment to sustainable energy

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable and Energy Efficiency has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring sustainable energy across ECOWAS member states by 2030.

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
November 1, 2022

Pakistan to import 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia to avert unrest

A shortfall in wheat production in the past has led to political unrest and the drainage of foreign reserves in Pakistan.

wheat
November 1, 2022

Nigeria can end poverty through food, social security, says Gov AbdulRazaq

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq says Nigeria can easily break the shackles of poverty through proper investments in food security and safety net programmes.

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
November 1, 2022

Security Council debates Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine grain deal

Ukraine and Russia account for roughly 30 per cent of the world’s exported wheat and barley.

October 31, 2022

Research institute to certify 14 commercial seed entrepreneurs to boost cocoa farming in Niger Delta

31 seed entrepreneurs received training, with 14 assisted in starting seed nurseries.

October 31, 2022

UN chief Guterres wants to salvage Russia-suspended grain deal

UN secretary-general António Guterres wants to save an agreement on grain exports from Ukraine via the Black Sea, which Moscow suspended following drone attacks on its fleet.

Antonio Guterres
October 31, 2022

Food prices to rise as Russia halts Ukraine grain shipment 

Russia’s weekend backtrack from a UN-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries, deepening a global food crisis.

SHIPS ON BLACK SEA
October 31, 2022

Osinbajo, AfDB president Adesina lead billion-dollar carbon market

Nigeria alone could produce up to 30 million carbon credits per year by 2030.

Climate change