Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Agriculture

September 14, 2022

Nigerian farmers endorse Katsina APC guber candidate

AFAN says it is throwing its weight behind the APC candidate because “he is also a farmer.”

Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda
September 14, 2022

Shell’s ‘operational mishap’ triggered Bayelsa oil spill: Report

A Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) to the incident site on September 5 and 6 concluded that the spill was caused by equipment failure.

September 13, 2022

Stakeholders seek more silos amid Nigeria’s $3.5 million post-harvest losses

Concerned about annual post-harvest losses, the stakeholders said the situation, if not quickly reversed, could worsen Nigeria’s food insecurity.

POST-HARVEST LOSS
September 13, 2022

Over 300 Katsina farms destroyed by ice pellets: Official

The farmers have been urged to accept the destruction in good faith and seek God’s intervention.

Over 300 Katsina farms destroyed by ice pellets: Official
September 12, 2022

Malaysia exports $13.31 billion worth of palm oil in eight months

Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rose to 2.09 million tonnes in August, according to official data.

PALM OIL
September 7, 2022

FG to partner UN Women on digital farming

The federal government says it will partner the UN Women on its digital agricultural platform to harness the benefits for rural women in Nigeria.

UN WOMEN; NIGERIA WOMEN'S MINISTRY
September 6, 2022

Nigeria, Poland sign MoU on Agriculture

Both countries are currently cooperating in the areas of maritime, education and defence.

Andrezej Duda, Muhammadu Buhari
September 6, 2022

Over 282 million people facing extreme hunger in sub-Saharan Africa: UN

This figure represents over one-fifth of the continent’s population, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.

Poor and hungry Africans
September 6, 2022

Cross River cautions palm oil dealers against adulteration

“All production of agricultural commodities must be protected and made safe for consumption.”

PALM OIL
September 6, 2022

UN warns of looming famine in Somalia

“An explosion of child death is about to happen in the Horn of Africa,” Rania Dagash, deputy regional director of UNICEF, told a briefing.

drought in Somalia