An AFAN official said that the rains which were predicted to stop by mid November would help the farmers in the ongoing late cultivation of crops.
The Norwegian ambassador said on Thursday that the ban on forex had resulted in inflated cost of stockfish in Nigeria.
Amid high unemployment rate and free-falling naira, President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed Nigeria’s economy is booming because “people went back to farm.”
The Ondo governor pushed back against his Kaduna counterpart’s comments that excoriated southern governors as playing to the gallery on Tuesday.
“We have the land. We have the people. Capital input is what we need,” said Mr Buhari as he begged the Queen of Netherlands for funds to develop Nigeria.
“It is not a matter of populist legislation or saying tomorrow this or that,” Mr El-Rufai asserted. “It is not a solution.”
The socio-cultural group, Okun Development Association (ODA), has condemned the attack on worshippers at a church in Kabba-Bunu local government area.
The dead body of the Miyetti Allah chairman was found in the outskirts of Lere after his kidnappers had collected ransom.
Akwa Ibom joins other southern states that have banned the archaic method of cattle rearing.
Mr Gumi said his efforts to get amnesty for bandits and killer herdsmen have been sabotaged by President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to deploy troops against violent criminals.
