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Agriculture

July 14, 2021

Buhari to commission farm estate in Daura

The farm estate in Daura is the first to be built in the country by NALDA.

Buhari in his farm
July 13, 2021

Fish farmers to commence nationwide strike

The strike is to enable fish farmers to be the sole determinants of the price of their produce.

Fish farming
July 12, 2021

Borno readies land for Ruga project

“Governor Zulum informed the minister that he had already approved the land for the Ruga project under the National Livestock Development Plan.”

Babagana Umara Zulum
July 10, 2021

Two persons nabbed in Gombe over adulterated fertiliser

The Gombe police spokesperson said all 600 bags have been sent to the Ministry of Agriculture, Gombe State for authentication and laboratory analysis.

Nigerian police officers used to illustrate the story
July 10, 2021

Nigeria’s agricultural products not meeting international standards: Foreign Affairs Minister

“We are being denied market access into a lot of countries because of the quality of the products. And this is costing us huge resources.”

Geoffrey Onyeama
July 10, 2021

Nigerian elephants on the verge of extinction: Wildlife expert

Nigeria has less than 400 of the hundreds of thousands that used to roam the country.

Nigerian elephants
July 10, 2021

Withdraw open grazing ban or forget 2023, Fulani groups threaten southern governors

“They (the southern governors) are hungry for power. Why are they making open grazing an issue? Is it the only problem in the country? They may not even get the power.”

Southern Governors, Ibrahim Abdullahi, and Saleh Alhassan
July 9, 2021

Growing yams in sacks cost effective, Edo farmers say

Farmers in Benin said that growing yam in sacks was cost effective and sustainable.

Yam farming
July 8, 2021

Ogun Assembly passes anti-open grazing law

The Bill prescribes three-year jail term without an option of fine as well as forfeiture of herds for those who violate the law.

Olakunle Oluomo
July 7, 2021

Nigerian Senate debates Bill to regulate donkey business

According to the sponsor of the bill, it is seeking to enable the country to derive the utmost benefit from the donkey hides export market.