Nigeria has finalised domestic arrangements to ratify a landmark international treaty designed to protect marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
A cocoa farmer, Fasina Yusuf, has appeared before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo on an alleged N3.9 million fraud charge.
The land that fed families for generations is now empty. In villages like Tor-Lijam, Akaajo, Abunde and Akase, people are displaced and their farms are destroyed.
The new investment comes as desertification, drought and climate change increasingly threaten agricultural livelihoods across the region.
Mr Yahaya said the exercise was aimed at protecting animal health.
The governor’s aide said Cross River’s 2026 budget made provisions for modern abattoirs.
World leaders, investors and innovators are to gather in Abuja from October 14 to 15 for the Africa Climate Forum to advance discussions on Africa’s green transition.
Musa Yakubu, a tomato dealer, attributed the trend to the significant increase in supply occasioned by bumper harvests.
The government said the scheme is part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The minister is in the state for a two-day working visit to assess L-PRES projects.
