By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Chairman of the Senate Committee on Employment and Productivity, Senator Diket Plang, has made strides in fulfilling his promises to empower his constituents. During a recent press conference at his residence in Jos, Plang revealed his latest initiative, procuring 600 bags of maize,...
Agriculture
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) office in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to facilitate the implementation of all Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Project (IBSDLEIP) in Borno State. IBSDLEIP is a multi-sectoral...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the reconstitution of the Borno State Agricultural Transformation Committee with immediate effect. Governor Zulum’s approval was contained in a statement issued and signed on Tuesday by the Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Prof. Mohammed Usman...
President Bola Tinubu has described the agricultural projects embarked on by Gov. Umar Bago of Niger as a sign of good leadership. Tinubu said that Bago was walking his talk by embarking on projects that would reduce unemployment, insecurity and food scarcity. The President stated this at the...
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago has said in tandem with the Federal Government’s infrastructure initiatives, the state government has prioritized agricultural development as a catalyst for economic growth and poverty alleviation. The governor spoke on Monday at the inauguration of the remodeled Domestic Terminal of the Bola Ahmed...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a bid to transform Plateau State into Nigeria’s agricultural hub, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has pledged to allocate more resources towards the agricultural sector. The governor made this announcement during the swearing-in ceremony for 22 newly appointed Special Advisers and 24 liaison officers...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has said his administration will likely hit N1 trillion in revenue through the Niger Food Security and Logistics Company, in the next five years. The governor’s Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy, Mr Abdullberqy Ebbo, stated this...
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) and other stakeholders in agriculture sector have faulted the 2024 proposed agriculture budget of N362.9 billion. The groups expressed their views at a news joint conference to analyse the proposed 2024 agricultural sector’s budget on Saturday in Abuja....
Vice President Kashim Shettima has identified agricultural revolution as a panacea to insecurity and poverty in the country. Shettima stated this while delivering the 13th convocation lecture of the Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin, Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the title of the lecture was:...
Chairman of Oyo State Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), Alhaji Taofik Akeugbagold, on Tuesday assured of fairness and credibility in disbursing the one billion Naira loan to farmers. Akeugbagold, during a tour of the seven geo-political zones in the state which ended on Tuesday, said some...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday ferried over 20km on Baga side of the Lake Chad Basin. Zulum was in Baga to assess portions of the Lake Chad towards his Government’s plan to enhance agricultural activities along the shores of...
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina has called on Korean investors to seize untapped investment opportunities in Africa, especially in the energy and agriculture sectors. Adesina, in a statement on the Bank’s website said the Africa continent could not be ignored by investors. He spoke at a business...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – No fewer than 800 farmers in Igboeze-South State Constituency have been trained on how to produce different organic fertilizers and pesticides they will use in their farms. In a remark on Thursday in Nsukka during the one day training at St Mary’s...
Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has called on Nigerians to embrace agriculture, saying that it provides a lasting solution to fuel subsidy removal. Governor Eno made the call on Friday during the September edition of the monthly Covenant Service at the Government House Banquet Hall, Uyo. He...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has reiterated that no single sector engages skilled and unskilled persons globally like the agricultural sector does The Sokoto State NDE Head of Human Resources Department, stated this at the flag off ceremony of the 2023 Post...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered immediate action to stem rising food prices and ensure sustainable food security in the country. At a briefing on Thursday in Abuja by Mr Dele Alake, Presidential Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Tinubu said the interventions were meant to have immediate impact...
By ARMSTRONG BAKAM, Bauchi – A Bauchi based Non-Governmental Organization Azurfa Women and Youth Development Initiative (AWOYDI), has empowered no fewer than 100 women in farming to boost food production and storage in Bar and Bom communities of Bogoro Local Government Area of the State. The Founder of the...
The Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Jamilu Sanusi, says the state has the potential to generate N2 billion monthly through commodity levies. Sanusi disclosed this on Thursday, when he led the union officials on a courtesy visit to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it remains committed to its developmental mandate of stimulating access to finance for the real sector, disclosing that total repayments as of the end of February 2023 under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) stood at N0.503 trillion, representing 52.39 per cent, adding...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised to improve agriculture, commerce and security if given the mandate in Feb. 25 election. Addressing a crowd of supporters at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano on Thursday, Abubakar said he was not happy...