Abuja – Alhaji Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged Nigerians to focus more on agriculture being the largest employer of labour to reduce poverty and ensure food security. Nanono, who gave the advice in Abuja, added that “the sector has enormous opportunities’’. According to him, the only way the nation […]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, says the federal government can comfortably close its borders in respect to the importation of fish in the next two years. Nanono said this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship programme, NAN Forum on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the […]
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state has solicited support of the United States of America in the area of vocational education and mining. Gov. Oyetola made the remarks during a courtesy visit by the US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo and her team to his office on Monday in Osogbo. The governor said the state needs […]
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is partnering with the Rivers state Ministry of Agriculture to promote mechanized agriculture and move the Niger Delta region away from subsistence farming. NDDC acting Managing Director, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, said this during a courtesy visit by officials of the Rivers state Ministry of Agriculture led by the Commissioner […]
House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has summoned the Management of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Kaduna, to clear issues on the bank’s inability to recover the N81 billion loan disbursed to farmers under the CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). The Committee gave the order on Friday, when it paid an oversight visit to the […]
In a bid to bid to boost agricultural productivity and minimize risk in mechanized farming, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says it is deploying technology to ensure efficiency. Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that agriculture accounts for an average of 24 per cent of the continent’s […]
Industry experts and other critical stakeholders in the food and agriculture sector across West Africa sub-region will converge in Lagos next week for the maiden edition of the West Africa Agric Show, (WASS). The WASS, according to its Convener, Mr Idowu Asenuga is aimed at accelerating the food revolution in the African continent and offers […]
When my article, ‘How to build a great brand’ was published recently, I received an email from an unlikeliest source. It came from Al Ries–one of the world’s best known marketing strategists — all the way from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, after reading the article. Al is 93 years old and he began his working […]
The Federal Government says plans are in place to give priority to Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) in agriculture, construction and automotive industries by providing tax incentives for them. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, who made this disclosure stated that the ministry had started work on delivering tax and regulatory incentives for SME.Adebayo […]
Abuja – Mr Allen Onyema, CEO, Air Peace has underscored the need for massive investment in Nigeria’s agricultural sector to achieve the Federal Government’s diversification goal. Onyema gave the advice in an interview on the sidelines of Israel-Nigeria Agrinnovation Seminar on Friday in Abuja. The event, organised by the Embassy of Israel in collaboration with […]
Niger state government says it will support corps members with interest in agriculture value chain and other aspects that had potentials to add value to socio-economic life. READ ALSO: Africa contributes 3% of $100bn global organic agriculture production Gov. Abubakar Bello disclosed this during the passing out ceremony of Batch ‘C stream two orientation course at […]
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has asked the federal government to ignore concerns in some quarters that the border closure is impacting negatively on the economy. Sen. Adamu, who gave the advice in an interview in Abuja on Saturday, opined that the cries were being sponsored by smugglers who were hard […]
Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Mustapha Baba-Shehuri, has called on youths to key into the viable agriculture empowerment programmes initiated by the Federal Government, to address the problem of unemployment in the country. Shehuri made this call when he visited the Maiduguri GSM market to sympathise with fire victims on Friday in […]
Some rice farmers have appealed to the Federal Government to provide them with affordable loan facilities to boost production to reduce the price of the commodity as they described the closure as a welcome development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the price of a 50kg bag of local rice, which sold for N14,000 […]
Tudunwada (Nasarawa State) – The Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Sen. Mohammed Enagi says the National Assembly is committed to improved appropriation to make agriculture attractive in Nigeria. Enagi gave the assurance at the Seminar and Exhibition of the 2019 National Agriculture Show and Exhibition, organised by National Agricultural Foundation in Tudunwada, Nasarawa state, […]
The Gombe State Government said on Wednesday that it was working on a plan that would transform the state into the country’s agricultural hub. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture in the state, Mr Obel Yaji, said this in an interview in Gombe. He said the state government’s efforts toward boosting productivity and making Gombe […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja has called on various groups to access government interventions, loans and schemes to promote agriculture with the view of ending poverty. Buhari, represented by the Vice-Chairman, National Food Security Council and Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, made the appeal during the second National Unity Food Fair, organised […]
Asian stocks and the pound gained on Tuesday as investors held out hope that Britain still had a chance of avoiding a messy exit from the European Union (Brexit) at key negotiations this week. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1 per cent. Australian shares were up 0.17 per cent, while […]
Sasakawa Global 2000 (SG 2000), has assured Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 100 percent funding to enable the institute commence to commence degree programme in agricultural extension services this year. Prof. Sani Miko, the Country Director, Sasakawa Global 2000 (SG 2000), gave the assurance during a news conference/ dinner in Calabar, Cross River on Friday. READ […]
The maiden Agric Business Africa Conference is expected to feature over 4500 participants drawn from the agriculture landscape when it convenes on October 1st 2019 in Lagos. The conference with the theme: ‘Buy local, grow together and make a profit’ is anticipated to mark an unprecedented a milestone in the roadmap towards establishing the agribusiness […]