Nigerian Bar Association presidential aspirant, Paul Usoro SAN says in order for Nigeria to metamorphose into an agro-industrialised economy, the federal government should at all levels rigorously push for and apply policies channelled towards improving the focus on agro-industries. READ MORE: Paul Usoro: Rethinking the Nigerian Bar Association’s governance structures In a lecture earlier today at the […]
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has reiterated his committment to disentangle the state from over dependence on oil-induced federal allocation by investing heavily on agriculture as alternative to oil. The governor spoke at the weekend when he led a team of South African farm experts on irrigation, agronomy, hydro and solar electricity to Ochong […]
In what will be described as 2018 democracy day gift, Edo state government has sacked the entire staff of the state- owned College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi in Ovia North-East local government area. The 37- year old college of Agriculture was established by the civilian administration of late Ambrose Ali in 1981, closed by the military […]
…President: Obasanjo squandered $16bn on power with nothing to show for it …You are ignorant, lack essential qualities to remain in power, Obasanjo tells Buhari In what can be described as the first direct response to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s ceaseless attacks on his performance in government, President Muhammadu Buhari has lashed out at his […]
In an apparent move to shore up its capital base through agriculture, the Ebonyi state government Wednesday, said it has set aside a sum of N16billion loan for civil servants and, farmers and others in the state. The Commissioner for Information and state Orientation, Senator Emmanuel Onwe, who stated this in Abakaliki, the state capital […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it trained no fewer than 733 people in Nigeria on increased use of technology in agriculture in the country. The bank revealed this in its 2017 Annual Development Effectiveness Review report on Thursday in Abidjan. It said that the training was part of the Feed Africa project (2016-2025) under […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his call on youths in Nigeria to seize opportunities in agriculture, saying that the sector is already proving to be the bedrock of the nation’s new economy. Speaking on Monday at Blair House, Washington DC after his White House engagements with President Donald Trump, the President, at a meeting with […]
Senator Adegbenga Sefiu Kaka was the deputy governor of Ogun State between 1999 and 2003. He is now aspiring to govern the state come 2019. In this interview in his Ijebu-Igbo country home penultimate Monday he speaks elaborately on his plan for Ogun State among other issues as they affect his party, the APC and […]
The trend in the hike of food prices in Nigeria, has made a lot of consumers settle for smaller brands The present pattern demonstrates that as the purchasing power of Nigerians is diminishing, a beam of light is that in spite of the fact that the costs of items they look to buy are ceaselessly […]
The Federal Government has laid emphasis on accelerating achievement of food and nutrition security in the country with a view to generate employment and create wealth through fishery. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri stated this on Tuesday during the stakeholder’s workshop on the World Fish Nigeria Research Program […]
The governor of Kebii State, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Bagudu recently spoke to some journalists in the state. The governor harps on issues confronting the state as it concerns rice production, Argunugu Fishing Festival and why the Federal Government should increase its investment if agriculture, among many other national issue. TOM OKPE was there. Lately, the […]
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has emphasized the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration in bringing positive change in the lives of the people. The Minister also said the government is ready to improve the standard living of the people, saying that this can be achieved […]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, to resign over false claims that Thailand’s rice mills have closed down due to importation drop from Nigeria. PDP in a statement on Friday in Abuja signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the denial by the Thailand authorities […]
The Kebbi State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Garba Muhammed Dandiga has disclosed that the State has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. The Commissioner disclosed yesterday to a team of journalists, who accompanied the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed while on a visit to Suru rice farm believed to be the largest […]
The Council of State on Thursday endorsed $1 billion to boost agriculture and empower livestock farmers, including the Fulani herdsmen. The council also recommended inter-state security joint operations to deal with armed bandits, especially those operating from the forests. State Governors: Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa); Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) and Willy Obiano (Anambra), stated this while briefing […]
That the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi has made lasting strides in infrastructure and agricultural development in Ebonyi State is not in doubt. What people are saying now is that within his first term in the saddle as the governor of the state, Engr. Umahi has written his name in gold in the […]
The People’s Democratic Party, Bayelsa State Chapter has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to cause the investigation of Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri over the recent security crisis in Bayelsa. It would be recalled that Governor of the state, Seriake Dickson had alleged that Lokpobiri was behind the criminal […]
With a huge potential in agricultural resources, including food and export crops such as cassava, coco yam; cocoa, palm oil, cashew, among others, Africa’s future will depend on how it harnesses those potential for future development. With a focus on SMEs and smallholder farmers creating the high productivity jobs and sustainable economic growth that failed […]
The President of the Chamber of Agribusiness, Anthony Morrison, has argued about the need for a regulatory body to supervise activities of the agriculture sector as it is with other sectors of the economy. Morrison believes the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has become too huge to take on all the country’s growing agricultural demands […]
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has dismissed as “cheap blackmail” and “character assassination” the claim levelled against him by the Bayelsa State Governor Dickson. The Minister was accused of allegedly involved in cases of sponsored killings and unholy romance with militants. According to Senator Lokpobiri, though the accusation […]