By Nneka Nwogwugwu The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has expressed the need to identify potential areas for the development of more irrigation schemes in Nigeria. Nanono said that the irrigation schemes will help to raise crops, livestock and take note of time line operations so as to promote irrigated […]
By Nneka Nwogwugwu The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, has stated that the Federal Government is targeting about 60, 000 tractors to drive the Agricultural Mechanization Programme. Nanono said this when he received in the audience the Participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) NO 43(2021) of the National Institute […]
By Nneka Nwogwugwu The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has urged the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAC) to initiate measures to tackle farmers/herders clashes so that Nigeria can become a net exporter of premium beef. Nanono said this on Thursday, while inaugurating the 5th Council of NAIC in Abuja. […]
The federal government has assured that more 200 jobs will be created from the yam storage facility built in Nasarawa state. The facility which is storing 45 – 50 Metric tonnes of Yam seed was commissioned on Sunday, January 31. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono commissioned the yam storage […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has called for concerted efforts by relevant agencies to promote good practices that limits the emergence and spread of resistant infections globally. The Minister said this this during the official flag- off of the 2020 World Antimicrobial Awareness week celebration in Nigeria in his office, […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment towards sustaining improved commodity value chain in the agricultural Sector. Nanono said that sustainability will be achieved by tackling the issue of land access, soil fertility, information ,input access ,production, among others. The minister made this known in […]
The Federal government has continued to express its commitment to support Nigerian farmers to enhance food production and supply in 2020 in order to avert food scarcity. The Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono reaffirmed the Federal government’s commitment to support Nigerian Farmers with distribution of agricultural inputs. Wike describes speculations […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has flagged-off the distribution of agricultural inputs to Nigerian farmers as mitigation measures of the pandemic to boost Agricultural production in the country and avert food scarcity in 2021. The inputs to the smallholders farmers include various varieties of seeds of rice, maize wheat […]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono has congratulated Prof Agboola Gambari on his appointment as the new Chief of Staff of president Buhari. He congratulated him via his twitter handle on Thursday. Institutions Gambari served before becoming President Buhari’s Chief of Staff He wrote, ‘I congratulate Prof.Ibrahim Agboola Gambari,CFR, on his Appointment as […]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has frowned at rice dealers selling a bag of rice at a rate above 14,000 Naira. Nanono made this disclosure over the weekend during a working visit to rice farms and mills of Stallion Group Limited, Popular Farms and Mill Limited, the producers of Stallion […]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has stated that Agricultural Mechanization programme of the Federal government will kick-start in 632 Local Government Areas in the country. Nanono said this when he received the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom, in Abuja over the weekend. Invest Africa’s sovereign wealth, pension funds […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has stated that Nigeria would start to export rice in the next Two Years. Nanono, made this disclosure during a press conference after a working visit of the Nestle Nigeria Public Limited Company (PLC) Office in Lagos, today. READ ALSO Guinea Seeks Nigeria’s Support […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has lauded collaborative efforts to improve food value chain in Lake Chad Basin. Nanono stated this when he received a delegation led by the Vice Chairman of the Kare Hi-Tech Group, Alhaji Abba Gana, in Abuja on Tuesday. FG seeks partnership with U.S to […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has solicited for a stronger partnership with the United States of America (USA), through the United States Agency and International Development (USAID), towards achieving food sufficiency and job creation in Nigeria. The Minister, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Ministry’s spokesperson, […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Muhammad Sabo Nanono has inaugurated the Project Steering Committee of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Project in Niger Delta (LIFE-ND). In a statement on Tuesday, signed by Ezeaja Ikemefuna of the Ministry’s Information unit, Nanono noted that the committee is aimed at improving export earnings and economic […]