Osita Okechukwu, former director of Voice of Nigeria, has called on President Bola Tinubu to implement the Green Imperative Project (GIP) initiated by the late Audu Ogbeh, former minister of agriculture, as a tribute to his legacy. Ogbeh, who served as minister during the first term of former president Muhammadu Buhari, introduced the GIP to […]
Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture from 2015 to 2019 and former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has died at the age of 78. In a statement issued by his family on Saturday morning, they said the PDP chieftain passed away peacefully in the early hours of the day. “He departed peacefully, leaving behind […]
Audu Ogbeh, former minister of agriculture, says political leaders are continually under unnecessary pressure to satisfy the cravings of their constituents, Daily Times gathered. In an interview with The Punch, Ogbeh said if a political leader must satisfy the high demands of his people, he will have no other choice than to resort to stealing. “When […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has expressed displeasure at the use of chemicals for food preservation and fruit ripening. Ogbeh stated this on Sunday during an interview with journalists in Otukpo, Benue State, adding that the act was detrimental to human health and the environment. He said: “Sniper is very […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has expressed the readiness of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to support efforts that would digitize and improve agriculture in the country. Ogbeh made this known on Wednesday during the 2018 farmers’ open day forum held in Abuja. The forum was an awareness programme, organised […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has noted that farmers must ensure they repay the money they borrow from banks to enable other famers get access to the same facility. Chief Ogbeh also said that the Ministry will partner with the CBN, other commercial banks and farmers cooperatives to ensure that […]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has appealed to commercial banks to reduce their lending rates to farmers to spur the development of agriculture in Nigeria. The minister made the appeal on Tuesday in Abuja at a three-day conference on: “Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project’’ organised by International Food Policy […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Chief Audu Ogbeh has vehemently refuted the allegations that he was forced by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to retire as the People’s Democratic Party Chairman some years back describing it as wicked lies. There has been recent trending story in the social media, on how the minister was […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has won the latest round in the legal battle to compel the Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Audu Ogbeh to account for the spending of trillion of naira on water projects between 1999 and 2016. Justice Hadiza […]
It was a blood bath in Otukpo, Benue State when thugs invaded the arena of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s stake holders meeting killing almost six persons and many left injured. A Member of the House of Representatives representing Ogbadibo, Okpokwu and Ado Federal Constituency, Hassan Saleh described the action by these unknown gunmen as […]
The Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development Chief Audu Ogbeh was on Sunday honored with the Public Service Outstanding Award. The Minister along with 9 other notable Nigerians were recognized by the Public Research and Analysis Center who institutionalized the award’ to recognize, appreciate and encourage distinguished Nigerians who have made significant contributions to the […]
Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said herdsmen in the country had voluntarily declared their readiness to pay appropriate taxes to support the establishment of grazing reserves. Audu Ogbeh took a swipe at past governments, saying animal husbandry which contributed nearly six percent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was neglected for […]
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 […]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has described the killings in those parts of the country as “extremely disturbing” and wondered “how a country could hope to enjoy happiness and fruits of God’s blessings when people engage so violently in hurting each other.” He stated this in a statement issued Thursday in […]
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali(retd), had lauded the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh for organising agricultural training for officer and men of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Describing agricultural sector as having a pre-eminent role in boosting Nigeria’s economy, Ali noted this when he led a […]
Audu Ogbeh, the minister of agriculture and rural development has said Nigerians will experience the rise in the cost of food items in the market with the outbreak of armyworm that has affected most of the states in the country. The minister said this in a chat with journalists on the sidelines of a Capacity […]
High-interest rate charges from the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) operators in the country have been identifies as the bane of agricultural development, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said. The minister believes that the high-interest rate from banks remained the bane of financing of agriculture and the development of good […]