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Nigerian legion to govs: Give us land for farming

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2017 0

The Nigeria Legion has asked state governors to allocate lands to the corps to enable it venture into farming as a means of empowering members. The legion said such land would be used for agricultural purposes including agro -allied businesses, farming, fishing, poultry and other agric related

Business Headlines

Agriculture: Groundnut farmers face tough times in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

Groundnut farmers in Sokoto State, North West Nigeria, have only recently harvested their crops, but they say they are currently facing challenges. They said some of the challenges facing them include foreign exchange, poor purchasing power of consumers, among others. “Groundnut farmers in Sokoto are in a trying period because, absence of support and the […]

Edo Times

Obaseki salutes farmers, rural women for contributions to human existence

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has saluted farmers, rural women, food processors, distributors and other actors in the agricultural value chain for their contributions to human existence. Obaseki gave the commendation in commemoration of the World Food Day held on October 16 each year, set aside by the United Nations in honour […]

News

Herdsmen kill six in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

At least six persons were again killed in the early hours of yesterday in Taagbe village, near Kent Academy in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by gunmen suspected to be herders. No fewer than five others were injured and rushed to hospital, while at least 10 houses were burnt in the attack which […]

Money

Unity Bank disburses N24bn to farmers, lifts agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

Unity Bank has effectively keyed into various intervention fund by Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost Agriculture, thus emerging as one of the leading players in the industry driving the intervention schemes. The commitment of the bank towards participating in the on-lending schemes is borne out of Unity Bank’s belief in […]

Business

BoI, Diamond Bank partner on micro loan to petty traders, farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it has partnered Diamond Bank to provide soft loan to traders, artisans, cooperatives, youth and farmers in the country. The Acting Managing Director, BoI, Mr Waheed Olagunju, made this known at the launching of the programme late on Tuesday in Lagos. Olagunju said that the Federal Government introduced the […]

Agriculture News Nigeria

Wheat farmers want FG’sintervention in price peg by flour millers

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2017 0

Some wheat farmers in Abuja on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the off-take price peg on wheat by flour millers to encourage production. They expressed regret that the agreement between them and flour millers to purchase a 100kg bag of wheat at N14, 000 was not commensurate with the cost of […]

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Kwara farmers decry herdsmen activities

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2017 0

Some farmers in Kwara state have decried the activities of herdsmen on their farms stressing that they are destroying farm produces and causing economic losses. The farmers who spoke to our correspondent said that there was an urgent need for the state government to intervene and control the herdsmen. They said the herdsmen had virtually […]

Labour

Lagos Empowers over 6,000 Farmers in Six Months

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

Lagos State Government has empowered another a total of 6, 678 Youths, Traders Vulnerable and Farmers in various agricultural value chains in the state. Following the 3,149 people empowered in October 2014 during the maiden edition of Agricultural Value Chains Empowerment Programme, another 3,529 households benefitted at the second edition held at Oko Oba Agege. […]

Nigeria

70m Farmers Await Presidential Assent on Bio-Safety Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2015 0

About 70 million Nigerian farmers are eagerly awaiting President Goodluck Jonathan’s assent to the Bio-safety Bill, which the National Assembly, recently, passed into law. The bill, when signed by the President, would provide for a regulatory framework, institutional and administrative mechanism for safety measures in the application of modern bio-technology in