Tag: AGRICULTURE
Agriculture minister’s brother abducted in Kano
Babawuro Tofai younger brother of the minister of agriculture and rural development Sabo Nanono has been abducted in Kano.
He was whisked away by gunmen...
FirstBank among biggest lenders in agriculture – CEO Adeduntan
The Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria
Limited, Adesola Adeduntan, has revealed that the bank is among the biggest
lenders in the agriculture sector.
He...
Ekiti to clear 1,554 hectares for farming
Ekiti State Government
has approved the clearing of over 1,554 hectares of land across Oye,
Irepodun/Ifelodun, Emure, Ido-Osi and Ilejemeje local government areas for farming.
It also...
Reduce visas to Nigerian youths, Audu Ogbeh tells EU
Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has called for assistance from the European
Union Mission to reduce the spate of migration of Nigerian youths...
Our population surge should give us concern – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the
surge in Nigeria’s population should be a cause for worry.
Obasanjo said this on Thursday while speaking at...
FirstBank hosts Agric Expo 2.0
The second edition of the FirstBank Agric Expo (2.0) was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Thursday, June 28, 2018.
Organised to keep...
Aare Onakakanfo urges South-West Governors to collaborate in sports, agriculture
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams, on Friday urged South-West governors to collaborate for the promotion of sports and agriculture, to further...
Sokoto farmers get N1.4 billion fertiliser subsidy
The Sokoto State government said it will spend the sum of N1.4 billion to subsidise the price of fertiliser for its farmers in the...
Tambuwal flags off sale of locally-produced organic fertilizer
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off sales of organic fertilizer produced by Sokoto-IML Company Ltd.
The company was established in 2017 as a joint-venture...
Tambuwal: Leader, mentor, visionary clocks 52
By Imam Imam
Six years ago, five young Nigerians graduated from Usmanu Danfodio University with a bachelor’s degree in Law and were on the verge...