The federal government would focus on greater development of irrigation facilities in the country, and encourage more people into agriculture, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged. He spoke Friday at State House, Abuja, during the 6th regular meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), led by Professor Doyin Salami. President Buhari said agriculture was a good way for the country Read More
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, Thursday, flagged off 1,020 metric tons of fertilizers for 2021 farming season. Speaking at the event at Andaha in Akwanga local government area of the state, Sule disclosed that his administration is flagging-off the sales of a total of 1,020 metric tons which is 20,400 thousand bags of fertilizer, 1,950 sprayers, five tons of improved seeds Read More
Teams will be allowed to select a 26-player squad instead of the usual 23 at this summer’s European Championship.The change has been implemented to lessen the load on players after a club season compressed because of the coronavirus pandemic. It will also help managers adapt if outbreaks occur during the tournament.The decision, taken by Uefa’s national teams committee on Monday, Read More
“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” – Tony Blair Kaduna state is the third most populous state, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of about 10 million people, serviced by about 120,000 public servants, which translates to less than 1.2% of the total population. Before 2016, the annual budget of the Read More
The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has announced the passage of the Plant Varieties Protection Bill (PVP) by the 9th National Assembly, saying the bill awaiting President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent will protect plan breeders as it grants intellectual property right to them. Delivering a keynote address at the just concluded Maize Conference organised by Bayer Nigeria Limited in Abuja recently, Read More
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has commenced the process of establishing an integrated farm estate on its 1200 hectares of land it just recovered and reactivated in Ekiti state. The farm estate located in Okeako/Irele Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of the state had been in existence for over twenty years and owned by NALDA, boast of Read More
Nigerian-born UFC Welterweight Champion, Kamaru Usman, paid tribute to his dad, Muhammed Usman, after knocking out Jorge Masvidal in the second round of their ultimate fight to retain his crown at UFC 261 on Saturday. Usman started by sharing his victory with his family as he embraced his brother, Kash Usman, kissed his wife before going over to his parents Read More
Senator Tanko Umar Al-Makura is one Nigeria’s finest politicians of all times. The senator of the Federal Republic, representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District, is no doubt one of Nigeria’s prominent and revered politicians. His tenure as a two-term governor of Nasarawa state, North central Nigeria, from 2011 to 2019 has become a reference point in purposeful governance not just in Read More
The importance of seed to farming cannot be over-emphasised, hence, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) recent capacity building training for all stakeholders in the seed industry, JOHN OBA, reports. The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), and stakeholders in the Seed industry met in Abuja to discuss the seeds industry as it affects seeds importation, production, sales, and exports. The Read More
The glorious exit of of Chief Ogbaoku Odo (Omeiheufu 1) of Nkalagu, Ishielu Local Government, Ebonyi state, the father of Chairman, Senate committee on youth and sports development, Obinna Ogba was celebrated in style with the presence of unique and elegant supporters club in the country, Authentic Nigeria Football And Allied Sports Supporters Club ANFASSC. The colourful event was held Read More
NAJIB SANI writes that the political bigwigs in Bauchi state who assisted Governor Bala Mohammed to defeat the then incumbent Mohammed Abubakar, in 2019 have all deserted him and therefore may have to fight extremely hard to retain power come 2023 governorship election. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state was elected governor of Bauchi state in 2019 having defeated an incumbent Read More
Peter Njoku, Assistant Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Abuja, has blamed the inability of businesses in the South East to access federal government funds on the people’s suspicions of government programmes. Njoku stated this, on Friday, in Aba, during the Export Development Fund sensitization seminar for businesses in Aba. He, therefore, called on businessmen and women in the region Read More
The Akwa Ibom state government has flagged off distribution of seeds and seedlings to farmers to commence the first planting season to ensure food sufficiency in the state.Speaking during the flag off in Uyo on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, said the state government over the years has been consistent in distribution of farm inputs to ensure Read More
Every sector in Taraba state has experienced the magic touch of Gov Darius Ishaku’s administration, but education is exceptional as ANDREW OJIH reports.No doubt, education is the backbone of every society. To that extent, Governor Darius Ishaku since assuming office in 2015 has placed the state on a high pedestral leading to empirical achievements. Since May 29 2015 when he Read More
The only way to effectively address the massive infrastructural deficit that the country faces is by Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement in one form or the other,” the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Citing statistics from Nigerian Integrated Infrastructure Masterplan (NIIMP) and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020 to buttress his point, the Vice President noted that Read More
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have called on ministries of agriculture at both state and federal levels to increase funding to the agriculture sector to enhance food production. Rising from a one-day state level dialogue on the Nigeria agriculture sector performance on the second Africa Union biennial review report sponsored by ActionAid in conjunction with Hope for the lonely, the Read More
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state hit the bull’s eye a fortnight ago when he said Nigeria remained underdeveloped and an infant at 60 because of foundational errors and concentration of power in the centre, while calling for devolution of power and fiscal federalism to allow Nigeria attain greatness. Addressing a lecture at the Arewa House at 50 anniversary in Read More
The Taraba state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. David Ishaya Kassa, on Sunday enjoined rice farmers in the state to use paro 44 rice variety seed to fight the fungal disease that is currently destroying dry season farm. Kassa, who stated this in Jalingo while speaking to Blueprint said paro 66 and paro 62 rice variety seed that Read More
Ahead of the 2021 farming season, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Thursday, concluded a four-day training for 30 agricultural extension agents in Edo state.Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Sabo Nanono, said the training became necessary in other to expose and equip the agents with best global agricultural practice.Nanono said: “this training is one of several Read More
For years, stakeholders have wondered if the research institutes in Nigeria are alive to their responsibilities, but the Executive Secretary of Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Professor Garba Sharubutu, recently reeled out the achievements of the organisation, JOHN OBA reports. Experts across the nation over the years have continuously analysed the importance of research and the Research Institutes to Read More
Kebbi state Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has said investments in the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme were already paying off, with the attendant multiplier effects on the economy and Nigeria’s food security . A statement by the governor’s special adviser on media, Yahaya Sarki quoted Bagudu as saying this Tuesday at the commemoration of the Rice Anchor Borrowers’ Programme , National Rice Read More
As the planting season is slowly getting closer Prince Mendy Archibong’s Life Foundation has disbursed grants to the tune of 1,500,000 naira to farmers in Akwa Ibom. The Foundation, a non-governmental organization made the donation on Monday at Obot Akara Local Government Area of the state. The beneficiaries, who were mainly women numbering 30, selected across the 11 Wards of Read More
The Heineken Africa Foundation, WaterAid Nigeria, civil society organisations and the government of Nigeria have celebrated a seven-month project that expanded hygiene access for marginalised and vulnerable communities in six states of Bauchi, Benue, Ekiti, Enugu, Kaduna and Oyo. The N284 million Scale-Up Hygiene project which was aimed at complementing government’s efforts in reducing the spread of the coronavirus disease Read More
Farmers at a dialogue organised by Health of Mother Health Foundation (HOMEF) recently has called for increased productivity and for a resilient food system while also urging the government to put a ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). This is even as they also tasked the government on support for farmers to produce food in healthy and sustainable ways. The Read More
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) said it has harvested 25000 liters of urine from over 5000 rabbits that would be used as organic fertilizer for its farms. This is even as it is also expecting to get 1,360,000 rabbits from the 17,000 that it shared among its farmers in a year, while the programme will be extended to Read More
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