Nigeria Commits To Safe GMOs Handling Across Borders


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The Nigerian government says its commitment to ensuring the safe handling, use, and transfer of genetically modified organisms, GMOs, across borders is unwavering. The Director General National Biosafety Management Agency Dr.…

Lion kills Obafemi Awolowo University Staff In Zoological Garden


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The management, staff, and students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, South Western Nigeria, have been thrown into mourning following the killing of a Veterinarian by a Lion in the University's Zoological Garden.…

Premier Mills, Quits Maize, Sorghum Offtake


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Premier Feed Mills, a subsidiary of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc and producers of TOPFEEDS, has announced that it would suspend its purchase of maize and sorghum due to challenges in the Nigerian operating environment. Premier Feed Mills,…

Zamfara To Partner With Swedish Govt on Agriculture, Others


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Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, North-West, Nigeria, has expressed his anticipation to partner with Sweden in various sectors such as mining, agriculture, renewable energy, education, and healthcare. In a statement by Sulaiman…

Don’t Lease our Land – Colleges of Agriculture Urge FG


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The National Committee of Heads of Colleges of Agriculture and Related Disciplines, NACHCARD, has urged the federal government of Nigeria to reconsider its plan of leasing lands within their institutions to third parties for food…

Organisations Urge FG To Revisit National Food Safety Bill


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Some Civil Society Organisations, CSO, have called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to revisit the National Food Safety Bill in order to develop and implement effective policies to enhance food safety, improve healthy and economic…

West African Fulanis Converge To Address Herders-Farmers Conflicts


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In a significant move toward addressing the ongoing conflicts between Herders and Farmers, The Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria, GAFDAN, has organized a one-day conference with the West African region stakeholders in…

Jigawa State Assures on Natural Resources conservation


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The Jigawa State, Northeast, Nigeria, Government has assured that it will continue to ensure the protection of the environment through the conservation of the natural resources. The state’s Commission for Women Affairs and Social…

Food inflation: Revamp River Basins for All Year-round Farming – Don


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A don, Professor Olufemi Ajayi, says the federal government of Nigeria must revamp all the nation’s river basins to encourage all-year-round farming to increase production and curb food inflation in the country. Ajayi of the Department…

Lagos State Gifts 750 Million To Traders


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Lagos State government has distributed cash support of 50,000 naira each, to about 15,000 market traders in all Local Government and Local Council Development Area across Lagos State, Southwestern, Nigeria, to the tune of 750 million naira.…