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Group Constructs 4 Solar-Powered Boreholes In Plateau
The Victims Support Fund (VSF), has constructed solar-powered 4,000 capacity boreholes in four communities of Plateau Northcentral of Nigeria.
The boreholes are located in Doruwa Babuje and Gassa communities, of Barkin Ladi Local…
NBMA: GM Trade Management Central To Nation’s Biosafety Management
Dr Agnes Asagbra the Director- General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), says the Genetically Modified cross-border trade management is central to the nation’s biosafety management approach.
Asagbra, who said this at a…
Lagos Flood Impacts 151 Houses – NEMA
The early morning flood in Command and Ipaja communities in Lagos impacted about 151 houses.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said this in a statement.
Farinloye said…
FG Trains Farmer Groups,Processors On Harvesting, Processing Techniques
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, trained farmer groups and processors in the South-West zone on harvesting and processing techniques to enhance food sufficiency and boost farmers’ income.
The training was organised by the Federal…
Agri-Business: FG Empowers 250 Smallholder Farmers To Enhance Productivity
The Federal Government has empowered 250 small holder farmers in the Federal Capital Territory with agricultural inputs in order to enhance productivity, improve resilience and embrace sustainable practices.
The Permanent Secretary,…
Agriculture Stakeholders Decry Proliferation Of GMO Crops
Agriculture stakeholders have warned against the dangers of proliferation of Genetically Modified (GMO) crops in the country.
The stakeholders made the call at a symposium organised by the Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research…
Lagos CARES To Increase Interventions In Agriculture,Markets
The Lagos State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (LAGOS CARES) says it will continue to provide quality and sustainable interventions in agriculture and markets.
Mr Jonathan Obayemi, the State Project Coordinator,…
Food Security: Nigeria To Recapitalize Its Bank Of Agriculture
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has disclosed plans by the Nigerian Government to recapitalize and restructure the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to bolster Nigeria's agricultural sector and achieve national food security.
This is just as the…
House To Investigate Privatization, Concession of Government Silos
The Chairman of the House Committee on Science Engineering, Inuwa Garba has in a motion, harped on the need to investigate the privatization and concession of federal government silos in Nigeria.
He urged the Federal Government to as a…
Infrastructure Devt: Minister Reprimands Bureaucracy
The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has warned directors in the Administration against sitting on files for weeks, saying once he has granted approvals, the bureaucracy should be able to do its…