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Enugu Govt. Inaugurates Rice Mill Boreholes
Enugu State Government inaugurated two rice mills, solar powered boreholes and cassava processing centers in five Local Government Areas to assist rural farmers.
The projects were done in collaboration with the International Fund for…
Bakers Decry High Cost of Baking Materials
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, AMBCN, FCT Chapter has expressed concern over the increase in prices of baking materials in the country.
The Chairman of the Association, Mr Ishaq Abdulraheem,who said this in an…
Food Security: Institute Calls for Strategic Collaborations in Africa
The President of the Africa Agricultural Leadership Institute, AALI, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga has called for strategic collaborations to tackle food security challenges across Africa.
During his visit to Nigeria Sanginga, who also serves as…
Tesla settles California hazardous-waste lawsuit
Tesla, an American multinational automotive and clean energy company, has reached a settlement agreement to pay $1.5 million in response to a civil lawsuit alleging the improper handling of hazardous waste materials at multiple facilities…
Gender-based Discrimination: Agric Stakeholders Call for Policy Reforms
Agricultural stakeholders in Nigeria have called for policy reforms geared towards eliminating gender-based discrimination and promoting equal access to resources, services, technologies, markets and opportunities necessary to deepening…
Agro Dealers Launch Monitoring Team to Chechmate Sharp Practices
The Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association, NAIDA, has launched a Compliance Monitoring Team on Agricultural Input Distribution and Sales in Nigeria to checkmate adulteration and sharp practices which shortchange consumers.
The Lauch is…
U.S Partners With Nigeria To Mitigate Climate Change
Consul General Will Stevens of the U.S. Consulate, Lagos State, Southwestern, Nigeria, says the U.S. will partner Nigeria in combating climate change and reducing natural gas flaring into the environment.
Stevens said this during a media…
Food Fecurity: FAO Affirms Support to Lagos State
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, FAO, Representative ad interim in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Dominique Koffy Kouacou, has assured the Lagos State Government of the organisation’s support to attain food security.…
Approval of 500,000 Hectares Nationwide Food Cultivation Will Tackle Inflation – IMPI
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), a pressure group, asserts that President Bola Tinubu’s initiative to cultivate 500,000 hectares of land nationwide aims to address the increasing cost of food in Nigeria.
Chief Niyi…
SAfER: Oyo State Distributes Feed to Fish Farmers
The Oyo State Government, Southwest, Nigeria, has distributed 3,000 bags of 15kg fish feeds to 1,000 fish farmers across the state to alleviate the adverse effects of the petrol subsidy removal.
The distribution, which was part of the…