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MAAN Lauds Bayer On Efforts At Maize Revolution
Bayer Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, Germany has been applauded by the Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) for its efforts to increase productivity in the Maize sub-sector through its “Much More Maize” toolkit targeted at…
Green gold: Avocado farming on the rise in Africa
In East Africa and Nigeria, avocado farmers want to enter the insatiable export market. Environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in other parts of the world. What will African farmers do differently?
A farmer harvests avocados.…
NDE trains 100 youths on agric business in Kwara
Tunde Akanbi, Ilorin
National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has embarked on training of 100 youths in Kwara state on sustainable agricultural production and business enhancement scheme.
The scheme is part of efforts by the Federal…
Nasarawa state partners with CBN to boost rice production
The Nasarawa State Government said it has attracted N10 billion investment from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme to boost rice production in the state.
The project will be executed in partnership with…
Holy Fire Ceremony: Crowds gather at Jerusalem Church
Orthodox Christians flocked to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday to celebrate the Holy Fire ceremony, gathering in far greater numbers than last year because coronavirus restrictions have eased.
The Holy Fire ceremony,…
VP Osinbajo tasks religious, traditional rulers on peaceful dialogue
The Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has urged religious and traditional rulers to continue supporting the government in amplifying the message of peace and religious tolerance across the country.
He said it was…
Smallholder Farmers Seek Government’s Timely Intervention For New Planting Season
Some smallholder farmers in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State are seeking government’s timely intervention to ensure food production for the 2021 planting season.
They stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
NSIA implements restructuring of Presidential Fertilizer Initiative
The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says it has saved over $350 million from the erstwhile payments on subsidy and import substitution through the implementation of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI).
Following…
Women In Agriculture Gets Inputs From Government
ENE OKWANIHE, Abuja
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria has distributed farm inputs and equipment to over seven thousand five hundred smallholder women farmers in the North Central region of the country to…
Electricity Distribution Companies to supply 100MW in Cross River State
Arrangements have been concluded to evacuate 100 Megawatts of electricity to consumers in Calabar metropolis, the capital of Cross River State, south-south Nigeria.
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC, and the Niger…