Some livestock traders in Lagos have attributed the increase in the prices of rams and cows ahead of Eid-el-Kabir to rising fuel prices and transportation costs.Continue Reading
Prof. Uche Uwaleke, the President of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, has called for urgent agricultural reforms and stronger support for farmers to improve food security in the country.Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc says its total revenue from palm products rose to N172.6 billion in 2025, representing a 60.5 per cent increase compared to 2024. The company also reported that cost of sales for the year under review stood at N112.339 billion, representing a 175.3Continue Reading
Virus By Lawal Taofeek The Central and West African Virus Epidemiology for Root and Tuber Crops (WAVE) has launched a sensitisation campaign for cassava farmers in Kebbi to curb a new cassava mosaic virus spreading across Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sensitisation programme was heldContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Environment and Agriculture group, CHC Agritech Africa has announced partnership with the Yobe Government to support environmental sustainability, food security and agricultural development in the state. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Ruby Ross disclosed this in a statement in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Miyetti-Allah Fulaku Yeso Yeso Development Association (MAFYDA) has urged the Federal Government to provide loan facilities to butchers nationwide to enable them buy cows directly from farmers at livestock markets, rather than through middlemen. The association said direct access to farmers would greatly reduce the highContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) has sought closer collaboration with the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) to strengthen onion exportation and improve access to global markets. The President of the association, Alhaji Aliyu Isah, made the call when a delegation fromContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) says it facilitated a N1.6 billion input support package for farmers in Sokoto, Kebbi, Borno and Yobe states. The support package was provided by the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF). Alhaji Aliyu Isah, President of theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has urged pastoralists across the country to adopt sedentary livestock production to improve breeds, pasture development and livestock management. The Minister of Livestock Development, Dr Idi Maiha, made the call during an interactive session with the Miyetti-Allah Fulaku Yeso Yeso Development Association (MAFYDA) inContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to drive agro-industrial growth and transform the agricultural sector through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme. Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, stated this at the Federal Inter–Agency Technical Committee Meeting ofContinue Reading
