By Abigael Joshua The African Union Development Agency (AUDA)-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (AUDA-NEPAD) has rated the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) high in the advancement of technology across Africa. Mrs Florence Nazare, the Acting Director of AUDA-NEPAD, gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has restated its commitment to transform the fisheries sector to become a cash cow for farmers in the territory and the national economy. The Mandate Secretary for the FCTA Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Malam Abubakar Ibrahim, made the pledge atContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale Mrs Juiiana Ibitoye, Chairperson, Erokorodo Poultry Farm Estate, Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, has appealed to the federal and state governments to set up a factory for production of egg powder in the country. Ibitoye gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday declared Tinubu as winner of Feb. 25 presidential election withContinue Reading
Nigeria is a major and growing player in the cashew industry, ranking among top countries globally for sourcing cashew. Nigeria produces about 300,000 metric tons of raw cashew nuts (RCN) every year making her the second largest producer of this nut in Africa after Ivory Coast with anContinue Reading
Prof. Mohammed Nasirudeen-Suleiman By Thompson Yamput Prof. Mohammed Nasirudeen-Suleiman of the Department of Botany, Federal University Lokoja, has called for global intensive study in Mycology (Fungi) in all secondary schools as part of measures to check food deprivation. He made the call while delivering an inaugural lecture entitled: “PathogenicContinue Reading
By Raji Rasak The International Centre for Environmental Health and Development (ICEHD), on Saturday, trained over 100 Badagry women farmers on climate-smart agriculture and farming technology to improve food security. Miss Mercy Joshua, the Programme Officer of ICEHD, said that the aim of the training was forContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on Friday presented a 300-page report on coconut value chain analysis to the Lagos State Government. Mr Suleiman Abubakar, Assistant Food and Agriculture Organisation representative to Nigeria, presented the reportContinue Reading
By Zainab Oyekan Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Plateau chapter, has called on politicians and government to buy eggs to help reduce farmers huge losses. The Chairman of the association, Mr Johnson Bagudu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Wednesday, saying thatContinue Reading
By Nathan Nwakamma Artisanal fishermen operating along the Atlantic coastline in Niger Delta on Tuesday lamented the hardships they had been facing as CBN’s cashless policy had crippled their vocation. Niger Delta Coordinator, Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) Rev. Samuel Ayadi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
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