By Mark Longyen The launch of the Nigeria Agricultural Intelligence Platform (NAIP) is a game-changer in the nation’s agricultural revolution, the Managing Director, Pixels Solutions Ltd, Mr Okey Udeogu has said. Udeogu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. TheContinue Reading
By Olaide Ayinde Some farmers in Bauchi said the introduction of a smart agric education programme by the Savanna Institute for Sustainable Development (SISDev) would revolutionise agriculture in the state. The programme is being implemented with support of the Soil Values project funded by the International Fertiliser Development Corporation (IFDC).Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Federal Government has inaugurated the distribution of agricultural inputs to small-scale farmers in Niger as part of efforts to boost food production and security in the country. Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture, disclosed this during the inauguration of the inputs distribution to farmersContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory Mr Abiodun Olaniyi, Project Coordinator of the Nigeria International Agriculture Expo (NIAEXPO 2025), says the annual fair showcases Nigeria’s agricultural potential and builds stronger partnerships across the value chain. Olaniyi, who is also Executive Director of Agriquest Africa Network, said this at the opening of the seventhContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., has applauded the Federal Government’s efforts in boosting Nigeria’s agriculture agenda for food sovereignty. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria Ltd., Mr Olusegun Alebiosu, said this at the bank’s 2025 Agric & Export Expo on Tuesday inContinue Reading
Rice By Felicia Imohimi The German Government has inaugurated the Carbon Offsetting Rice Emissions (CORE) Project to support 12,000 smallholder farmers in climate-smart rice production across Benue, Nasarawa, and Kano States. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, Annett Günther, German Ambassador to Nigeria, represented by Johannes Lehne, Deputy Head ofContinue Reading
Partnership By Doris Esa The African Union (AU) and Nigeria are collaborating to transform, revitalise agriculture and boost food production across the continent through the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) initiative. CAADP, a road-map for the continent’s agricultural sector, was adopted by the African Union (AU) Heads of StateContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government says the Food for Lagos partnership between it and Lagos state would further enrich its farmers. The state also reiterated commitment to transforming its agricultural sector and improving livelihood of farmers through the partnership, aimed at creating a robust food supply chain between KogiContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s “Every Home a Garden” project is recording a huge success in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Coordinator, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi. Benjamins-Laniyi, who is also the Mandate Secretary, FCT Women Affairs Secretariat, stated this at the close-out of the 2024 cohortContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Monday, promised to allocate lands in satellite towns to farmers for agricultural production to combat food insecurity. Wike made the promise in Abuja on Monday, during the inauguration of the newly constructed rural road fromContinue Reading
