March 26
Nigeria: Police Arrest Suspected Bandit, Recover 81 Cows in FCT
Command have raided a kidnappers' den, arrested a bandit and recovered 81 rustled cows, four sheep and AK-47 rifles. Read more »
March 21
Nigeria: Experts Uncover 27 Soil Types in C/River, Recommend Fertilisers, Others
Soil experts have concluded the soil mapping and fertility survey in Cross River State during which they identified soil suitability for particular crops to enable the government… Read more »
March 16
Nigeria: Is Nigeria Among Top 20 Hungriest Countries As Claimed By Peter Obi?
Claim: The presidential candidate of the Labour Party during the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has claimed that Nigeria is among the top 20 hungriest countries in the world. Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: Agro Solutions - 5 Reasons Why Many Poultry Farms Fail
If you really want to be a successful poultry farmer, here are the mistakes you need to avoid. Take note of numbers 3 and 5 Read more »
Nigeria: Crop, Animal Production to Get More Professionals As NBTE Visits Plateau Agric College
The inspection visit by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) towards accreditation of additional courses for the Plateau State College of Agriculture Garkawa in Mikang… Read more »
Nigeria: C/River to Develop 7-Year Plan to Boost Oil Palm, Cocoa, Coffee
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has charged a newly inaugurated committee to draw up a 7-year strategic plan which will enhance the gains of three economic crops--cocoa,… Read more »
Nigeria: Agro Firm Expands Operations, Commissions Supply Chain Complex
Valency Agro Nigeria Ltd, the third-largest non-oil exporter in Nigeria, has commissioned a state-of-the-art supply chain complex in Ibadan, Oyo State, as part of efforts to boost… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Kano Tomato Farmers Groan As Tuta Absoluta Ravages Farms
The leadership of tomato farmers in Kano State has revealed that they were plunged into problems as tuta absoluta pest is alleged to have resurfaced in all Kano irrigation sites at… Read more »
Nigeria: How Butchers, Others Lost Their Jobs in Livestock Businesses in Yobe
As price of bull jumps from N100,000 to N1.2m Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Palliatives - Gov. Namadi Should Watch the Distribution
Recently the Jigawa State government under the leadership of H.E. Malam Umar Namadi released 27,000 bags of rice and 10,000 cartons of spaghetti, worth N1.9 billion as a… Read more »
March 11
West Africa: Addressing Food Crisis in Nigeria
One of the primary drivers of the current food scarcity in Nigeria is the country's struggling economy. The depreciation of the Nigerian currency, the naira, against major foreign… Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Over 100 Farmers Trained On Agroecological Best Practices
The Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) Bayero University Kano (BUK), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has organised a three-day… Read more »
Nigeria: When the Children Are Starving
Some people say it is too early to criticise the presidency of Bola Tinubu as he has been in power for less than one year. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Almost Committed Suicide - Fish Farmer
Mariam Asuquo Okon, an orphan, finds succour in fish farming after facing many challenges in life, including abuse from stepmothers, sexual harassment and hopelessness. Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Insecurity, Cost of Inputs, Irrigation Farming Thrives Taraba
Despite insecurity and cost of inputs, thousands of people in Taraba State have embarked on irrigation farming. Read more »
Nigeria: Fertiliser Cost - Like Others, Kano Dry Season Farmers in Dilemma
Farmers in Kano State have expressed concern over the rise in the price of fertiliser, which they said was gradually getting out of hand. They have been lamenting that if care is… Read more »
March 03
Nigeria: Why Grain Prices Rose Again, Days After Falling in Saminaka Market
Early last week, there were reports of a crash in grain prices in some of the grain markets, especially in the northern part of the country. Many attributed this development to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Gombe Tomato Farmers Seek Solutions to Post-Harvest Losses
Tomato farmers in Gombe State have expressed worries over post-harvest losses which, they said pose a significant threat to tomato production for both rainy and dry season farming… Read more »
February 28
Nigeria: Why Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Should Be N130 Per Litre
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called for an immediate upward review of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) tax from the current N10 to… Read more »
February 27
Nigeria: Customs Suspends Food Distribution Over Stampede
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the temporary suspension of the national food distribution initiative which it started it Lagos over the weekend over the unfortunate… Read more »
February 26
Nigeria: Niger Contributory Health Agency to Enrol 350,000 Farmers
The Niger State Contributory Health Agency (NiCare) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Niger Food security systems and logistics company (Niger Foods Ltd)… Read more »
February 25
Nigeria: Female Poultry Farmers Share Survival Strategies Amidst Current Challenges
Lack of capital and the current rise in the prices of feed and layer birds are pushing many Niger State women out of poultry farming, but some are adopting many strategies to… Read more »
Nigeria: Food Scarcity - Agric Commissioners From 10 States Meet to Chart Way Forward
Commissioners of Agriculture from 10 states of the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) on Tuesday converged in Minna to chart ways forward to… Read more »
Nigeria: Food Security - Afan Calls for Veritable Food Banks Across Geopolitical Zones
The national president of the All-Farmers' Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Arc. Kabir Ibrahim, said there's urgent need for Nigeria to move beyond intermittent releases from… Read more »
Nigeria: How UAE Transformed Barren Desert Into Green Wheat Farm
As first harvest begins in March Read more »