Agriculture
FG plans 50% subsidy for wheat farmers – Minister
Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari, says the Federal Government is giving out 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers in...
FG to commercialise dams – Minister
The Federal Government intends to partially commercialize the dams in the nation's 12 river basins in order for them to...
Floods: Don calls for adoption of flood-resistant varieties
A don, Prof. Tunji Iyiola-Tunji, has advocated the adoption and cultivation of flood-resistant seed varieties to curtail harvest losses due...
NGO urges capacity building on renewable energy
An NGO, Lift Humanity Foundation (LHF), has reiterated the need for capacity building for skilled workforce in the renewable energy...
AfDB unveils country-by-country report on Africa’s green financing needs
The African Development Bank(AfDB) Group has unveiled a country-by-country economic reportson Africa’s climate change and green growth financing needs. The...
FG to eliminate rabies in Nigeria by 2030
Initiatives have been taken to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies in Nigeria by 2030, According to the Federal Government. Sen. Abubakar...
FG trains women, youths on green maize enterprise
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMFS) has educated 60 women and youths in Plateau and Kaduna States...
Anchor Borrowers Programme was grossly abused – Stakeholders
Some stakeholders have decried the low recovery of loans granted some farmers under the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). The News...
FG set to plant 2m jumbo cashew trees in Northwest
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday said the Federal Government was set to plant 2 million jumbo cashew seedlings in...
Nigeria, Ghana sign MoU on rice, wheat, soya beans farming, training
A Nigerian company, EGTA Investment Limited on Saturday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Ghanaian conglomerate, Jospong Group of...