REPS GRILL LIVESTOCK MINISTER OVER NON-UTILIZATION OF ₦10BN TAKE-OFF GRANT
By Peter Jatau Abuja, Nigeria – June 6, 2025 – The House of Representatives Committee on Non-Utilization of Take-off Grants and Bailout Fund Interventions has grilled the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, over the ministry’s failure to utilize a ₦10 billion take-off grant allocated for 2025. At a hearing chaired by Hon. […]
Earth Day: Obaseki restates commitment to recovering Edo forest belt, enlists private sector in new drive
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has restated his commitment to restore the forest belt in the state with support from private investors as part of the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP). The governor said this in commemoration of Mother Earth Day, celebrated yearly by the United Nations and its agencies. According to him, […]
Nigeria Africa’s potential largest Onion producer – OPMAN Scribe, Samama
By Ado Hassan, SokotoThe National Secretary, Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria(OPMAN), Alhaji Aliyu Isah Maitasamu Samama has projected Nigeria to be a leading force in onion production on the African continent just as he disclosed that the Federal Government has committed N3.1billion to support farmers to boost production.This, he said would only be […]
IFAD-CASP executes multi million naira projects in Sokoto communities
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto THE International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Climate Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme(CASP) have executed multi million naira people oriented projects that impact rural dwellers in Sokoto state according to Dr Aminu Aliyu Dogon Daji, the Programme Coordinator. The efforts were in tune with the agency’s cardinal objective of […]
Edo State Govt. not ceding any land for ranching – Obaseki*
Edo State government has said that it has not ceded land, in any part of the state to anyone, for ranching project. Governor Godwin Obaseki made the clarification in a statement issued on Friday in Benin City, the state capital. According to Obaseki, “The Edo State Government wishes to clarify that it has not ceded […]
27 containers of rice seedlings equipment arrives Calabar
….. ready for installation Twenty-seven containers of the automated rice seedlings equipment have arrived the Ayade industrial park in Calabar and ready for installation. Project manager of the centre, Patrick Obiren who received the equipments disclosed that already, Contractors from Taiwan are on their way to Calabar for full installations of the automated machines. The […]
Obaseki Unveils Tripartite Plan to Harness Potential of Oil Palm
Worried by the dwindling contribution of oil palm to the nation’s economy, the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said his administration was set to sign a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), and private investors to add oil palm in the basket of export earning products.
Agricultural Institute Develops 3 New Maize Varieties For Farmers
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria says it has secured approval for the release of three new high-yielding nutrient maize varieties for planting in Nigeria.