Category: Agriculture
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Reps Candidate Charges FG On Climate
United Kingdom-based climate activist, Iliya Yame Kwache, has challenged the government of Nigeria, to take fighting climate change seriously, by engaging public servants, in tree planting exercise. Iliya, the labour party candidate for Michika-Madagali Federal Constituency seat in the national assembly, made the call after leading the planting of 10,000 trees in Adamawa State through…
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Sokoto State Govt Distributes 4billion Loan To Farmers.
The Sokoto State government has started the distribution of N4 billion loans to rice, tomatoes, and wheat farmers in the state. This was made known by The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, while launching the 2022 wet season fertilizer sales and distribution of other inputs to farmers in the state, held at Kasarawa, a suburb in…
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2023: PDP Executives To Cancel Zoning
The zoning committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, contrary to the expectation of its southern members, has recommended an open race for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. The party’s 37-person zoning committee, which took the decision at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Tuesday, cited ‘exigency of time’ for its recommendation. One…
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FG moves to borrow $1.2bn to increase agric value chain
The Federal Government is seeking the approval of $1.2 billion loan from the National Assembly to address issues in the agriculture value chain, finance minister Zainab Ahmed said on Tuesday in Abuja at the ministry’s budget defence. Ahmed told the House of Representative Committee on Finance that the loan would be sourced from the Brazilian…
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Looters invade agric warehouse in Kogi cart away fertilizers
The Agricultural Development Project warehouse where fertilizers were stored have been looted overnight. The PUNCH reports that the looting was carried out on Sunday night when the security men attached to the warehouse in the Felele area of Lokoja were overpowered and several bags of fertilizers carted away. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication,…
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Distribution of Tractors to Kogi farmers, Gov Bello ignites ‘Operation feed the People’ says Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi
Senior Special Assistant to Kogi Governor on Political Matters, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has congratulated the Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for the provision of hundreds of tractors to Kogi farmers, saying he has reinvigorated ‘Operation Feed the People’ policy. According to Omoluabi, the governor’s gesture is a demonstration of his commitment to ensure food security for…
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How we recovered N2.5bn from dead civil servant — ICPC
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency on Monday said it has recovered over N2.5 billion illegal payment in the bank account of a deceased staff of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission boss Bolaji Owasanoye was at the second National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in Abuja. Owasanoye said about N16 billion…
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Ekiti thunder strike kills 15 cows
Thunder struck on Saturday evening and reportedly killed 15 cows in Ikogosi community in Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State. The Asaoye of Ikogosi-Ekiti, Chief Ayo Ademilua, described the incident as a natural occurrence, which he said was strange in the town. Narrating the incident to journalists via telephone on Sunday, Ademilua said…
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Two persons docked for allegedly destroying N5m worth cassava farm
Two men, Paul Tuoma Okene and Friday Adjohwenyo, have been arraigned at a Magistrate Court sitting in Agbarho, Ughelli North council area of Delta state, for forcefully entering and damaging a cassava farm valued at N5 million. The farm which is located at Obanoku, Orhokpokpo-Agbarho belongs to one Lucky Agbonifo. The case which came up…
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Alleged fraud: Umahi fires FADAMA boss
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Wednesday suspended the Ebonyi FADAMA III Coordinator, Dr Cletus Nwakpu, over alleged corrupt practices and financial crimes. This came barely 24 hours after two auditor-generals were suspended in the state by the governor. Nwakpu’s suspension was announced during a virtual State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, which was…