Agriculture

Osibanjo commissions Edo fertilizer plant Tuesday

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will on Tuesday commission the Edo State…

Akwa Ibom fertiliser plant ready in 2018-Director

The Akwa Ibom Government says adequate arrangements have been made to ensure the state’s automated…

Traditional ruler asks youths to embrace farming

Chief Bolanle Ogundara, Olotu of Ereko-Elepete, a monarch in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Tuesday urged youths…

Farmers in Borno expect bountiful harvest

Some farmers in Maiduguri say they expect bumper harvest this cropping season, in spite of…

Katsina to train 8,000 farmers on tomatoes production

Katsina state government has concluded plans to train 8,000 farmers across the 34 local government…

Aregbesola urges a return to farming

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State , has said that it is high time for…

Rice farmers in Delta expect bumper harvest- RIFAN boss

Mr Silvanus Ejezie, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Delta chapter, on Sunday expressed…

Farmers urge foreign firms to invest in agric sector

The African Young Farmers Association (AYFA) has called on foreign companies and multinationals to invest…

FG to revive 5 fertilizer plants- PFI member

A committee member, Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI), Mr Thomas Etuh says five fertiliser blending plants…

Niger has capacity to produce food for Africa, says Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo says that Niger has the capacity to produce assorted food crops…