Agriculture

Lagos shuts 2 illegal abattoirs

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government at the weekend shut two illegal abattoirs at Oke-Afa…

Nigeria plans N59.7billion agric scheme for youths

Nigeria  would launch N59.7 billion Youth-In-Agriculture(YIA) Scheme in September. Dr Nteranya Sanginga, Director-General, International Institute…

Happening now: Buhari, Osinbajo, governors at Bola Tinubu colloquium

President Muhammadu Buhari, his vice-president, governors, ministers and National Assembly members are attending the 8th…

Mad cow disease back in France

A new case of mad cow disease, known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), has been…

Nigeria plans town hall talks for herdsmen, farmers

Minister of Interior,  Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Wednesday said the Federal Government would hold a…

Again, Nigeria Customs bans importation of rice

Nigeria Customs Service has re-introduced the restriction order on importation of rice through land borders…

Dangote Tomato plant begins production

The newly-established Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kadawa, Kano State has the capacity to process…

Nigeria’s wealth in agriculture, Buhari tells NEC retreat

President Muhammadu Buhari has opened the retreat by the National Economic Council throwing random ideas…

Kano plans rice pyramids

Groundnut pyramids used to be a major feature of Kano, the largest city north of…

Fulani herdsmen nightmare. Can Buhari do the needful?

By Ademola Adegbamigbe It is strange that in the 21st century, Nigeria is still operating…