Agriculture

Nigerian bank to fund 120,000 maize farmers

Unity Bank Plc has promised to provide additional funding to about 120,000 smallholder maize farmers
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Bird flu: Bauchi govt. kills about 27,000 birds to curtail

Alhaji Samaila Burga, Chairman, Technical Committee on the Control of Avian Influenza, said the Bauchi
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NALDA to establish integrated farm estate in Ogun

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it has concluded plans to establish an
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Emefiele: Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in maize production next year

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says Nigeria will attain self-sufficiency in
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Food scarcity: Why President Buhari must assent to PVP bill

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) in collaboration
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FG approves N1.63bn for poultry farming in four states

The federal government has approved the sum of N1.63 billion for the procurement of poultry
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Kwara launches 500 hectare youth farm scheme per council area

The Kwara State Government on Wednesday launched a 500-hectare farm pilot scheme in Ifelodun aimed
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Minister: Nigerian government to drive agricultural mechanisation with 60,000 tractors

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, says the Federal Government is targeting
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ILO trains agric extension officers on combating child labour

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has begun training agricultural extension officers in Akure, the Ondo
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USAID to provide $3 million grant, technical assistance to combat

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing financial grant and technical assistance
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