Imported banana, with low prices, has flooded Abuja markets, raising concerns about the country’s food security, the livelihoods of banana farmers and traders as well as the health of consumers. An investigation by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at various markets and supermarkets in Utako and Maitama districts of Abuja on Tuesday revealed that the […]
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The National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, said it has, in conjunction with the Nigerian Customs Service, ordered that the genetically modified (GM) maize consignment illegally imported into Nigeria be sent back. Rufus Egbegba, the Director-General of NBMA, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. “In view of the information and facts on […]
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The Federal Government said on Sunday that it had stocked enough food to address possible shortages in some states in 2018. Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, made the disclosure in Katsina. The minister spoke at the Joint International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/Federal Government 2nd Supervision Mission for Climate Change, Adaptation […]
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In few months’ time, a 50kg bag of rice will be sold at the rate of N6000. This is according to Aminu Goronyo, national president, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria. This assertion was made on Wednesday on the sidelines of a meeting between rice farmers, processors and Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, at the ministry’s […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has said it is in the process of investigating how yam said to be of low quality was exported from Nigeria to the United States of America, USA. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said […]
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The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, will deliver 4 million bags of 50kg Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) fertilizer to farmers, at an affordable price, before the end of the year. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this at the weekend on Hannu Ya Dawa, an audience participation […]
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The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Auchi, Edo State inaugurated the Edo Fertilizer Plant and Chemical Company Limited. The plant, said to have the capacity to produce about 60,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer in a year, was revived through a public, private venture about 14 years after it was abandoned. According to a statement […]
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A suspected herdsmen and farmers clash in Kajuru local government of Kaduna state, has claimed the lives of about 37 people. It was gathered that trouble ensued when some youth stormed a village in Ungwan Uka to avenge the death of a suspected herdsman. The man, accused of harassing people in the area, was said […]
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Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has advised critics of the Federal Government yam export policy to grow the commodity. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, Mr. Ogbeh dismissed the criticisms of the policy, saying the effort was in the best interest of the nation’s economy.Farming He said the energies being dissipated […]
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“Urine, which most of us consider as waste, is a valuable resource which we can use directly as fertiliser”, says an environmental engineer, Mr Isaac Bryant. “Urine is very safe, hygienic, easy to handle and collect, and easily available,“ Bryant, a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, told the News Agency of Nigeria. […]
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