NOVEMBER 10, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has urged agencies involved in agriculture to further streamline their priorities to include more youths in driving modern methods of farming. The President made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the launch of the National Young Farmers Scheme, designed by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to … Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied that the passport of Modupe Odele, an #EndSARS advocate, was seized because of her involvement in the campaign against police brutality. Odele, who is a lawyer, had narrated how NIS officials stopped her from flying out of the country. She was actively involved in the #EndSARS campaign, offering … Read more
Benue State Government has declared Fridays as work-free days for civil servants in the state to enable them harvest their farm produce. The work-free day, according to the state government, begins on November 6 till January 29, 2021, while normal weekly work schedule will resume on February 5, 2021. According to the state Commissioner for … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 3RD NOVEMBER, 2020 Nigerian Politician, Dino Melaye started clearly during the interview that his ambition is to become President of Nigeria Dino Melaye is a former Senator of Nigeria (2015-2019), Dino gained attention on Nigeria’s social media space due to his his love of songs, dancing and his exquisite taste in luxury and fashion. … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 3RD NOVEMBER, 2020 At least one person is believed to have been killed and several others injured after shots were fired near a synagogue in Vienna in what’s believed to be a co-ordinated terror attack committed by several people. According to Austrian news outlet Kronen Zeitung, A police officer has been shot and … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to refrain from the use of Sniper and other brands of “Dichlorvos” (DDVP) in the preservation of foodstuffs. NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, reiterated the dangers inherent in the continuous misuse and misapplication of Sniper and other brands of Dichlorvos … Read more
EndSARS protest Convener, Aisha Yesufu has revealed why the price of onions rose sharply recently. The high price has saddened and caused unhappiness for many Nigerians who cannot cook without using onions. Aisha Yesufu has once again taken to her official twitter account to express her opinion on the possible reason why onion became expensive … Read more
Farmers in Bauchi State have been warned not to hurriedly sell their harvested grains to food merchants from neighbouring states in order not to suffer hunger in the future. The warning was given yesterday by the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Samai’la Adamu Burga, during an interactive session with journalists in his office in Bauchi. According … Read more
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono on Monday said the Federal Government has earmarked N600 billion to enhance farmer access to agricultural financing in the country. Nanono said this at the inauguration of the 2020 wet season rice cultivation support programme at Tofai community in Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State. … Read more
The Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers’ Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN), Anambra chapter, has commenced distribution of inputs for the 2020 wet season farming. The farm inputs distribution was launched under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) at Amansea near Awka on Monday. Speaking at the event, the CBN Branch Controller, Awka, … Read more
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has commenced a training programme for rice farmers in Delta state. The Delta Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Chief Silver Ejezie confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) on Monday in Asaba,. Chief Silver Ejezie stated that no fewer than 7,519 … Read more
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has consolidated its collaboration with the Australian government on mining and agricultural sectors respectively. The National President of NACCIMA, Hajiya Saratu Iya-Aliyu disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Australian High Commissioner, Ms. Claire Ireland at the Australian High Commission office in … Read more
………Pigs Now Sold At Giveaway Prices Report reaching this online news platform has it that over 250 pigs die daily by swine flu in Ogun, Lagos. The largest pig farm in West Africa, Oke-Aro Pig Farm, situated in the Oke Aro area of Ogun State with 10,000 acres of land and over 2000 small and … Read more
The Federal Government says it has subsidised the price of fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 as part of palliatives for farmers in the country as the nation battles with the COVID-19 pandemic. Committee on Presidential Fertilizer Initiative and the Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, disclosed this on Wednesday at the Government House in Dutse, the … Read more
The Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, said the palm oil industry in most states was non-functional in spite of huge potential of the sector. He said this on Tuesday, at a one-day public hearing organised by the committee on three bills and one motion. According to the News Agency … Read more
In a bid to enhance Africa’s overall development, Ministers of Finance and Governors of Central Banks in Africa will converge at Transcorp Hotel, Abuja from Monday, March 9 to Tuesday 10, 2020, for a Senior Policy Seminar on agriculture, aimed at promulgating a policy on how the continent would leverage research for agricultural development. The … Read more
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has revealed that his administration boosted rice production to 3 million tonnes yearly to meet local demand. Ganduje said this on Monday in Kano at the launch of indigenous rice value-chain promotion programme organised by the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in partnership with R CONNECT. He … Read more
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan says the Ecobank Agribusiness Summit was an initiative to create a common platform that brings together partakers in the Agric value chain, be it producers, processors, logistics entrepreneurs, insurance practitioners and others within the sector to think a better approach to agriculture sustainability for Nigeria. The bank Managing Director … Read more
Innovative technology-based agrobiz company, Farmcrowdy, has officially acquired Best Foods (L&P) Limited to offer a wider livestock production. Ekohotblog understands that the recent acquisition is an expansion of Farmcrowdy operations base. This online news platform also reports that Farmcrowdy plans to fully enter the meat retail market with the formal launch of Farmcrowdy’s meat hubs … Read more
Youths have been encouraged to take up agriculture as a business and means of livelihood. Speaking at the 2019 Agribusiness Excellence Recognition Award, put together by the Golden Crown Agricultural High School, Awa Ijebu, Ogun State, Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Kolawole Salako said the population of developing countries, such as … Read more