Federal Government says that it has secured fifty-five (55,000) hectares of land from eleven states for the development of pasture and paddocks grazing reserve in the country.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, gave this indication while briefing journalists on the Federal Government’s achievements in the Agriculture sector in commemoration of this year's World Food Day in Abuja, the nation's Federal Capital Territory.
Publish Date: Sunday, October 15th 2017 |
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Agricultural Production and Services and Customs and Excise to investigate the Federal Ministry of Agriculture regarding exportation of yam tubers.
The House alleged that the ministry disregarded the law prohibiting exportation of yam tubers. Others expected to be probed alongside the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development were Comptroller-General of Customs and the Executive Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Director-General, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Head, Nigerian Quarantine Service and heads of all other relevant agencies.
Publish Date: Sunday, October 15th 2017 |
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, is worried over the dangerous dimensions that examination malpractice is beginning to assume in West Africa particularly in Nigeria.
The then Registrar, Dr. Iyi Uwadiae mnim, made the agency's concern known while speaking with journalists at the International Office of the Council at Agidingbi Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 11th 2017 |
Substitute, Alex Iwobi has earned Nigeria a ticket to the 2018 World Cup holding in Russia. Also, Iwobi who scored at the 74th minute into the match came in for Moses Simon and scored in the first leg in Ndola.
Publish Date: Sunday, October 8th 2017 |
As Nigeria's government emphasizes the need to diversify its economy away from oil, many Nigerians, corporate organisations, religious bodies and learning institutions as well as individuals including the youth are embracing agriculture in all its value chain to boost food production and guarantee good security.
One of such companies is CHITOLA Farms into the production of diverse farming business including mushrooms production and marketing. Mushrooms Development Foundation Nigeria, MDF-N, a subsidiary of ChiTola Farms has just entered into partnership with the Babcock University Ilishan, Remo, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria to boost the production of high breed edible mushrooms for local consumption as well as for the export market.
Publish Date: Thursday, August 10th 2017 |
