Tag: Agriculture
NEPC reaffirms support for Nigerian exporters to EU market
Abuja, March 5, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has reiterated its commitment to guiding Nigerian exporters on regulatory standards required for...
ACReSAL, partners sensitise 600 Bauchi women to regenerative agriculture
Bauchi, Feb. 13, 2026 (NAN) Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has begun the training of 600 women farmers in regenerative and climate-smart...
Ethiopia, UAE launch joint initiative to strengthen agricultural sector
Addis Ababa, Jan. 21, 2026 (TV BRICS/NAN) Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates have launched preparations for a strategic development initiative aimed at strengthening...
High costs, low prices affecting Bauchi farmers says Commissioner
Bauchi, Jan. 14, 2026 (NAN) The Bauchi State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Ilyasu Gital, has decried the deteriorating conditions farmers face over soaring prices...
NACCIMA pledges support to drive MSME growth in Delta
Asaba, Jan. 14, 2026 (NAN) The National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has pledged to support its branches in...
Youth urged to embrace poultry empowerment initiative of Ondo Govt
Owo ( Ondo State), Jan. 14,2026 ( NAN) The Ondo State Government on Wednesday, appealed to youths in the state to embrace its poultry...
FGN/IFAD-VCDP, SMEDAN trains micro entrepreneurs in Taraba
Jalingo, Jan. 14, 2026 (NAN) The Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s Value Chain Development Programne (VCDP) has trained women and...
Poultry farmers debunk egg scarcity, predict further price drop
Lagos, Jan. 13,2026 (NAN) The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State chapter has debunked claims of egg scarcity in the state, reiterating the...
SALIC and Syngenta Sign Agreement to Explore Joint Agriculture Projects that...
Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), wholly owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), and global agri-tech leader Syngenta Crop Protection AG...
Food security: Nigeria deploys AI, other technologies to monitor production –...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), July 28, 2025 (NAN) Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other modern technologies to monitor food...
Focusing on agriculture key to poverty reduction – IITA
Dr. Simeon Ehui, Director-General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, has said that focusing on agriculture is key to poverty reduction and improving...
FG restates commitment to revamp, weed out fake cooperative societies
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to revamping cooperative societies and weeding out fake and corrupt ones who steal and scam innocent citizens.
Sen....
Lagos reopens Ebute-Ero market after 3 weeks closure
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment has reopened the Ebute-Ero Gorodom market after three weeks of closure due to breaches of environmental infractions.
The Commissioner...
IAR&T staff protest unpaid 2 months’ salaries
Members of staff of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Obafemi Awolowo University, Moore Plantation, Ibadan, on Wednesday protested their unpaid December...
Australia to partner Nigeria on climate-resistant agriculture
Mr Marc Innes-Brown, First Assistant-Secretary, Middle East and African Division in Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has pledged to partner Nigeria in...
Awka: Butchers association urges Soludo to upgrade abattoir
Charles Okafor, the chairman of the Obinwanne Butchers Association, Awka, has urged Gov. Charles Soludo to upgrade the Kwata Abattoir in the Awka South...
Lagos butchers lament as daily slaughter drops to 3,000
The number of cows slaughtered daily in Lagos State has dropped to 3,000 from 5,000, the Lagos State Butchers Association has said.
The association’s Patron,...
