CBN’s Anchor Borrower’s Rescue Mission in Agric Sector
The recent release of 50,000 metric tonnes of maize by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its Anchor Borrower scheme is aimed at discouraging the importation of maize, reports…
New $1.3bn Fertilizer Plant Ready in months – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja said a new basic chemicals platform worth $1.3b that will produce ammonia and fertilizers in Nigeria will be ready for commissioning in the…
RIFAN Commends Unity Bank for Supporting Smallholder Farmers
Rice Farmers under the aegis of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN have commended Unity Bank Plc for the pivotal role it played in facilitating credit to farmers under…
Arrested 80-Yr-old Herder who Grazes between Kogi, Osun Released in Ondo • He has paid compensation – Amotekun Commander
An 80-year-old herder arrested after his herd of cows destroyed farm products has been released after paying compensation. He was told to go and sin no more. There is a…
FALSE ONSET OF RAINS : Avoid Hasty Planting – NiMet Advises Farmers
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency on Tuesday advised farmers to avoid hasty planting so as to prevent losses due to the false onset of rains recorded in various parts of…
Nigeria, Yemen, South Sudan May Experience Famine – UN
South Sudanese refugees are seen at a “Refugee Waiting Centre” in Al-Eligat area along the border in Sudan’s White Nile state on February 27, 2017. The centre hosts refugees…
ANTI-OPEN GRAZING LAW: Ondo Amotekun Corps Arrests 9 Herders, 100 Cattle
NINE herders, with over 100 cattle, were arrested, weekend, by operatives of the Ondo State Security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, for violating the state government’s open grazing law. The herders…
Crown Flour Mill Explores Opportunities for Wheat Development in Nigeria
1: L-R: Ibrahim Zakari, Wheat Intake Coordinator, Kano Plant, Crown Flour Mill; Alhaji Datti Danjuma, Head, Human Resources, Crown Flour Mill; Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, Deputy Governor Kano State; Rauda…
Ekiti Gives Farmers, Herders Two more Weeks to Register or Quit Forest
The Ekiti State Government has given farmers and herders another two-week window to register with it or quit the state. The two-week grace begins tomorrow, Monday March 22. The state…
Miyetti Allah Writes Police, Says 30 Herdsmen, 322 Cows Missing in Anambra
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has written to the police over alleged attacks on Fulani herders in Anambra State, Saharareporters reports. MACBAN said there had…