The Edo State Government plans to acquire 73 tractors for distribution to farmers to boost food production, according to Dr Tunde Lakoju, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The Katsina State Government plans to cultivate 3,000 hectares of irrigable land at Jibia irrigation site in 2010.
Gov. Ibrahim Shema made this known on Tuesday at Dabiran irrigation site at the launching of this year’s fertiliser sales for irrigation farming.

Ondo state is known for cocoa cultivation in Nigeria and the state is one of the cocoa producing states that participated actively in the cocoa re-birth program initiated by Obasanjo administration.

Nigeria’s capacity to move and connect manufacturers with international markets around the world was still low, the World Bank has said.The bank disclosed this in its 2010 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) released in Abuja, recently.

Profiliant Development Resources Limited, a sales and business development consultancy, has finalised plans to hold this year’s edition of the Anatomy-of-Selling (AOS) programme.

Dr Teslim Sanusi, President, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), on Wednesday urged the National Assembly not to repeal the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Sanusi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the move would further have a negative effect on industry. Sanusi said that s

A Climatologist, Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, on Wednesday, advised Nigerians to find ways to mitigate the effects of the prevailing heat conditions. The expert told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the excessive heat being experienced in most parts of the country was part of the effects of global warming.

The global economy is recovering, part-ly due to the fiscal and monetary support. The cost of combating the crisis around the world runs into trillions of dollars, but recovery would have been slower without the policy support, IMF economists say.