Editors stress imperative for peace in N-Delta
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, has said Nigeria has just survived the throes of death from militancy, saying that the nation will only know peace when peace returns to the Niger Delta region, adding that the nation was waiting to heal its self-inflicted wounds.
Many cases pending at Appeal Court, less than a year to elections
It is chilling to discover that less than one year to the next general elections in Nigeria, over 40 cases,
which arose from the conduct of the 2007 general elections, are pending and undecided at the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division.
Cameroun doubles cassava yields
Cameroonian farmers participating in the Programme National de Developpement des Racines et Tubercules (PNDRT) have more than doubled cassava yield, using improved cassava planting materials from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
Plateau pegs fertilizer price at N2,000
Gov. Jonah Jang on Tuesday launched sale of fertilizers in Plateau, pegging the price at N2,000 per bag.The commodity sells for between N5,500 and N6,000 in the open market.
Rural roads in Niger state to boost food production
When I took over in 2007, we took agriculture as our priority and we were doing all we can at a point as we encouraged every farmer to grow more but we discovered that the major problem was the problem of transportation of their farm produce to the market as a result of bad roads and we thought the best way to go about it was to purchase Heavy duty equipment to open the roads to facilitate their goods.â€
Delta assures farmers association of assistance
MEMBERS of All Farmers Association of Nigeria in Delta State have been assured of state government’s financial and technical assistance in agriculture and agro production.
