By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government is considering farmers to own houses through their agricultural activities. Shehuri made the disclosure during the opening ceremony of the first virtual edition of the Abuja International Housing Show (AIHS), which is the […]

Tordue Salem – Abuja Farmers under the auspices of Edo State Concerned Farmers Association, on Monday, protested in Abuja over alleged misuse of the sum of ₦75 Billion Naira Agricultural Loans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration of Edo State. The group of Edo farmers led by comrade Afeiye Muhammed claimed that the loans were […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Fish farmers under the auspices of the National Fish Association of Nigeria, NFAN, Sunday, lamented huge losses, glut, and business collapse over the impact of lockdown resulting from the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. The National President, NFAN, Dr. Gabriel Ogunsanya, disclosed this in a statement signed by the National Publicity […]

By Adeola Badru – Ibadan An agribusiness expert and founder of Farmkonnect, a foremost multi-dimensional agric firm in Nigeria, Mr. Oluwole Azeez, has warned that the global Coronavirus pandemic may trigger a “looming food crisis,” if urgent and drastic measures are not taken. He added that the country might be hit by food scarcity that will be difficult […]

As WFP moves to scale up food aid to 138m people Launches over $10bn appeal to tackle humanitarian needs By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The World Food Programme, WFP, and Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, under the United Nations, UN, Friday, raised alarm over devastating hunger to engulf over 25 countries occasioned by the ravaging […]