Agro exports fall 36% to N803bn in Q2
By Cynthia AloNigeria’s agricultural export earnings fell by 36.09 per cent year-on-year to N802.99 billion in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26) from N1.26 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025 (Q2 ’25), latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has shown.The figure also represents a 31.51 per cent decline from the N1.17 […]
Come to our rescue, our farms are crumbling, Poultry farmers begs FG
By Festus Ahon – Asaba Poultry farmers under the auspices of Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to come to their rescue, lamenting that their farms were crumbling over the rising cost of maize and soya beans. They lamented that small poultry farms were closing down as a result of the […]
COVID-19: We won’t allow farmers suffer in 2020 cropping season — FG
Urges State govts to collaborate for massive food production By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government, Wednesday, said farmers would not be allowed to suffer in 2020 cropping season amid Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. The assurance was made by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, at the flag-off ceremony of […]
CAC orders Farouk to drop AFAN as registered corporate name
As AFAN executives stop Faruk from parading self as President By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has ordered Faruk Rabiu Mudi and others as BOT to drop All FARMERS Association of Nigeria, Kano Chapter (Rc93484) as a corporate name. This was contained in a letter dated June 22, 2020, and addressed […]
AFAN inaugurates elected 15-man Exco in Ebonyi
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, has inaugurated elected 15-man executive of Ebonyi State chapter of the association, after a keenly contested election. This was made known on Wednesday, to Vanguard by the National Vice President, AFAN, Chief Daniel Okafor, who represented the national body at the election expressed […]
CBN moves to capture 200,000 maize farmers in Nigeria
By Festus Ahon – Asaba The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Tuesday, expressed its readiness to capture 200,000 maize farmers across the country with a view to boosting maize production in Nigeria. The Director Head of Finance Development, CBN, Mr. Ihua Elenwor disclosed this in Asaba, Delta State during the flag-off of 2020 wet […]
