Nigeria losing millions in carbon credit earnings to foreign experts over talent gap — Expert warns
By Cynthia Alo Nigeria risks losing hundreds of millions of dollars in potential carbon credit earnings to foreign consultants and technical experts unless it urgently develops the skilled workforce needed to participate in the rapidly expanding global carbon market, a climate finance expert has warned. The warning comes at a time when carbon credits are […]
RIFAN inaugurates loan recovery committee in Katsina
The Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN) in Katsina, says it has formed a formidable loan recovery committee mandated to ensure speedy recovery of all outstanding loans granted to rice farmers in the state. Alhaji Shuaibu Wakili, the state chairman of the rice farmers association made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Food Security, Sufficiency: We’ll sustain agric interventions-Buhari
…all hands must be on deck- Gov Sule …research institutes need urgent revival-Sen Adamu …7.8% Nigerians overweight, 19.9% underweight-FAO By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, promised to sustain agricultural interventions to achieve food security and safety following positive results in the sector. Buhari stated this at the 2019 World Food Day celebration […]
Nasarawa gov seeks enabling environment to make agriculture attractive to youths
Nasarawa State Gov. Abdullahi Sule says Nigerian leaders have the responsibility to set the pace and create enabling environment for the youth to get involved in agriculture. The governor said this at the Seminar and Exhibition of the 2019 National Agriculture Show and Exhibition, organised by the National Agricultural Foundation in Tudunwada, Nasarawa, on Thursday. […]
Coconut industry attracts over N50bn transaction annually in Lagos
Ms Abisola Olusanya, Special Adviser to the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Agriculture, says coconut industry attracts about N50 billion transactions annually in the state. Olusanya made this known on Thursday at a news conference on the forthcoming maiden International Coconut Summit in Nigeria at Alausa, Ikeja. She said theme of the summit […]
Osinbajo inspects 3,000 hectares farm founded by ex-agitator in Nasarawa
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday visited the Nigerian Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) farm centre located in Gaa’te village, Kokona Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, said in a statement in Abuja, that the vice president was accompanied by Gov. Abdullahi Sule on the visit. Osinbajo commended the communities in […]
