By Aminu Garko, Kano President of Dawanau International Grains Market, Kano State, Alhaji Muntaka Isa, has called on the Federal Government to provide subsidised farming implements to farmers, to ensure the production of assorted foodstuff in the country. Isa made…
The Ogun State Government has stated that it has lent its support to farmers in the state in a bid to cushion the effect of the current high food prices and boost food production. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and…
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc in partnership with the Jigawa State government has trained 355 agents, 706 wheat farmers in Jigawa. This is in a bid to deepen collaborations with…
1,950 farmers have been earmarked as beneficiaries in the second phase of the distribution of COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Economic Stimulus in Jigawa state. The Governor made this known at the flagging off of the distribution of the multi-million Naira…
Farmers and traders travelling through Bagudo in Bagudu Local Government Area of Kebbi on Sunday lamented incessant extortion by security agencies at various checkpoints along the road. The road links Nigeria with the Benin Republic. “From Tsamiya Market, a grain…
In a bid to combat rising food costs and food security, the Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, flagged off the disbursement of the N1 Billion Agric Support Loan to farmers across the seven geopolitical zones of the state under the…
The Federal Government has distributed 30 bags of NPK fertilizers and 20 cartons of herbicides to 60 farmers in Imo. The Director, Department of Agricultural Extension Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Brooks Michael, supervised the distribution…
A war between military factions in Sudan is putting at risk the production of staple crops this year, farmers in several states say, threatening to drive the African nation deeper into hunger and poverty. Reuters spoke to more than a…
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has announced a new minimum wage of N40, 000 for workers in the state to ease the pains caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. The governor also announced N5 billion revolving loan for farmers,…
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has disbursed N1.9 million soft loan to 19 beneficiaries of its 2023 Sustainable Development and Empowerment (SADE) Schemes in Kano State. Disbursing the fund on Wednesday in Kano, the Director-General of NDE, Malam Abubakar…
