The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of two farmers, Samuel Oladotun and Fashola Tobiloba. Both farmers were kidnapped by some unidentified men in Ile-Ogbo, Ola-Oluwa Local Government Area of the State on Thursday. Yemisi Opalola, the Command…
Famers in the Atabo and Magama local government area of Niger State are living in fear following an alleged threat by bandits to stop them from harvesting their crops unless they pay tax to them. A source told newsmen that…
Some farmers in Ogun on Saturday received free agro-inputs under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (OGUN-CARES FADAMA RA2) project. Reports state that the project a state and federal government initiative in collaboration with the World Bank is…
By Matthew Denis Abuja As the war between Russia and Ukraine hits harder, it’s gradually affecting the supply and causing the scarcity of wheat worldwide. This scarcity has become an opportunity for African countries to increase their wheat farming and…
By Konyinsola Dawodu Reports reaching newsmen from Oke Ogun geo-political zone in Oyo State, have it that gunmen have abducted some farmers. The farmers were abducted around Ipapo/Iseyin communities. The farmers, according to residents who asked not to be named,…
The Federal Government has trained and empowered 360 poultry farmers in 12 states of the federation. Malam Abubakar Bello, from Extension Department, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, who supervised the exercise in Jigawa, made this known in Dutse.…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure A leading agribusiness in cocoa processing and export, Johnvents Industries Limited (JIL), has said it is set to empower no fewer than 150,000 farmers through its cocoa sustainability programme in Ondo state. The General Managing Director…
Access Bank Plc has partnered the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to roll out a loan scheme for poor farmers aged 18 years to 55 years and other vulnerable groups. The bank’s Group Head, Emerging Businesses,…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The Federal Government has distributed free livestock goat kids and lambs with animal feeds and vaccines to three hundred farmers in Osun State. Nigerian NewsDirect learnt that the distribution of free livestock animal feeds was to enable…
Joyce Nwabuisi, Umuahia The Federal Government has embarked on the training and empowerment of smallholder farmers on cassava value chain production in Abia State particularly women and youths of Omoba in Isiala Federal Constituency. This is part of its efforts…
