Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
Stakeholders in the non-oil export sector have stressed the need for a combined effort to boost the non-oil export sector in Benue State. Some of the agro-exportable commodities in the state, commonly referred to as the Food Basket of the Nation, include yam, citrus, sesame and soybean, among others. Speaking at a one-day seminar on “Appropriate and Quality Assurance of Agro-Allied Products as a Panacea for Increased Export”, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mr. Emmanuel Jime said “This enlightenment programme is very important to the Council as it serves as an avenue to bring stakeholders together for cross-fertilization of…
The Ogun State Government has distributed 10,000 cocoa seedlings to farmers in the state, which were given free of charge to over 3,000 farmers in Ijebu East alone, towards meeting up with the target of distributing 100,000 cocoa seedlings. According to the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, the gesture was part of government’s plan to continue the sustainability of good quality cocoa seedlings to enhance cocoa production in the state. Dr. Odedina, while presenting the seedlings, explained that the administration of Prince Dapo Abiodun was poised to boost the production of cocoa in Ogun State in collaboration with Tulip…
Farmers in banditry-infested communities in the Mariga and Rafi local government councils in Niger State have said that bandits now disguise as farmers with hoes and cutlasses, while hiding guns in their cloths to invade their farms. Due to the incessant attacks, many farmers in Rafi, Munya, Mariga and Kontagora local governments, including those that had already planted their crops, have abandoned their farming lands. Residents said dozens of people were abducted on their farms in Rafi and Mariga local government areas. The chairman of Madaka Development Forum in the Rafi Local Government Area, Abdulmalik Madaka said, “Because bandits now…
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Matazu, has warned Nigerians to expect more rains in the next few weeks. The NiMeT CEO stated this on a television station while speaking on flooding wreaking havoc across Nigeria in recent weeks. He said the organisation had issued several advisories about flooding earlier to which many people did not adhere to. Prof. Matazu added that Nigerians keep cutting down trees and dumping refuse in drainage channels, saying “There will be increased rainfall intensity in the next two months or so. We are going to see more floods”.…
The precarious security situation in the country should be accorded necessary attention to avoid the imminent hunger. In the last few months, terrorists, bandits and some criminal elements have targeted farms and farmers, destroying crops, raping women, carting away animals, killing and maiming their victims and in some cases, setting farmlands on fire. The increased invasion and security breaches have assumed frightening proportions as there is hardly any part of the country that can be said to be safe any longer. People are abducted, kidnapped and robbed with minimal resistance from the security forces. These bloody breaches have created millions of…
