Author: Adewale Kupoluyi

Diageo, First City Monument Bank, Access Bank, Sterling Bank, Bühler Group, Psaltry International, Simply Green, JR Africa, Niji Group, Conversations Africa, Farm Republic will be in Nigeria for Agrofood and Agroprintpack

$538.05m was given to the Federal Government of Nigeria by the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones for Nigeria programme.

Nigeria was also part of the countries that signed the Maputo agreement but it seems there’s a derivation from the document, an expert had caution. Find out about details of the Mozambique event here

From Cocoa to chocolate making, the Nigerian Cocoa industry should be leading Ghana and Ivory coast. Find out how and why…

Palm oil industry is still yet to be fully tapped in Africa. Experts have called for more investments in palm oil farming. Here’s how to make money in farming.

This is how to end incessant farmers killings in Nigeria, NYCN

By Bukola Adenubi

By Omolola Pedro The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued an advice to farmers to pay close attention to rainfall predictions and early warning signals to prevent loss of crops and damage to flooding. This was made known by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, during a public lecture for the 42nd Convocation and Diamond Jubilee Ceremony at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria titled “The Impact of Natural Disasters on Food Security and Agricultural Development in Nigeria”. FarmingFarmersFarms gathered that Mustapha told farmers that if they want to avoid disasters and losses, they should…

By Adewale Kupoluyi The commissioning of the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lagos Rice Mill at Imota, the 18.75km Eleko-Epe rigid pavement six-lane expressway, the first phase of the Blue Light Rail from Mile 2 to Marina, and the John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History is a key factor in driving development in Lagos State. With infrastructure remaining a critical driver of growth and development, the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Nigeria’s largest seaport with a draught of 16.5m, is expected to support trade and commerce in Nigeria and the entire West African region. The 32-metric tonnes per hour Lagos…

By Omolola Pedro The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said that modernising the livestock sector is key to resolving herder-farmer conflict, which threatens Nigeria’s political stability and food security. Ganduje made this known while inaugurating the 27-man committee on National Conference on Livestock Reforms and Mitigation or Associated Conflict in Nigeria in Abuja. He said, “It is an established fact that modernising the livestock sector is key to resolving the herder-farmer conflict, which threatens Nigeria’s political stability and food security”. The governor recalled that Nigeria’s latest plan for curbing herder-farmer conflict is still facing obstacles, particularly political…