Special Reports/Features
INVESTIGATION: Inside story of unexecuted, abandoned N224 million constituency projects in Plateau
In this second part of an investigative report from Plateau undertaken by UDEME & Premium Times, the reporter brings to limelight the hardship faced by community dwellers in the Home of Peace and Tourism.
SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Nigeria’s rice mills where manual, child labour thrive
Low level of mechanisation makes rice milling in Nigeria tedious and wasteful, keeping local production at below half of potential.
How small-holder farmers can attract funding – Business Heads
The business leads say groups and cooperatives are important structures if small-holder farmers want to be attractive for funding.
Nigerian scientists, experts disagree on GM foods
“It has been said that GMOs have higher yield simply because they are made in the laboratory. This is not borne out by facts.
Boko Haram: Displaced women turn to cashew in Abuja, and are ‘making it’
The women at the Abuja IDP camp say they have found a new means of livelihood.
SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the world of Nigeria’s financially excluded farmers
Many farmers across Nigeria are unbanked. They share their stories in this special report.
SPECIAL REPORT: How Nigerian farmers grow apples locally amidst ‘harsh’ weather
Nigeria spent about $29.7 million to import apples in 2018, to rank 47th largest importer in the world.
ANALYSIS: Imported banana floods Abuja markets
Some sellers and consumers gave reasons for preferring the imported bananas.
LIVE UPDATE: Policymakers, farmers, others gather for agriculture symposium
The President of the African Development Bank, AFDB, Akinwunmi Adesina, will be highlight speaker at the event.
ANALYSIS: Transforming Fertiliser Distribution: Notore’s Delivery Revolution
“We’re beginning to make real progress in terms of domestic fertiliser use.
INVESTIGATION: How latest Mambilla Plateau violence unfolded; leaving deaths, destruction
The violent conflict that pitted two ethnic groups last June was only the latest in a history of inter-ethnic tension that frequently erupts into mass killings.
SPECIAL REPORT: How new farming initiative is transforming lives in Nasarawa community
“Because of this farm, we can now eat and take care of our family.”