AGRICULTURE

The six states slated to benefit from the project are Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Enugu and Cross River.

Powerful forces in Kano and Jigawa states, including elected officials, collude with a Chinese industrialist to grab land from thousands...

“For the avoidance of doubt, milk importation is not banned. Indeed, the CBN has no such power. All we will...

The corps says it created an Agro-Ranger unit after the government requested security for a proposed 250 cattle ranches in...

The expert also laments Nigerian government's failure to rein in poachers and illicit pangolin traders across the country.

Nigeria's milk production accounts for less than 40 percent of local consumption.

“It has been said that GMOs have higher yield simply because they are made in the laboratory. This is not...

The government says fertilisers and other agro-chemicals would be sold to genuine farmers at FG’s approved rate.

The variety was developed by the Institute of Agricultural Research, Zaria.

Mr Ofuka directed the debtors to pay the money into the cocoa project account without further delay or face possible...

This year’s paltry allocation is despite the state government’s much-vaunted claim of making agriculture its priority.

The women at the Abuja IDP camp say they have found a new means of livelihood.

Between 2016 and 2018, Nigeria included 2.6 million more people in the formal banking system.

Tobacco has grave consequences on the health of both the users and people around the users who inhale the smoke.

Two million farmers are expected to benefit.

Some farmers interviewed advised President Buhari to improve the agricultural sector through funding and sound policies.

The groups said the regulations would safeguard current and future generation of Nigerians from tobacco harms.

Mr Ojo was first appointed in May 2015.

Many farmers across Nigeria are unbanked. They share their stories in this special report.

IITA also presents agricultural policy framework to Oyo State.

The government says it feeds 9.7 million children daily.

These bills, among others, will ensure that farmers enjoy high yields of agriculture produce.

Mr Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party will be sworn in as Oyo governor on May 29.

A total of 4,000 households benefitted from the inputs.

Nigeria spent about $29.7 million to import apples in 2018, to rank 47th largest importer in the world.