Tag: agriculture
“My father was the most successful farmer in our village” | Obasanjo is bullish on agriculture
by Olusegun Obasanjo Every year, thousands of young Africans join an exodus from their families' small, often struggling farms in the countryside. Their dream – sometimes fulfilled, often not –…
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Tomato pest: FG engages expert to find solution
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday announced that the Nigerian government has invited experts to find solution to the “tuta absoluta” -a pest that is currently eating up…
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Opinion: Agricultural revolution – Time to make a bold move
By Adekunle Smart Renowned physicist and Nobel Laureate, Albert Einstein once quipped, “In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.” A careful consideration of Nigeria’s current economic meltdown reveals the truth…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Agriculture can’t save Nigeria, but agribusiness might
by Mazi Emeka As the Nigerian economy slowly descends into full blown recession, and the national currency nose dives to a historical low, a common rhetoric erroneously uttered – albeit…
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Nigeria will soon start importing semen (yes, semen) from Europe
According to the Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, Nigeria has plans to start importing semen from Europe. No fear: semen to be imported are for cows and not humans. The…
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Opinion: Exploring the business side of agriculture
It was one of Nigeria’s most articulate and innovative Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and presently, the President of African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina; who made a…
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‘In death, we are one’ | APC governors vow to find perpertrators of Enugu massacre
Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the aegis of Progressives Governors Forum, on Tuesday, May 3, pledged to fish out the Fulani herdsmen responsible for the massacre of…
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Photo of the day: Governor Fayose takes a break from bashing Buhari to admire some ‘pears’
Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose might just have a soft side after all. The governor, who is famous for his continuously hard and resilient stand against the ruling party,…
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Why FG will not probe former Agriculture Minister, Akinwumi Adesina
“We need to support him in order to succeed,“ says the incumbent Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, about his predecessor, Akinwumi Adesina, who is the immediate…
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Mining and agriculture can save Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has placed the hope of reawakening the economy of the country on the rapid development of agriculture and solid mineral resources following the dwindling revenue from oil…
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‘Nigerians run the risk of starving to death by 2050’ – FG
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said on Thursday that if all-year farming is not introduced, Nigerians would starve to death by 2050. The federal government said the country's population…
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‘Fayose, please relocate your airport to government forest’ | Farmers protest in Ekiti
Farmers, who have been displaced by the airport project initiated by the Ekiti State government, have staged a protest. The farmers, who are from five affected communities, on Wednesday, January…
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‘There’s no money’, ‘We must go back to the farms’ | The lamentations of Governor Aregbesola
Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, is heavily lamenting over the financial crisis in his state. Aregbesola says Osun received only N55m from the Federation Account for the month of September, 2015,…
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This is what Buhari believes will take Nigeria out of poverty
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said the diversification of the economy through agriculture and solid minerals mining is the way to eradicate poverty in the country. Buhari made the assertion while…
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Aren’t we screwed? We spend N16bn yearly to import Tomatoes
Without exactly trying to paint a gloomy picture, it shows that Nigeria's agriculture sector is at best, screwed, if the Federal Government really does have a N16 billion import bill on…
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We can no longer depend on crude oil – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says that Nigeria can no longer depend on crude oil and gas exports as the country’s major revenue earner. According to the President, it's high time Nigerians began…
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Femi Aribisala: 101 cogent reasons why Jonathan must be re-elected
by Femi Aribisala WHERE two or three Nigerians are gathered, you can be sure we are busy running down our country. Nigerians like to bad-mouth Nigeria. This has played well…
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Opinion: The modest strides of a vilified President
by Honest Offor The most visible achievement of this government is in the Agricultural sector. A vocation that was once reserved for the elderly has been embraced by young people…
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Opinion: Ex-Minister, Adamu Bello has nothing on Akinwunmi Adesina’s sterling achievements
by Richard-Mark Mbaram This relentlessly passionate minister got over $5 billion of investments into the agriculture sector in just three years. New rice investors alone have put up an additional…
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Opinion: Buhari V. Jonathan, let us compare
by Bala Muhammed The All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) recently held their Conventions to elect/confirm their respective presidential flag-bearers. In the two parallel events held…
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Boko Haram actually called for a ceasefire – Presidency
by Isi Esene The Presidency has today urged Nigerians to assess the President Goodluck Jonathan administration on a broad range of issues, not only on the insurgent crisis currently ravaging…
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@cenbank steps in to help stop farmer-nomad clashes | How much are they providing?
by Laila Ibrahim The Central Bank of Nigeria, is to provide a seed funding of N100 billion to assist states in establishing mini modern ranches across the federation. This, is…
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@cenbank report shows Nigeria’s economy picking up in Q2
by Tunji Andrews Provisional data indicated that growth in key monetary aggregate was sluggish in the second quarter of 2014. Over the level at the end of the preceding quarter,…
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Femi Aribisala: Is Goodluck Jonathan really clueless?
by Femi Aribisala The English have an expression: “give a dog a bad name in order to kill it.” It refers to the malicious misrepresentation of someone in order to…
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@Ayourb: At 54, Nigeria is still a toddler!
by Ayobami Oyalowo Nigeria is 54 and yes it is a huge milestone indeed, therefore let’s roll out the drums and celebrate because we have added another year as a…
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The Future Africa Awards 2014: Nominees interview series – Samir Ibrahim and Charles Nichols (TFAA Prize in Agriculture)
by Kolapo Olapoju Earning a nomination in 2014's 'The Future Africa Awards Prize in Agriculture', are two bright individuals, Charles Nichols, whose technical genius and Samir Ibrahim's finance and…
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Cassava saves us N200 billion a year in wheat imports
by Olorunwa Lawal Nigeria saves N200bn yearly from 20 percent cassava substitution for wheat in bread making, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said. He spoke in Ado-Ekiti…
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The Hunger Games – Cocoa farmers say this year’s harvest will be delayed
by Godwin Akanfe Heavy rainfall and poor sunshine across Nigeria's eastern cocoa-growing region of Cross Rivers over the past week will delay harvesting the new season's crop by at least…
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Anti-gay law: 10 American senators want to punish Nigeria [DETAILS]
by Emmanuel Chidiogo As a result of the anti-gay law signed by President Goodluck Jonathan earlier this year, ten American senators in the United States of America, have moved…
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Africa’s taking shape! Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Japheth Omojuwa & Lala Akindoju cover Y! Africa Special on SHAPE Africa (PHOTOS)
by Akintomiwa Agbaje As Nigeria hosts the 25th World Economic Forum on Africa, on 7 – 9 May, 2014 Y! Africa has partnered with the Global Shapers Hub in Abuja…
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