“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 – is to find a more rewarding and stimulating life in the continent´s rapidly growing cities. Few return, but even fewer ever completely sever their ties.... Read More

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May 25, 2016

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 tomatoes in Nigerian farms The Minister disclosed this while speaking at a press conference in Abuja. He noted that the pest, which has caused a... Read More

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May 24, 2016

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 behind this aphorism and why serious attention must be paid towards diversifying the economy. In recent times, the country’s forex reserves have dropped below $30... Read More

agriculture, crude oil, Forex, GDP, government, nigeria

Agriculture in Nigera - Photo credit: Guardian Nigeria

May 23, 2016

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 with good intentions, – and widely believed too, is that agriculture will become the proverbial mice that will bail out Nigeria’s troubled economy. As a... Read More

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May 11, 2016

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 minister, while speaking at the open session in the National Assembly on Tuesday, March 10 explained the different ways the Federal Government was looking to... Read More

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May 4, 2016

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 proclamation that though was not new, resonated with majority of progressive Nigerians that have passion for the agricultural sector. In 2015, in Dakar, Senegal, he... Read More

agriculture, Business, farming, nigeria, opinion

May 4, 2016

‘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 about 46 people in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu state. The governors who visited the state, vowed to work with the federal government to... Read More

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April 9, 2016

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, All Progressives Congress and a very vocal critic of President Muhammadu Buhari has, in a picture making its round on the internet, displayed his love... Read More

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March 2, 2016

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 past Minister of Agriculture and now the President of the African Development Bank (ADB). Ogbeh averred that the federal government will give Adesina maximum support... Read More

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February 24, 2016

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 export. President Buhari, in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Wednesday, February 24 said his government would... Read More

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February 5, 2016

‘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 would rise to 509 million by 2050, and the present mode of farming would not be sustainable. During the defence of the 2016 budget on... Read More

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January 20, 2016

‘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 20 protested against what they called the “illegal acquisition of their farmlands and unlawful destruction of economic trees and crops” by the government. The farmers,... Read More

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November 30, 2015

‘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, adding that the money was not sufficient to offset the electricity bill of the state government secretariat. The governor said it’s high time Nigerians returned to agriculture,... Read More

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November 17, 2015

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 speaking in Kebbi state at the official launch of the N40 Billion “Anchor Borrowers’ Programme” (ABP) organized by the Central Bank of Nigeria for rice... Read More

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agriculture, Buhari, economy, nigeria, poverty

August 26, 2015

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 Tomatoes every year. Maybe it’s not a completely hopeless situation, as it’s definitely redeemable, but one has to wonder- how did we get here? According... Read More

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August 7, 2015

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 to do more more than pay mere lip service to agriculture. A statement was released to this effect through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi... Read More

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March 24, 2015

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 into the narrative of the APC, which has used the social media to promote a false and prejudicial perspective of Nigeria under the Goodluck Jonathan... Read More

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March 17, 2015

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 who now see it as a viable alternative to white collar jobs. P.U Global Engineering services Ltd is one of the many indigenous oil servicing... Read More

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January 2, 2015

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 $2.6 billion, including $1 billion by Dangote. Elections are here and this is the silly season when even thieves pontificate as saints. For those who... Read More

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December 16, 2014

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 in Lagos and Abuja, former military Head of State, retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari, and incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan emerged as the two parties’ respective... Read More

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November 3, 2014

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 the North-east of the country. The message was delivered today by Dr. Doyin Okupe, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs while... Read More

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October 24, 2014

@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 to ensure the establishment of infrastructure for grazing to curb the errant movement of nomadic farmers and ensure the production of healthy meat for consumption.... Read More

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October 15, 2014

@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, broad money supply, (M2), grew by 1.5%, compared with 0.2% at the end of the preceding quarter. The development reflected, largely, the 1.1% and 4.5%... Read More

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October 7, 2014

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 discredit him. This has been strategy of the opposition to Goodluck Jonathan to date. This opposition comprises an unholy alliance between the APC, the Arewa... Read More

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October 2, 2014

@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 republic. But before we sing, dance and make merry, I would love for us to pause and reflect in sincerity; is this really the best... Read More

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September 20, 2014

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 international business expertise brought about the agricultural innovation of ‘AgroSolar Irrigation Kit’, an affordable piece of technology, which has been impactful to the lives of... Read More

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August 21, 2014

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 on Thursday at the inauguration of the Oamsal Cassava Flour Mill, Ayede-Ekiti, before visiting the farms and Moringa Factory of Afe Babalola University of Ado-Ekiti.... Read More

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August 5, 2014

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 a month, the trade body and a farmer have announced. Farmers in Nigeria, the world’s fourth-biggest cocoa grower, are growing increasingly worried about bean quality... Read More

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July 28, 2014

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 an injunction against Nigeria. The senators, led by Senator Christopher Murphy (D-Conn), highlighted a section of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to make... Read More

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“My father was the most successful farmer in our village” | Obasanjo is bullish on agriculture

Tomato pest: FG engages expert to find solution

Opinion: Agricultural revolution – Time to make a bold move

SPECIAL REPORT: Agriculture can’t save Nigeria, but agribusiness might

Nigeria will soon start importing semen (yes, semen) from Europe

Opinion: Exploring the business side of agriculture

‘In death, we are one’ | APC governors vow to find perpertrators of Enugu massacre

Photo of the day: Governor Fayose takes a break from bashing Buhari to admire some ‘pears’

Why FG will not probe former Agriculture Minister, Akinwumi Adesina

Mining and agriculture can save Nigeria – Buhari

‘Nigerians run the risk of starving to death by 2050’ – FG

‘Fayose, please relocate your airport to government forest’ | Farmers protest in Ekiti

‘There’s no money’, ‘We must go back to the farms’ | The lamentations of Governor Aregbesola

This is what Buhari believes will take Nigeria out of poverty

Aren’t we screwed? We spend N16bn yearly to import Tomatoes

We can no longer depend on crude oil – Buhari

Femi Aribisala: 101 cogent reasons why Jonathan must be re-elected

Opinion: The modest strides of a vilified President

Opinion: Ex-Minister, Adamu Bello has nothing on Akinwunmi Adesina’s sterling achievements

Opinion: Buhari V. Jonathan, let us compare

Boko Haram actually called for a ceasefire – Presidency

@cenbank steps in to help stop farmer-nomad clashes | How much are they providing?

@cenbank report shows Nigeria’s economy picking up in Q2

Femi Aribisala: Is Goodluck Jonathan really clueless?

@Ayourb: At 54, Nigeria is still a toddler!

The Future Africa Awards 2014: Nominees interview series – Samir Ibrahim and Charles Nichols (TFAA Prize in Agriculture)

Cassava saves us N200 billion a year in wheat imports

The Hunger Games – Cocoa farmers say this year’s harvest will be delayed

Anti-gay law: 10 American senators want to punish Nigeria [DETAILS]

Africa’s taking shape! Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Japheth Omojuwa & Lala Akindoju cover Y! Africa Special on SHAPE Africa (PHOTOS)

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