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September 30, 2013

Sad news: 33 people feared dead as herdsmen and farmers clash in Benue

by 'Jola Sotubo Renewed clashes between Fulani herdsmen and native farmers in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, have left not less than 33 people dead. According to reports,…

September 14, 2013

2 farmers arraigned in Benue for armed robbery

by Adeola Balogun Two Benue State farmers have been remanded in prison on suspicion of armed robbery. Aondoakura Ukor and Terwase Zakaa,who hail from Adikpo in Kwande Local Government Area…

January 22, 2013

Opinion: It’s okay, let the farmers have cell phones

by Ose Oyamendan Someone needs to text him and remind him that as at today, the only thing we produce are scandals. I’ve been so caught up in the Lance…

January 15, 2013

Opinion: Adesina’s phony phones for Nigerian farmers

by Olusola Adegbite One must then poignantly ask, though it be a rhetorical question, if the purchase and distribution of GSM phones to hundreds of farmers spread across the length…

January 6, 2013

Sokoto governor wins ‘Thug governor of the year’… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola Farmers can simply log on to Facebook and update their status and profile pictures: "I just planted the cocoyam," "This cassava would be perfect for presidential cassava…

January 4, 2013

Opinion: Mobile phone farming, the Goodluck Jonathan miracle

by Abubakar S. Usman A local farmer Sadly, none of these is of concern to the government. What they are rather interested in are shot cuts that eventually leads to…

January 3, 2013

Food for all: Jigawa earmarks N4.4bn capital investment in Agriculture

by Vincent Ehiabhi The Jigawa State Government proposed N4.4 billion as capital investment in agriculture in the 2013 Appropriation Bill submitted to the state's House of Assembly by the Governor,…

January 3, 2013

Now you’re talking: FG to provide 10 million mobile phones to farmers

by Funso Ajewole Ibukun Odusote, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday said the Federal Government is working on providing 10 million mobile phones to farmers by the end of…

November 12, 2012

Farmers cry for help after losing hundreds of hectares in Delta, Edo flood

by Rachel Ogbu Hundred hectares of yam and plantain farms have been destroyed by flood in three communities in Oshimili South and Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta. The farmers and…

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