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SSANU and NASU threaten to shut down tertiary institutions as they protest for withheld salaries

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | SSANU and NASU Announce Nationwide Protest Begins on July 9

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. SSANU and NASU announce nationwide protest begins on July 9 The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) announced they would nationwide protest against the... Read More

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Buhari expresses eagerness to leave office and focus on farming; Tinubu urges end to politicking, calls for healing process | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Buhari expresses eagerness to leave office and focus on farming President Muhammadu Buhari has stated his eagerness to step down so he can return to Daura, Katsina state, and focus on his farms and cattle. On Tuesday, at... Read More

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December 30, 2020

President Buhari ignores insecurity, asks Nigerians to take up farming

President Muhammadu Buhari, through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu Tuesday, advised Nigerians to go back to agriculture. He added that it is imperative for Nigerians to return to the farm as the oil sector which the country is overly dependent on is now in turmoil. From a progressive point of view, if... Read More

Economic diversification, farming, Insecurity, President Muhammadu Buhari

November 24, 2020

What is this inordinate obsession the Nigerian Government has with farming?

From campaigns by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to take over the presidency to victory and the eventual second term of President Muhamadu Buhari, there have been a lot of failed promises and inconsistencies in policy and implementation. However, the only thing that has been consistent in policy speeches by the administration is the... Read More

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October 17, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Mark your calendars, we are getting a YCee album on November 8!

Two years ago, YCee released his debut EP The First Wave, launching him into Nigeria’s choppy rap scene while hovering within the orbit of his audacious 2015 hit song Jagaban. Now, the rapper is set to release his album titled YCee Vs Zaheer, on November 8, which features guest appearances from Niniola, Phyno, Davido, and... Read More

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The trailer for Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s upcoming drama ”Farming” is here, and it’s compelling and haunting

Back in 2017, Variety reported the news about Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s British drama Farming. Based on Agbaje’s autobiographical story, Farming centers Enitan (Damson Idris), a young Nigerian boy drawn into the warped world of a racist skinhead gang in 1980s England. Per the plot synopsis, Enitan is “farmed out” by his parents to a white British... Read More

Culture, The Film Blog

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Farming

September 4, 2018

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s ‘Farming’ stars Genevieve Nnaji, and here’s what the movie is about

Back in 2017, Variety reported the news about Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s British drama Farming. Based on Agbaje’s autobiographical story, Farming centers Enitan (Damson Idris), a young Nigerian boy drawn into the warped world of a racist skinhead gang in 1980s England. Per the plot synopsis, Enitan is “farmed out” by his parents to a white British... Read More

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, farming, Genevieve Nnaji

October 12, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Mo Abudu listed as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television; “Lies everywhere”, Davido reacts to new reports on Tagbo | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this Thursday morning. Davido reacts to Tagbo’s autopsy report Yesterday, blogs and news sites buzzed after a new and supposedly genuine autopsy report for Davido’s late friend, Tagbo was released. Contrary to previous claims, Tagbo reportedly... Read More

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Being mary jane, Davido, farming, Genevieve Nnaji, Mo Abudu, Tagbo, The hollywood reporter

Boko Haram releases video of insurgents farming, operating computers (WATCH)

Terrorist group, Boko Haram has released a new video showing its men engaging in their normal business. In the 29-minute video posted by TheCable, the group showed its men in a local bakery and on their farmlands. It showed items such as foodstuff, books, cement, automobile spare parts were displayed in shops. Some of the... Read More

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Gov Okowa charges politicians to go into farming

The Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Sunday, charged Nigerian politicians to go into farming, saying that investing in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, (MSMEs), would help the economy grow. Speaking at the one day Ika Economic and Investment Summit with the theme: Exploiting the Economic Potentials of Ika Nation through Strategic Partnerships, held in... Read More

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Okorocha

We haven’t started dealing with Nigeria’s disease – Okorocha

by Omoleye Omoruyi The Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has called for partnership with Northern Nigeria, in order that education be transferred to the North and farmers transferred to Southern Nigeria. Okorocha made this statement to newsmen on Sunday in Owerri through his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo. He said, “What the nation needs more at... Read More

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Agriculture in Nigera - Photo credit: Guardian Nigeria

January 26, 2017

Boko Haram has created a food crisis expected to last long – FG

The Federal Government on Thursday said the food crisis caused by terrorist group, Boko Haram may last for a long time. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in Abuja during a visit by members of the Presidential Committee on the North-East Initiative. Mohammed said farmers in the trouble areas in the... Read More

Cover Stories, The News Blog

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August 30, 2016

#30Days30Voices: Will you quit your job for farming? This Nigerian tells us if he will

Severally, agriculture has been touted as the next big thing and the solution to the economic difficulties of many countries especially in Africa. It has also been said that the next set of billionaires from Africa will be farmers and agropreneurs. YNaija sought the opinion of a Nigerian on whether he would quit his day... Read More

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August 22, 2016

Farming policy: What Okorocha introduced in Imo is forced labour – NLC

According to the president of the Nigerial Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, the union is displeased with, and has strongly condemned, the Imo State Government’s three-day work, two-day farming policy for workers recently introduced by Governor Rochas Okorocha. Wabba, speaking in Abuja on Sunday, at a News Agency of Nigeria forum declared that the new policy... Read More

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Opinion: Time for religious organizations to invest in agriculture

by Adeyemo Olajire Philip It is a good thing to note that religious organisations have been contributing to the socio-economic development of Nigeria since their inception. Missionaries started with the establishment of the first primary schools, 1843 in Badagry, and they helped reduce illiteracy at a very fast rate. Those schools provided qualitative education at... Read More

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Opinion: My dream for Nigeria’s agriculture sector

By Adeyemo Olajire Philip I have a dream, that Nigeria will produce more rice than Thailand, more cocoa than Cote d’Ivoire, more palm oil than Malaysia and abundant wheat and sugar for local consumption. I have a dream that the era of malnutrition and hunger in Nigeria have come to an end. ‎ I have... Read More

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Governor Ortom wants his picture in every school in Benue state

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has directed the educational institutions in the state to hoist the national flag in their premises as well as the portrait himself. He also directed that the portrait of President Muhammadu Buhari be displayed in all schools across the state. In a statement by his Special Adviser on education, Matthew... Read More

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“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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“President Buhari defended Fulani herdsmen in 2000” | Fayose opens a can of worms on herdsmen attack

In reaction to the killing of two residents and the injuring of others in Oke Ako in Ikole local government area of Ekiti State by Fulani herdsmen, Governor Ayodele Fayose has declared that he cannot guarantee there will be no reprisal attacks if the carnage by the herdsmen were to continue. Fayose, consoling the people... Read More

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Dangote has stopped producing tomatoes

The newly commissioned Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kano state has announced the suspension of its operations. The Managing Director of the factory, Abdulkadir Kaita revealed this bit of information to News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, May 13 in Kano. According to Kaita, the factory, which was commissioned in February, 2016 suspended production due to the lack... Read More

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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 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

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Dangote makes Africa’s largest single investment in rice production

by Tunji Andrews Africa’s richest man and king capitalist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has pledged to invest $1 billion (N165 billion) in Nigeria’s commercial rice farming; making it the largest single investment ever made in rice production on the continent. The investment will see the establishment of two modern integrated rice mills. They will both... Read More

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Charles Novia: #NISstampede – This unemployment tinderbox will explode one day

by Charles Novia Now, in a nation where there are no jobs for the millions of youths, the pictures and process of this NIS charade today must be seen as a tinderbox waiting to explode. And it will explode one day. It’s quite sad to hear that young Nigerians lost their lives in the Nigerian Immigration... Read More

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Tola Sunmonu: Agiculture – Gov’t effort is good but a comprehensive solution is needed (Y! Policy Hub)

by Tola Sunmonu If you are going to try and tackle the issue of finance, create the necessary systems that allow farmers to make decisions about how they want to use a loan, how much they need to access to avoid ending up in debt and moreover a system that is sustainable. While doing my... Read More

agriculture, farming, Jigawa, loans, Tola Sunmonu, Y! Policy Hub

January 13, 2013

Thanks, but no thanks: We need funds not phones, farmers tell FG

Farmers across the country have criticised the plan by the Federal Government to distribute mobile phones to 10 million farmers. They described it as a misplaced priority. Some of them who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH said they needed access to funds instead. A member of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria in Delta State, Dr.... Read More

agriculture, farming, FG, John Akwara, Mobile phones, Omotayo Omotayo

December 14, 2012

Are you on a dying career path? Check to see if your job is one of those at risk

by Dona DeZube If you turn off the lights when you leave the room, you’re killing jobs. You don’t need a crystal ball to know that in the not-too-distant future, advances in technology and changing consumer preferences will crush the careers of some people who are very happily employed at this very moment. You can... Read More

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November 16, 2012

Meet the world’s ‘poorest’ president: Donates 90% salary to poor, shuns presidential mansion and drives 1987 Volkswagen

by Rachel Ogbu Meet Jose Mujica, a man who lives on a ramshackle farm in Uruguay and drives a 1987 Volkswagen. The name sounds familiar? That’s because Mujica is the President of Uruguay. Now referred to as the poorest president in the world, President Mujica has shunned the luxurious house that the Uruguayan state provides... Read More

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October 16, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: On jobs, there is a third way (YNaija Frontpage)

The majority of our young people only have the education to perform in low wage, unskilled manufacturing jobs. Last Sunday, my fellow columnist, Temie, wrote an amazing article about the need to find workable strategies of employing massive amounts of young people – 68 million of them who are currently unemployed. Amongst several other things,... Read More

agriculture, employment, farming, GDP, industry, Labour, nigeria, skill

August 25, 2012

Temie Giwa: In the beginning was federalism (YNaija Frontpage)

It is the job of the central government to guarantee that an Aisha in Jigawa, a Chinwe in Enugu and a Tola in Ibadan all have similar access to public goods. Nigeria was very different before oil was discovered in the South-South region. Back then, the economic makeup of the three regions could not have... Read More

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August 21, 2012

Role Model: Obasanjo “inspires Nigerian youth” on MTV Meets

by Akan Ido Politician, ex-soldier, farmer, and two-time former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, will be featured on MTV Base Meets with MTN. Chief Obasanjo met with MTV Base VJ Vanessa Mdee and a group of ambitious and passionate young people at his home in Abeokuta in Ogun State, Nigeria in June 2012 as part... Read More

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