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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | SSANU and NASU Announce Nationwide Protest Begins on July 9
SSANU and NASU announce nationwide protest begins on July 9 Chairman of NNPC urges Nigerians to embrace farming to combat food scarcity Fuel scarcity creeps in as fuel price rises…
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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
Buhari expresses eagerness to leave office and focus on farming Tinubu urges end to politicking, calls for healing process LP to sue APC, Governor Sanwo-Olu over alleged malpractice in recent…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
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#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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 –…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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Thanks, but no thanks: We need funds not phones, farmers tell FG
A Nigerian farmer 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.…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Role Model: Obasanjo “inspires Nigerian youth” on MTV Meets
Chief Obasanjo and MTV Base VJ Vanessa Mdee on MTV Base Meets With MTN by Akan Ido Politician, ex-soldier, farmer, and two-time former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, will…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy