The first lady of Kebbi, Dr Zainab Skinkafi-Bagudu has called on the newly appointed Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Prof. Mohammed Sambo to...
Nigeria has made history by becoming the first country in the world to approve biotech cowpea, thereby adding a new biotech crop to the global biotech...
The Federal Ministry of Environment says unpredictable climate change is the most important development challenge currently and external climate finance is key to fast tracking Sustainable...
He said if there was any class of food highly scrutinised for safety, it was GM food.
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) says Nigeria can save billions of naira if it cuts down on its importation of cowpea. Dr Issoufou Abdourhamane, the...
Dr Olusegun Ojo, Director-General, National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), has assured Nigerians of bumper harvest, good quality seeds, improved standard of living and overall improvement in...
An independent audit team sent by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to audit its cassava project in Nigeria, has commended the National Agricultural Seed Council...
Agricultural stakeholders and agribusiness experts say the presidential directive for the restriction of foreign exchange for food importation “is made out of frustration’’ but call for...
Rice By Sylvester Thompson Abuja, Aug.13, 2019) Some Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents say locally produced rice are more nutritious and healthier than the imported one....
Education By Sylvester Thompson Abuja, Aug. 12, 2019 Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have appealed to the Federal Government (FG) and stakeholders to help...
Plant trees to conserve environment, Ministry urges Nigerians Environment By Sylvester Thompson Abuja, Aug. 8, 2019 The Federal Ministry of Environment has advised Nigerians to help...
A constitutional lawyer, Mr Realwan Okpanachi, on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to check the activities of the #RevolutionNow protesters and their sponsors within the ambits...
Mr Realwan Okpanachi, a constitutional lawyer in Abuja, has refuted the allegation that no fewer than 1,000 soldiers killed by Boko Haram were secretly buried in...
African Agricultural Technology Foundation (ATF), says the Pot Borer Resistant (PBR) variety cowpea seeds may likely be commercialised for farmers by 2020 planting season. Dr Issoufou...
The All Grassroots Alliance party (AGA), has urged the Federal Government to release Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria popularly called...
The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), has resorted to digital means, in order to track and protect genuine and quality seeds from contamination. Mr Chukwudi Madu,...
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector say the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement(AFCFTA) by President Muhammadu Buhari calls for urgent and massive investment in...
ActionAid Nigeria, an NGO and stakeholder in the agriculture sector has urged the Federal Government to include agro-ecology in the 2020 agriculture budget to guard against...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has promised a cassava revolution in the state with the empowerment of 500,000 cassava farmers into the agric space. Bello made...
Mr Constant Tchona, the Country Director of OXFAM in Nigeria, an NGO says improved governance in the agricultural sector is key to the reduction of poverty...
ActionAid Nigeria, an NGO says agriculture sector is the only sector that can provide the number of needed jobs if the country’s full agricultural potential was...
TETFUND tasks quantity surveyors on execution of quality projects Quality Abuja, June 11, 2019 Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has tasked...
Seed Abuja, June 9, 2019 The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) says the use of good quality seeds is a prerequisite for satisfactory production and essential...
