It Is No Longer News That Lagos, The Commercial Capital Of Nigeria Doubles As The Epicenter Of Coronavirus Infection In Nigeria With Over 65 Cases. Lagos State Has Enjoyed Huge Financial Donations And Other Forms Of Support From The Federal Government, Individuals And Corporate Organizations Since The State Recorded Its First Case Last Month. Today, [...]
The Lagos State Government has set up makeshift food markets in some schools across the state to enable residents to have access to food supply. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, who stated this on Thursday, noted that the markets were set up to prevent panic buying among the residents following the directive of [...]
The Federal Government has closed Haufei Restaurant and Mall, a Chinese eatery in Lagos State, for refusing to serve Nigerians. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, in a tweet on Saturday, said the staff of the restaurant, located on 33 Aboyade Close, Victoria Island, admitted that it was the business policy of the owners. [...]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N10 billion for the completion of irrigation projects in Shonga, Kwara State. The minister of water resources, Suleiman Adamu, said this while addressing journalists after the meeting in Abuja. He said the ministry presented a memo to the council on the ongoing project in Shonga. "Council [...]
The Nigeria Customs Service, in Kano and Jigawa states, is set to shutdown supermarkets and shops found patronising foreign rice and other prohibited items. The agency, in a letter with reference number NCS/KAN/053/S.28 dated 17th February 2020 wrote to all supermarkets and shops in Kano and Jigawa states, directing them to stop patronising prohibited items [...]
Have you met the Governor of Cross River State, Professor (Senator) Ben Ayade? I have and nothing has made me more confident about the future of Nigeria like my encounter with the helmsman of the Nation’s Paradise. Compact, sturdy, and articulate, you see the wheels practically turning in his head as he patiently listens to [...]
Fruit-infused water Keeping hydrated is not only good for quenching test but it also helps to keep energised and active through the day. Asides the option of water, there are other drinks and beverages that you can take to stay hydrated. The good part is that these drinks are delicious and healthy beverages that serve [...]
Technology is transforming nearly every aspect of our modern lives, and farming is no exception. Modern farmers have demonstrated a willingness to embrace inventions and new techniques. Here are seven emerging technologies that can literally change the agricultural landscape in the years ahead. 1. Soil and Water Sensors Perhaps the equipment having the most immediate [...]
Fresh concerns have been raised by health experts on Nigerians’ increasing use of paracetamol, a drug meant for pain relief, to cook meat for household and commercial consumption. LEADERSHIP investigation revealed that hundreds of households, restaurants and bars, especially those owned by small operators, have continued to use paracetamol to tenderise meat to save cost [...]
The Federal Government has begun remodelling of grazing reserves into ranches in seven states as part of efforts to transform and modernise the country’s livestock industry. The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Nomadic Education, Prof. Bashir Usman, made this known on Tuesday in Zaria at the opening of a three-day capacity building workshop on the [...]
The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) has said the value of the seafood export to Nigeria between January and October this year has reached $35million, adding that the country’s seafood export is the second largest in the world. Speaking at the press briefing at the Eko Hotels and Suites, NSC Director, Trond Kosvelt said Nigeria is [...]
In order to achieve food security and reduce poverty, the Nigerian government on Thursday launched the ‘National Gender Policy on Agriculture’ in Abuja. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, said it is time for women to be prominent in the agriculture sector. Mr Nanono said the policy was to enhance the equality [...]
The National Association of Onions Farmers in Kebbi says its members have lost over N1 billion worth of onions to two strange diseases affecting farms and storage facilities in the state. The Chairman of the association, Bello Uba, told the News Agency Of Nigeria(NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday that, at least, 20,000 farmers were [...]
Rice farmers in Borno State, on Friday, recounted ordeals as 4,000 hectares of rice farms were submerged as a result of the release of excess water from the Aloa Dam located in the outskirts of Maiduguri, the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that thousands of hectares of rice fields wilted due to [...]
Yesterday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited a farm in Nasarawa where an ex-militant and activist from Niger-Delta, Retain Tedheke is cultivating 3,000 hectares of farmland for crop and livestock production. This is a true Nigerian story of hope, honesty, and unity, says Osinbajo The coming together of communities in Hadari Emirate district in Kokona LGA [...]
Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, says the federal government is considering introducing excise duty on carbonated drinks. The minister made this known while addressing the media, including TheCable, on the sidelines of the ongoing annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group. Excise duty is a levy placed on the manufacture [...]
File Photo: Nigeria's Minister Of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. Two days ago, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Sabo Nanono, [...]
The Lagos State Government has directed the major food vendors, who sell meat in the state, to henceforth submit a ‘veterinary health certificate for trade of meat’ to the inspecting veterinary personnel in the state Ministry of Agriculture. Prince Gbolahan Lawal, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, in [...]
Nigeria closed its border with Benin on August 20 in an attempt to stop the smuggling of contraband goods, including food and petrol, across the border. This decision by Africa’s leading economic power has had disastrous effects on vegetable growers in Benin, who are now struggling to sell their produce. Now it is common to [...]
The multi-billion High–Tech Greenhouse Farm established by Dangote Farms Limited, geared at boosting the cultivation of high-quality tomatoes in the country, has commenced full production in the commercial city of Kano. The farm which is fully automated is the first of its kind in West Africa and is expected to transform the economy of the [...]
