In a bid to reduce the suffering of widows, a non-governmental organisation, the Rock of Ages Empowerment Foundation, is set to empower 2,000 widows through agricultural programmes, and has called on the Federal Government to support the gesture by providing land to...
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CUSTOMS INTERCEPTS 1,300 CARTONS OF POULTRY PRODUCTS
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘C’, Owerri has intercepted a Mercedes truck loaded with 1,300 cartons of imported frozen poultry products, valued at N12.4million. According to the unit, the products confiscated along Benin-Ore...
VACANCY
Vacancies exist for the following positions in a multinational Agricultural Organization 1) Deputy Project Director (Agribusiness; to be based in Nigeria) 2) Deputy Project Director (Strategy; to be based in Kenya) Please visit tns.org for the job details and...
NIGERIA’S CASHEW EXPORTS WORTH N49.7B
Nigeria’scashew exports are worth $250 million (about N49.7 billion) yearly, according to the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN). Speaking at a logistics meeting in Lagos yesterday, its President, Pastor Tola Faseru said the average export price goes up...
AFAN TO FG: PROTECT LOCAL FARMERS
The Katsina State Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Umar Gwajo-Gwajo, has urged the Federal Government to protect local farmers, insisting that it was necessary for boosting the economy. Speaking yesterday during the inauguration of officials of...
GOVT RAISES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FOR AGRICULTURE BY 434%
The allocation for capital expenditure in the budget estimates of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture as contained in the 2016 Appropriation Bill is 434.7 per cent higher than what was approved for the ministry in 2015. An analysis of the ministry’s budget estimate...