Three years after twin suicide attacks by female Boko Haram jihadists killed at least three and injured 13 worshippers in a mosque on the outskirts of Gwoza, Borno State, four women suspected to be members of the group, on Saturday,…

Nestled between a semi-busy highway and a meandering river, Odo-Omo village lies quietly beside the Ogbomoso-Ilorin old road like a famished drunkard. Some metres away from the road, a young boy whistled along a dusty path that leads to the…

Fourteen months after Sudan’s civil war began, the country faces humanitarian disaster. At least 16,000 Sudanese have died in the military power struggle that erupted in April 2023 when General Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked General…

The Katsina State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has called on the state government to assist farmers in controlling worms destroying crops in their farmlands.The AFAN chairman in the state, Yau Umar-Gojo-Gojo, made the call while…

On the night of 21 April, Oliver was brutally killed at Leisure Court Estate in the Sabon Lugbe area of Abuja, where he worked as a gateman. His bullet-riddled body was recovered the following morning by the residents. “He saw…

Over 70 per cent of Nigerian households were estimated to be involved in agricultural activities in 2022, a survey conducted across the 36 states in the country has shown. The survey analysis conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)…

The Kungaboku rural community in the Bwari Area Council has appealed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for the construction of its access road and the provision of potable water and other basic amenities. Residents of the predominantly farming community…

An investigation carried out by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the state on Monday reveals that some farmers embarked on early planting despite warnings from meteorologists against such decisions. NAN reports that farmers from Billiri, Kaltungo, Shongom, Balanga…

In 2004, some displaced white farmers from Zimbabwe arrived in agrarian communities in the Shonga district of Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State on the invitation of the state government. The governor of the state at the time, Bukola…

Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State on Wednesday disbursed N370 million under the Community Revolving Fund (CRF) to farmers to boost food production in the North-central state The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CRF loan disbursement was…

The World Food Programme (WFP) says it will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme in some countries in West and Central Africa in June. WFP, through the programme, hopes to reach 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season…

A cloud of steam gathered above their heads as Christiana Akpan and Ekaete Okon fetched oil palm fruits from a drum and poured them into a grinding machine. It was a bright Friday morning in March, and the two women…

Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) will raise N500 billion through a public offer of its shares as early as July, the financial services group said Friday. The corporation has submitted a preliminary prospectus to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which…

Ahead of this year’s planting season, Esonu Udeala borrowed N90,000 to rent a hectare of land for his orange-fleshed sweet potatoes farm in Abuja. But he now doubts the venture due to lingering insecurity that has extended to the Nigerian…

Shielded from the scorching sun by the canopy of cashew trees, Felicia Akogun sat behind a heap of cashew fruits. Although some fruits were still fresh, she was only interested in the nuts: 10 kilogrammes would fetch her N9,000. “No…