The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to suspend the commercialisation of Genetically Modified (GMO) crops in Nigeria amid concerns over food and environmental safety. The decision of the House was made known Thursday following the adoption of…

As farmers continue to grapple with the negative impact of delayed rainfall across farming communities in Nigeria, agriculture experts, on Saturday, took to the streets of Abuja to train small scale farmers on climate information services and best agronomic methods…

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has appreciated President Bola Tinubu for the 997 metric tons of grains donated to Plateau to alleviate the sufferings of the indigent and vulnerable. Mr Mutfwang extended his appreciation when he received the palliatives…

The Enugu State Government has signed a N100 billion deal with Pragmatic Palms Limited to resuscitate the moribund United Palm Products Limited in Enugu State. United Palm Products Ltd was set up by the state government to plant palm trees…

The management of Okomu Oil Palm Plc says its multi-billion naira investment in Edo is being threatened by incessant disruptions by militants of its operations and attacks on its personnel. The Managing Director of the company, Graham Hefer, expressed this…

Georgina Akunuba, a livestock farmer in Anambra State, is the CEO of Progress Agric Venture. She owns a poultry, a fish farm, and a piggery. She started the business 23 years ago. In this episode, Mrs Akunuba tells PREMIUM TIMES…

On a Saturday morning in early January, farmers in Abana, a farm settlement in Ondo West Local Government Area, lined a narrow path as they headed into the forest for the day’s labour. The settler farmers had grown cocoa, kolanuts…

The federal government has emphasised the need to invest in innovation, research and development to grow the country’s agricultural sector. Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this while speaking at the Agric-Investment and Capital Market (AICM)…

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, said the adoption of modern biotechnology is critical to achieving food security, job creation and eradication of extreme poverty in the country. The minister disclosed this while delivering his remarks at the…

Agricultural extension experts in Nigeria have called for the integration of artificial intelligence and relevant technological innovations into agricultural extension practices in the country to achieve food security. The experts spoke at the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON) 29th…

In the coastal town of Ibaka, in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Victoria Iyamore, 56, worries over her fish business amidst challenges of power supply and rising costs of essential resources. Mrs Iyamore depends on ice packs…

The cost of preparing a pot of jollof rice, a popular delicacy among Nigerians, rose from N13,106 in October to N16,955 in March 2024, a report has said. SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, a geopolitical intelligence platform, disclosed the 29.3 per…

Under the calm skies of a late February evening in Patigi, Kwara State, over 60 people crowded into a small boat departing Etsungi ferry port for Minna, the capital of Niger state. The vessel, overloaded by double its capacity, lurched…

Amidst concerns over the adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in Nigeria, the federal government, in January, approved the commercial release of four “Tela maize” varieties for commercial planting in the country. The move placed Nigeria second in the list of…

Bassirou Faye’s election as Senegal’s youngest president on 24 March was celebrated domestically and internationally as confirmation of the country’s strong democratic tradition. Observers believe that Senegalese citizens and the youth in particular, the Constitutional Council and religious and political…