The Nigerian Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) has sounded an urgent call for greater attention to female farmers’ plight, emphasising their critical role in the country’s food security. At an event in Lagos over the weekend, the…

In the sprawling arid lands of Gashuwa in Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State, Abdullahi Adamu, a 46-year-old man from Gombe State, spends his days mining gypsum, unaware of the revenue loss his work causes the Nigerian government. Like…

As a child growing up in Warri, Delta State, Ambrose Igboke was regaled with folktales of tortoise mischief, wisdom, and longevity. The lion was always touted as the king of the forest. So, whenever he travelled with his uncle to…

The high prices of basic food items and cooking ingredients dampened the festive mood for many Nigerians across the country as residents join the rest of the world for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Residents and sellers of essential…

The federal government, in collaboration with the Cross River State Government, has subsidised inputs for 500 farmers to produce 500 metric tonnes of wheat in the Obudu Local Government Area of the state. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security,…

Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has disbursed ₦492 million to 41 women cooperative groups under a scheme supported by the World Bank. The governor presented cheques to the group at a ceremony on Wednesday, where he also commissioned a…

The federal government says necessary regulations for milk collection mechanisms need to be overhauled, and the value chain needs to be inspected. The Minister of Livestock Development, di Maiha, spoke at the 2024 edition of the Continuing Education Programme for…

After working for about seven hours on his cassava farm during the dry season in February 2018, Nathaniel Ogina approached the stream that runs through his farm in Iyamitet, a community in Nigeria’s Cross River State. As he crouched at…

In Nigeria, the question of what role, if any, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and heavy pesticide usage should play in helping to address food security and climatic challenges has been a focal point of debate, following the recent commercialisation of…

Two persons have been reported killed following two days of clashes between crop farmers and cattle herders in Powushi and Kalindi villages in Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State. Residents said the attack also led to the destruction of…

Experts in the agricultural sector have called on the National Assembly to expedite action on a bill seeking to establish a legislative framework for farm extension workers in Nigeria. They said passing the bill would help address the country’s food…

In Africa, transnational cattle rustling – the forceful theft of livestock for illicit commercial gain – is increasingly linked to organised criminal and terrorist groups. It is a source of illicit finance, a form of forced governance over local populations…

Shafa’atu Bello fled Borno State in 2014, at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s north-east. Mrs Bello joined hundreds of people to flee Baga in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno after the terrorists overran the…

Nigeria’s latest Eurobond offer has been oversubscribed at $9.1 billion, marking the country’s successful return to the international bond market after a two-year hiatus. The West African country raised $2.2 billion with its first Eurobond sale since February 2022 amid…

Nigeria has successfully priced $2.2 billion in Eurobonds maturing in 2031 and 2034 in the international capital markets. This is according to a statement by the Debt Management Office (DMO) in Abuja on Monday. The DMO said that the two…