Jyia Muhammed, the security chief at an illicit lithium mine tucked away in a hard-to-reach Kwara community called Kakanfu, was relaxing under a shade with his officials when the sound of a motorcycle attracted their attention. Mr Muhammed approached the…

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has highlighted Nigeria’s potential to significantly increase its agricultural output, which the foundation described as a transformative opportunity for the country. Bill Gates, a philanthropist and co-chair of the Foundation, said this on…

The Ekiti State Government has advised farmers to be on the lookout for the Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestation outbreak in the state. The advice was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Ebenezer Boluwade, the state commissioner for agriculture…

An agriculture expert, Akin Olotu, has warned that given the unfavourable climatic conditions that have lingered for some time, the current food crisis in Nigeria could last longer than anticipated. Mr Olotu, who served as Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture…

Stakeholders in the agriculture and food value chain have been enjoined to explore the unique roles of technological innovation in securing the nation’s food supply and supporting rural development. The founder, Cultivate Africa, Dominic Joshua, made the call in his…

By Oladeinde Olawoyin, Ronald Adamolekun, Abdulkareem Mojeed, Ntiedo Ekott——————————This is the second part of our series on post-harvest losses. Read the first part here. Rice Nigeria loses 20 to 40 per cent of its rice at harvest points and market…

By Oladeinde Olawoyin, Ronald Adamolekun, Abdulkareem Mojeed, Ntiedo Ekott This is the third part in our series on post-harvest losses in Nigeria. Read the first part here and the second part here. “You will see for yourself when you get…

At N3.5 trillion, Nigeria’s annual post-harvest losses are over nine times higher than the government’s budget for the agriculture sector for 2024, reflecting the magnitude of the biggest threats to food security in Africa’s most populous nation. The figure comes…

This is the third part in our series on post-harvest losses in Nigeria. Read the first part here and the second part here. “You will see for yourself when you get there,” Veronica Igbana, the director of Agricultural Extension and…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday announced the conditions that companies must meet to qualify for the government’s new zero per cent duty and VAT exemption on select food imports. According to a statement by the Service’s spokesperson, Abdullahi…

The federal government and conservationists have taken steps to protect elephants in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that measures to that effect contained in the National Elephant Action Plan (NEAP), were unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja. The…

In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Benjamin Echor, Chief Agronomist/Technical Operations Head at the Eco-Farms and Agro-Services Company in Plateau State, spoke about the significance of adopting environmentally friendly agriculture practices (agroforestry, organic farming, etc) to curb “bacterial wilt diseases”…

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, flagged off the first phase of his administration’s distribution of fertilisers to different categories of farmers, with a promise to aggressively tackle food scarcity in the state. About 7,000 out of 12,000 farmers…

By Oladeinde Olawoyin, Ronald Adamolekun, Abdulkareem Mojeed, Ntiedo Ekott——————————This is the second part of our series on post-harvest losses. Read the first part here. Rice Nigeria loses 20 to 40 per cent of its rice at harvest points and market…

By Oladeinde Olawoyin, Ronald Adamolekun, Abdulkareem Mojeed, Ntiedo Ekott——————————This is the second part of our series on post-harvest losses. Read the first part here. Rice Nigeria loses 20 to 40 per cent of its rice at harvest points and market…