The United Kingdom, UK has launched the Immigration Salary List (ISL) for 2025, broadening opportunities for foreign skilled workers. The ISL replaces the previous Shortage Occupation List, featuring a wider range of high-demand roles and raising salary thresholds to ensure competitive earnings. This initiative underscores the UK’s commitment to fostering an environment where workers and expertise are actively sought and …

As part of efforts to encourage farmers and promote food production, the Ekiti State Government has announced the prohibition of underage herding and night grazing throughout the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Brig Gen Ebenezer Ogundana (retd), warned herders operating in the state not to make a mess of the government’s huge investment in agriculture, …

At least 200 local farmers from Dutsinma and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State have been trained on modern rice farming techniques, as part of measures to increase food security. The training was facilitated by a South Korean foundation, SAEMAUL, at the Katsina State Old Government House Banquet Hall, on Monday. The Director General of the Katsina Investment Promotion …

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Tuesday, expressed his readiness to extend the hand of help and support to the Federal government to find a lasting solution to the incessant herders/farmers clashes recorded across the country. The Monarch who made this known while receiving the Leadership of a Fulani group, Tapital Pulaku Njode Jam Nigeria, who extended …

Ekiti State Government has alerted farmers in the state to the outbreak of Fall Armyworm infestation in cereal production. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade, said that maize, one of the most important cereal crops grown in Nigeria and a major diet of millions of Nigerians, was the most infested crop by FAW in Africa. …

Amidst the recent herders/farmers clashes across Ondo State, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa,  on Tuesday, directed the state security outfit, Amotekun, to establish forest rangers to end killings, abductions and other crimes in communities. Many farmers were abducted, and murdered in some communities in the state last month. Consequently, farmers have abandoned their farmlands while women in some affected communities have protested …

In a bold move to keep revolutionizing large-scale agriculture in Nigeria, “Tractor on The Go” (TOG), a subsidiary of Origin Tech Group, has launched a groundbreaking tractor-hailing app service. This innovative platform is designed to tackle the challenges of low tractor density and limited access to mechanization services among small-holder farmers. TOG’s mission is to empower farming communities by providing …

The Lagos State Government has appealed to residents to increase their involvement in subsistent farming towards self-sufficiency, job creation, and food security. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Abisola Olusanya, made the appeal at the presentation of agricultural inputs and productive assets to beneficiaries in the Oko-Oba area of Agege. According to a Thursday statement, the commissioner disclosed …

Three people have been killed and eight others injured in a clash between farmers and herders in Kodomun, a community in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In the community long known for similar confrontations, the fresh incident is said to have been triggered by the alleged killing of a youth in Kodomun by suspected herders. Emotion was said …

The Defence Headquarters has said troops have been deployed across farms in the northern parts of the country, especially in the North West and North Central. According to the military high command, the deployment was to ensure the adequate protection of farmers from bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements. The PUNCH reports that farmers have been a major target for …