Kebbi State government is to commence the disbursement of N3 billion to seasonal farmers across the state under the Livelihood Support Grant in order to become self-reliant. Governor Nasir Idris while flagging off the disbursement yesterday at the Presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State, affirmed the readiness of his administration to provide necessary support to achieve the …

The Nigerian Army and Police Force have been urged to immediately launch an inquiry into the alleged extortion of farmers and herders in some conflict-ridden communities of Benue, Taraba and Kaduna States. A recent investigative report by Daily Trust had indicted soldiers and police officers deployed in Adaka and Wadata communities of Benue, Jalingo town in Taraba and Zangon Kataf …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, recommitted his administration to actions and interventions that would make quality food affordable and accessible within the State. The governor said the ongoing development of Food Security Systems and Central Logistics Park in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe, was part of the current interventions by his Government to ensure food affordability, stressing that the facility …

No fewer than 100 farmers whose farmlands were affected by the construction of the Ekiti Cargo Airport, on Monday, protested at the Governor’s Office in Ado Ekiti over their unpaid compensation. The placards-carrying farmers, who came from about five affected communities, such as Igbogun, Afao, Araromi Obo, Aso Ayegunle and Igbemo Ekiti, expressed dissatisfaction with the failure of the government …

Terrorists have reportedly kidnapped over 30 farmers in the early hours of Saturday in Chikuri community of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident, Dogara Peter, who confirmed the sad incident to Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, said his mother and sister were among the victims. According to him, the victims were abducted while working on Maikudi’s farms. “Our community has …

The United States Government through the US Agency for International Development has announced a $29 million investment to support aquatic and fish farmers in Nigeria, Bangladesh, Kenya and Zambia. This is as it revealed a five-year extension for two research partnerships under Feed the Future, the US government’s global hunger and food security initiative. According to the agency, $15 million …

Fifty thousand farmers have begun training on organic agricultural development and practice in Abia State to minimise environmental and soil degradation. The training is being facilitated by the federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, International Organization for Good Leadership and Agricultural Development, and the Abia State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP). At the flagoff ceremony of the training at the …

Professor Adewale Dipeolu of the Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), Abeokuta, has said that over 3,000,000 people stand to benefit from an agricultural app that will soon be developed as part of digital technology measures to combat the effects of climate change on agriculture by farmers, especially those in remote part of the country. Dipeolu, who is the team leader …

The Plateau State Governor, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang has ordered the cultivation of over 900 hectares of farmland across three local government areas of the state in a move to tackle the lingering crisis in the area. In the last three months, more than 300 persons have been killed in the Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) and the neighbouring communities following …

The people of Birnin-Gwari in Kaduna State have said that bandits have killed farmers in the emirate including an Islamic leader, and kidnapped scores as insecurity continued to escalate growing concerns over looming famine. According to the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU), ” we sorrowfully mourn the death of the Vice-Chairman of Jama’atul Izalatul Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus-Sunnah (JIBWIS), Birnin-Gwari Branch, …