
Agro Allied & Food Security

Okpebholo empowers farmers with N1.6 billion
…..as Edo LIFE-ND disburses N500m to 1,797 farmers Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the sum of N1.6 billion for rural farmers programme, it has emerged. The Edo State office of Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project disclosed in Benin city adding that it has disbursed over…

Tinubu’s Assent to NCDC and College of Agricultural Technology, Opialu, Abba hails Tinubu
The Minority Leader of the 10th Senate and Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Senator Patrick Abba Moro PhD., has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for giving assent to the Establishment Bill for the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) and the College of Agricultural Technology, Opialu-Ojapo. Both bills according to…

BREAKING: Political thugs invade PDP Board of Trustees Meeting in Abuja
Pandemonium broke out at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday as thugs allegedly invaded the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting, causing chaos at the venue. The meeting, presided over by the Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Amb. Umar Damagum, was attended by several key party members, including National Secretary…

Senate Commends DG NMCO, pledges support for mining eector
By Pan Afric Reporters Senate Committee on Solid Minerals commended the Director General of the Nigeria Mining Cadestre Office, Engr. Simon Obadiah Nkom for his prudent utilization of fund and consistency increment in revenue generation. The committee who gave the commendation during a session with the Mining Cadestre Office on it’s 2024 budget performance and…

NASS Skeptical at FG’s Diversification Plan, Summons Edun and Bugaduu
The National Assembly has expressed concerns over the insufficient allocation of funds to the Ministry of Solid Minerals in the 2025 budget, querying the economic diversification plan of the Federal Government. Summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun along with his counterpart in the Ministry of Budget and Economic…

Benue Govt. takes steps to address herders/farmers clashes
By NAN The Benue State Government has taken steps to address the incessant herders/farmers clashes and other challenges associated with livestock development. Dr. Aondoakaa Asambe, Director-General (D-G), Bureau of Livestock Development and Transboundary Animal Diseases Control, said on Tuesday in Makurdi that Gov. Hyacinth Alia is determined to ensure peaceful coexistence of farmers and herders….

Chinese Insatiable Desire to Mechanize African Agriculture, Nay Nigeria
By Prof. M. K. Othman In February 2024, a Nigerian-based Chinese agricultural machinery and equipment company, Chinige Technology Services Limited, invited me to speak as the keynote speaker at a high-level agricultural mechanization sensitization workshop for policymakers and managers of agricultural institutions. I used the NAERLS results of the 2023 wet-season agricultural performance survey…

Okpebholo: The President said, “we must farm”
By John Mayaki His Excellency, the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has revealed details of his discussion with President Bola Tinubu. And the good news is that the president has given his full backing to the governor’s plans to achieve food surplus in the state and even explore export opportunities to boost…

Agriculture, entrepreneurship, and sustainability
By John Mayaki I have decided to veer into this important topic: agriculture, entrepreneurship, and sustainability because I see them as the interconnected pillars that can transform our state, secure livelihoods, and give us economic independence without a seat in any government office. As a farmer, both in animal husbandry, vegetable and crop farming,…

Jimmy Carter: Adieu to the Champion of Downtrodden – Nigeria, Nay Africa
By Prof. M. K. Othman The marvelous writing expedition I cherished most was the authorship of my book, Sasakawa Africa Association: Three Decades of Fight Against Hunger and Poverty in Nigeria. His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo forwarded the book, which was unveiled by Engr Kabir Abba, Kano state governor, on 7 October 2024 at Coronation…