Agriculture Archives — Page 4 of 36

October 5, 2023 No Responses

At Okomu Oil, Edo Govt Reiterates Support For Investors, Ease Of Doing Business

The Edo State Government has assured private businesses and investors of its plans to remove all encumbrances associated with the ease of doing business in the State. The Edo State Commissioner for the Ministry of Business, Trade and Cooperatives, Hon....

September 29, 2023 No Responses

Presco’s Shareholders Get N8.6b Dividend For 2022

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Shareholders of Presco Plc have approved payment of final dividend of 660 kobo per share, indicating N6.6billion for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company had paid an interim dividend of 200kobo pe...

August 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Explains $2.5b Non-Oil Exports In Six Months

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council says the country generated $2.5 billion from January to June from non-oil exports. The Executive Director of the NEPC, Dr. Ezra Yakusak, revealed this at a one-day workshop for emerging exporters. At the event on...

August 24, 2023 No Responses

British Govt Harps On Regeneration Of Edo State’s Forest Resources

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery has reinstated Britain’s commitment to support the Nigerian Government as part of efforts to preserve the forest and other natural resources for the benefit of future generation. Mr. Montgomer...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Seek Improved Investment In Agriculture

AS economic situation bites harder on Nigerians, some farmers in Gombe have urged the state government to leverage the additional funds received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), to invest in the agriculture. They said such investment wa...

July 14, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency On Food Security

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, declared a state of emergency on food security. According to the President, all matters pertaining to food and water availability and affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purvi...

July 4, 2023 No Responses

Adulteration: Palm Oil Farmers Seek Collaboration With FG

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) has called on the Federal Government to collaborate in establishing palm oil markets aimed at combatting oil adulteration. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Mr Alphonsus...

June 22, 2023 No Responses

Agribusiness: Ecobank Restates Commitment To Youth Empowerment

The Managing Director and Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal has reiterated the bank’s commitment to supporting any investment that will stimulate the growth of Nigeria’s economy and transform the opportunities in Nigeria into business ...

May 30, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu To Adopt Price Control Mechanism For Agro Products

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to ensure price control for agricultural products. Tinubu said this in his inaugural address after he was sworn in as the 16th democratically elected president of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja Tinubu said rural...

May 28, 2023 No Responses

Kaduna, SAA FLAG OFF N100M FARM INPUTS DISTRIBUTION

The Kano State Agropastoral Project (KSADP) and Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) on Saturday commenced the distribution of farm inputs to farmers across the 44 Local Governments Areas of the state as part of efforts to increase yield per ha, create...

May 25, 2023 No Responses

Okomu Oil Shareholders Okay N21 Final Dividend For 2022

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Shareholders of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc have approved final dividend of N12 per share for the year ended December 31, 2022. This in addition to the N9 paid as interim dividend amounts to a total of...

May 24, 2023 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Distributes 600,000 Cocoa Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa Ibom State Government has commenced the distribution of 600,000 cocoa seedlings to farmers for this year’s planting season. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Offiong Offor, who performed the distribution of the seedlings to farmers in Ini Local ...

May 17, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Unveils Revised National Agric Seed Policy

As part of measures to boost farmers’ unrestricted access to best genetics and enhance productivity, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar has unveiled Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy According to the Ministe...

April 27, 2023 No Responses

Sasakawa Africa Association, Japanese Embassy Reiterates Support For Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector

The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria and Sasakawa Africa Association (formerly SG2000) have reiterated their commitment to strengthen joint efforts to help Nigeria transform the agricultural sector. The two institutions made the assurance during a courtesy visit by...