Agriculture – City Business News

December 5, 2025 No Responses

Okomu Oil Extends Christmas Supplies To Special Needs School, IDP Camp

As Christmas approaches and families prepare for the festivities, the Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has continued its tradition of goodwill by donating food items and clothing worth millions of naira to the Roseluyi Exceptional Students Academy and the Home...

December 1, 2025 No Responses

Edo Assures Presco Of Adequate Protection, Welcomes $100m FDI

By ebosele@hotmail.com Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reaffirmed the State Government’s unwavering support for Presco Plc, describing Edo as a preferred destination for agricultural investment and a thriving hub for agro-industrial growth....

November 27, 2025 No Responses

Edo Govt Reacts To Alleged Revocation Of Presco’s Land

The Edo State government has denied issuing any notice to revoke Presco Plc’s statutory rights of occupancy.Presco, an indigenous agro-industrial company focused on oil palm cultivation and processing, has been operating in Edo for 34 years.In a statement da...

November 17, 2025 No Responses

Okomu Rewards 82 Employees At 2025 Long Service Award

The Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has honoured 82 of its employees for their commitment, dedication, and loyalty during its 2025 Long Service Award Ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Edo State.The awardees, who had served the company for...

November 4, 2025 No Responses

SAA President Meets Obasanjo, Seeks Stronger Ties on Agricultural Development

The President of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), Mr. Shuichi Suzuki, paid a courtesy visit to former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday in Abeokuta, Ogun State.The visit is part of Mr. Suzuki’s week-long familiarisation tour of Nig...

October 26, 2025 No Responses

Bayelsa, CCECC Partner On Road, Agric, Mass Housing Projects

Bayelsa State’s drive to grow its economy through foreign investment got another boost at the weekend with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with construction giant, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), at the firm’s h...

October 24, 2025 No Responses

Presco Declares Second Interim Dividend Of N10

For the nine-month ended September 30, 2025,Presco Plc, Nigeria’s leading fully integrated edible oil business, has declared 108.2% year-on-year growth in Profit Before Tax (PBT) to N139.7 billion.Following this record performance, the Board of Directors has...

October 19, 2025 No Responses

Bayelsa Renews Commitment To Oil Palm, Rice, Fish, Other Farmers

Bayelsa State has distributed over 5,000 bags of fertilisers to farmersAccording to the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prof. Beke Sese, the ministry has also partnered with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research to support oil ...

October 2, 2025 No Responses

Dantsoho: Abuja’s Centrality, Agro-Allied Potential Strategic To Boosting Nigeria’s Non-oil Revenue

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho has describedthe centrality of Abuja, coupled with its rich agro-allied potentials as germane to strengthening NPA’s commitment to supporting the Federal Government’s efforts t...

August 1, 2025 No Responses

Edo Forestry Commission Visits Okomu Oil

In line with its mission to regulate and enhance capacity in sustainable management and exploitation of forest and wildlife resources, the Chairman of the Edo State Forestry Commission, Valentine Owamagbe Asuen, on Thursday visited the Okomu Oil Palm Company P...

July 26, 2025 No Responses

Palm Oil: FG Inaugurates Committee To Enhance Production

The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria has inaugurated the National Palm Oil Traceability Framework and Inter-Agency Committee to boost palm oil production, enhance consumer confidence, and increase exports.Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abuba...

June 23, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Launches 2,000 Tractors For Mechanised Farming

President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja declared that Nigeria’s agricultural renaissance has begun as he commissioned 2,000 tractors for nationwide deployment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme.The commissioning ceremony marked ...

June 14, 2025 No Responses

Edo Inaugurates N1b Interest-Free Loan Scheme For Traders, Farmers

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on Friday inaugurated a N1billion interest-free loan scheme, targeting farmers and traders across the state.According to Okpebholo, the initiative would support over 5,000 beneficiaries.He said that it was designed to stimu...

May 24, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Agric Development Authority Conducts Field Assessment

As part of its continued efforts to enhance agricultural productivity across the state, the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority (LSADA) has conducted its monthly field assessment at Agbowa. The monitoring exercise, led by Professor Oluremi Ojo from ...