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May 13, 2022 No Responses

Okomu Oil Appeals To Host Communities For Protection

The management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has appealed to its host communities to protect it from incessant attacks and stealing by thieves. The company, headquartered in Okomu in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo, is...

May 9, 2022 No Responses

Osinbajo: Africa Must Produce What It Eats

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday challenged Africa to produce what it eats and reduce its dependence on external countries. Osinbajo made the call at a conference of Speakers and Heads of African Parliaments holding in Abuja. He said...

May 6, 2022 No Responses

Okomu Oil, Host Community To Avert Crisis Over Digging Of Trench

The feud between the management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc and one of its host communities, Maroghioba, will not escalate into full blown crisis. The assurance was given on Friday by the Iyase of Udo, near Benin, Chief Patrick...

May 5, 2022 No Responses

Access Bank Partners FG, To Roll Out Loans For Farmers, SMEs

Access Bank Plc has partnered the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to roll out a loan scheme for poor farmers aged 18 years to 55 years and other vulnerable groups. In statement on Thursday, the ban...

April 5, 2022 No Responses

OPGAN: Nigeria Needs $500m Palm Oil To Meet Local Demands

The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN), on Monday, said $500million worth of palm oil was needed to meet local demands of the commodity annually. The National President of OPGAN, Chief Joe Onyiuke, said this at a town hall meeting...

April 4, 2022 No Responses

Dangote Fertiliser To Train One Million Farmers

Towards enhancing agriculture and creation of jobs, Dangote Fertiliser Limited is to train over one million farmers in the next three years. The training, which is part of the Fertiliser company’s agriculture extension services will involve Spot Demonstratio...

April 3, 2022 No Responses

FMN Strengthens Sugarcane Out Grower Scheme

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) says the company has taken the lead in propagating the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) agenda through its Sugarcane Outgrower Scheme. In a statement issued on Saturday by its Head, Corporate Communications, Mo...

March 26, 2022 No Responses

Obaseki Explains $500m Oil Palm Investment In Edo

The infusion of $500 million in investment into the development of oil palm estates and plantations has given a new lease of life to the Edo State’s agricultural sector. This was disclosed by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,...

March 25, 2022 No Responses

Edo Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Investment

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security in Edo, Stephen Idehenre, says the state has attracted about $531.2 million from nine firms in the oil palm sector through the state oil palm programme. Idehenre made this known during the inauguration.....

March 25, 2022 No Responses

Maize Farmers Laud Unity Bank, Explain Sustained Production

Nigerian maize farmers under the auspices of Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN), have commended Nigeria’s agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc for its role in facilitating the financing of maize production by smallholder farmers in the country throu...

March 4, 2022 No Responses

Okomu Oil Reiterates Support For Host Communities

Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo State has reiterated its readiness to partner stakeholders as it pledged to sustain its Corporate Social Responsibilities to host communities.A statement issued by the company’s Communications Officer, Mr Fidelis Olise, quoted M...

March 3, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA DG Urges FG To Harness Agriculture, Solid Minerals For Growth

Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has urged the Federal Government to harness agriculture and solid mineral for the economic growth of the nation Jamoh, made the call at the NIMA...

March 1, 2022 No Responses

Lagos APPEALS Project Supports 17,467 Farmers In Five Years

A World Bank Assisted Project, Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement, and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS PROJECT), has empowered, trained and supported 17,467 farmers to boost food self-sufficiency in five years. Mrs Oluranti Sag...

February 17, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Targets One Million Coconut Seedlings In 2022

The Lagos State Coconut Development Authority (LASCODA) says it will produce one million coconut seedlings in conjunction with the private sector in 2022. LASCODA’s General Manager, Mr Dapo Olakulehin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lag...