Empowering rural farmers for sustainable development (2) There needs to be a bridge built, and there should be notable success stories for farmers to hear about, as they are now facing numerous challenges and are distanced from policymakers. The Fundamental actions of a typical Nigerian entering fields of agriculture and production The bankers in…
Empowering rural farmers for sustainable development (1) By Michael Adedotun Oke Immediate intervention is crucial to address the challenges faced by farmers in areas with inadequate infrastructure such as poor roads, hospitals, schools, and other essential facilities. The neglect of these farmers, who work tirelessly without reaping significant rewards, is unacceptable. In many farming communities,…
Nigerians’ plight and urgent need for relief The suffering of the average Nigerian citizen has become overwhelming. Many can no longer afford three square meals a day. This dire situation is exacerbated by arbitrary increases in agricultural product prices, severe issues in most farming communities, governmental inaction, and a pervasive lack of hope for resolution….
Strategies for stress-free economic growth The economy places a lot of emphasis on ways to alleviate problems, even though working, using resources, and getting results is necessary. The laborious suffering would not have occurred if economic principles and development predictions were fulfilled. However, the persistent pain and the need to constantly find ways to lessen…
FG Calls on NOPPMAN to Boost Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange with Onion Flakes Production for Exportation The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, has called on the National Onion Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria to start producing onion flakes for exportation, to boost the country’s foreign exchange. The Permanent Secretary…
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: HAJIYA WADADA CONGRATULATES NWAP, LAUDS THEIR COMMITMENTS TO FOOD SECURITY. The Wife of the Senator representing Nasarawa West Senatorial district who also doubles as the Chairperson, Agriculture Committee of the Tenth Senators Wives forum, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed Aliyu Wadada has Congratulated the Nigerian Wowen for Agricultural Progress,(NWAP) on the Occasion of the…
Niger State Governor, Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has advocated that the only way to addressing insecurity and ensuring sustainable development in the Northern Region is a return to Agriculture. The Farmer Governor stated this at the 10th edition of the Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture held in Borno State and organised by the…
Right food Act: Nigerians Must Not go to Bed on an Empty Stomach Professor Gbolagade Ayoola is an obscure personality among the downtrodden Nigerians, the category of people he has doggedly fought for all his life. If Nigeria is a country that recognizes and celebrates heroes and fighters of human rights, Ayoola would have been…
FECA seeks urgent intervention over escalating land grabbers’ activities The Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, has called for intervention towards the alarming criminal activities orchestrated by land grabbers, posing a significant threat to the lives of staff and students of the institution. The College’s Provost, Dr Albert Akinyemi Fadiyimu, briefed the press at the…
Agriculturally, Kano has been a lucky state. Four decades ago, a non-nonsense and visionary Governor, Police commissioner Audu Bako of blessed memory, built a multi-million Naira Tiga dam with a capacity of 1.9 billion cubic meters of water through direct labor. Then, it was the biggest dam in Nigeria. The dam was built to irrigate…
