Category: AGRICULTURE

Livestock: FG, Gombe To Set Up Another Grazing Reserve In Nono District

Aminu Imam

…As Cattle Breeders, Others Appeal For Timely Commissioning Of Completed Facilities At Wawa-Zange Grazing Reserve Umar Kaltungo The Federal Government will, in collaboration with Gombe State, establish another grazing reserve in Nono district of Yalmatu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State. The establishment of the reserve is aimed at consolidating on the gains so far recorded in the national livestock transformation programme. The Gombe State Commissioner of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Muhammad Magaji Getado disclosed this at a meeting with officials of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Gombe State…

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Non-Adherence to Court Order: ABU cries out over encroachment on varsity’s land by State govt.

Aminu Imam

Ahmadu Bello University’s College of Agriculture and Animal Science (CAAS), Mando, in Kaduna, has lamented non-adherence to a court order stopping the Kaduna State government and its agencies from forceful take over of its land. Provost of the College, Dr. Hassan Hamidu, while briefing newsmen in Kaduna, said that the encroachment had exposed the school to security threats. The Provost said, “Despite a court order, dated 18th January, 2022, restraining the government and its agencies from encroaching on the College land, the agencies have moved in to demolish the school…

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African Union: Buhari leaves for Addis Ababa today

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to embark on a 4-day trip to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, today, Thursday, for the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union,(AU) Heads of State and Government. President Buhari will join other African leaders in finding solutions to political, economic and social challenges facing the continent. The discussions will be guided by the theme: “Building Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent: Strengthen Agriculture, Accelerate the Human Capital, Social and Economic Development”. On the sideline of the AU meetings,…

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FEC approves N1.4bn to equip youth farmers

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N1.4 billion for the procurement of equipment and agricultural inputs for the National Youth Farmers’ Scheme. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that four contracts were awarded for the scheme and expressed optimism that the projects would encourage youths to go into agriculture. “The other memo on behalf of the president is…

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