Tag: FERTILISER

Kaduna: Gov. Uba Sani flags-off fertilizer distribution

Aminu Imam
Gov. Sani flags off

…Rolls out major support for 100,000 farmers Governor Uba Sani, of Kaduna State, has officially launched the 2025 Fertilizer Distribution Exercise, disbursing 400 trucks of fertilizer to 100,000 smallholder farmers across the state as part of a broader agricultural transformation agenda. The flag-off ceremony, held at Murtala Square in Kaduna, reflects the state government’s expanding commitment to food security, rural development, and inclusive economic growth. Each of the small-holder farmers will receive two bags of fertilizer free of charge, with the governor noting that Kaduna remains the only state where…

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Food Security: Uba Sani floods Kaduna with 15,000 metric tonnes of free fertiliser for farmers

Aminu Imam
Uba Sani free fertiliser

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, flagged-off the distribution of 500 trucks of fertilizer, about 15,000 metric tonnes, to small-holder farmers across the 23 local government areas of the State. Amidst great jubilation at the Murtala Square in the metropolis, where hundreds of the farmers converged, the Governor stated that 240,000 bags of fertiliser would be distributed free to 120,000 small-holder farmers, with each farmer receiving two bags. The Governor said the initiative was part of the State government’s commitment to revitalising the agricultural sector which immensely contributed to the…

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Army denies selling of seized fertiliser in Adamawa

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Army has explained why the Headquarters of 28 Task Force Brigade, Madagali, seized 200 bags of fertiliser in Adamawa. The army said the action followed the ban on sale of fertilisers and allied materials by the authorities to prevent such from getting into the hands of criminals and insurgents. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Major Haruna Sani, said this in a statement in Yola. While dismissing speculations that the soldiers were selling seized fertiliser to farmers in Adamawa, the statement declared that such never happened. Madagali has…

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