Agriculture

What Nigerians need to know about new NIMC Act 2026 News

NIMC Act 2026 President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, June 26, assented to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026.In a statement issued via his verified X account (formerly Twitter),...

Kadri Hamzat and transformation of Lagos education

By Durotimi Adeboye When the history of educational transformation in Lagos State is eventually written, the story will not...

Eradiri: Insecurity Crisis Runs Deeper Than State Police Alone, As Engineer Praises Tinubu’s Political Will

A former President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has commended President Bola Ahmed...

Coastal Highway to Unlock Ogun Deep Sea Port as 28km Stretch Nears Completion — Abiodun

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that the 28-kilometre stretch of the Federal Government's 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar...

Immediate Past NSE Ibadan Chairman, Engr. Bello, Donates Laboratory Equipment to Boost Science Education in Ibadan School

By MyEngineersThe immediate Past Chairman of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Ibadan Branch, Engr. Ibraheem Folarin Bello,...

Why efforts by Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to help cocoa farmers haven’t worked

Michael E Odijie, UCL A handful of cocoa beans West African cocoa farmers are largely poor despite the value of their crop. Irene Scott/Wikimedia Commons, CC...

How palm oil became the world’s most hated and most used fat source

Palm oil is in everything — from cosmetics to food. Today there are enough oil palm plantations worldwide to cover an area larger than...

Deforestation: Bayelsa to establish environmental guards

In order to check deforestation and other environmental infractions, Bayelsa State would soon set up a body to be known as Bayelsa State Environmental...

WHY OPEN GRAZING MUST BE DISCONTINUED By Tanimu Yakubu

In 1999-2002, I was a cabinet member in Katsina State Government. When I was preparing our first budget, I was unsettled by the past...

Lagos APPEALS to construct, rehabilitate 13.16km farm roads

The Lagos State Government has revealed that its World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project would be constructing and rehabilitating...

Nigerian cocoa farmers eye big wins from China, Australia’s entry;

Contrary to the belief that China and Australia’s entry into cocoa production possesses a threat to West African growers, farmers in Africa’s biggest economy...