Tag: Audu Ogbeh
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Buhari’s ex-minister, Audu Ogbeh emerges new chairman of ACF
Former Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh is the new Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum. The Chairman of the Leadership Selection Committee, Lt. Gen. Mohammed Wushishi and the Secretary, Malam Bukar Zarma, disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna. A former Minister of State for Power and Steel, Alhaji Murtala Aliyu emerged the Secretary…
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Nigerians now order Pizza from London through British Airways –Ogbeh tells Senate
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has revealed that Nigerians import everything, including Pizza from London. Ogbeh said that those who order Pizza from London make their orders in the morning through British Airways airlines. He made the disclosure while appearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture on Wednesday. According to Ogbeh, “Do you know,…
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Importers responsible for Nigeria’s ailing economy – Audu Ogbe
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has explained how importers are wrecking the Nigerian economy. He specifically said importers were the greatest wreckers of Nigeria’s efforts to promote patronage of locally produced products. Ogbeh made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Agriculture to defend the…
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FG to re-construct grazing reserves – Ogbeh
The Federal Government says it will soon commence the reconstruction of grazing reserves across the country. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this in Abuja when participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course Twelve (EIMC12) and Institute for Security Studies, Usma Dam, Bwari, visited him. A statement by Mr Nakorji…
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Buhari determined to end farmers/herders crises — Audu Ogbeh
President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to finding a lasting solution to the frequent clashes between herders and farmers in the country, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Audu Ogbeh, said Monday in Bleiswijk, in the western Netherlands. The minister gave the assurance during an interactive session with Nigerian postgraduate students studying in Wageningen University and Research…
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Resign for misleading the world about collapse of Thailand rice mill, PDP tells Audu Ogbeh
Sequel to a statement credited to the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, that Thailand was closing down its rice mills on account of reduced importation from Nigeria, opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the minister to apologise to Nigerians and honourably resign his position to save Nigerians further embarrassments. The party in a…
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Reduce lending rate to farmers, Ogbeh begs CBN
The Minister for Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has appealed the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce lending rate to agriculture as obtainable in other parts of the world where agriculture is thriving. Ogbeh made the appeal at the 2017 Annual Bankers’ Committee Retreat concluded in Lagos at the weekend. Ogbeh disclosed…
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Fraudsters using my name to dupe people on Facebook – Audu Ogbeh
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has raised the alarm that some impersonators have been using his name and photographs to defraud unsuspecting Facebook users. Ogbeh in a statement by his adviser on media and communications, Olukayode Oyeleye, said despite several warnings, some impersonators have continued to open fake accounts on Facebook in…
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Blame Boko Haram for increase in prices of fertilizer – Ogbeh tells farmers
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh has said that Boko Haram terrorists are responsible for the sudden rise in the prices of fertilizer in the country. Ogbeh said the insurgents are using components of fertilizer to make bombs and other explosives, which is the reason for the increase in price. Ogbeh…