Tag: Farmers
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Terrorists attack farm, kill soldier, abduct Zimbabwean and two farmers in Kaduna
Some terrorists have killed a soldier and abducted a Zimbabwean, including two farm workers farming in Anchau town in the Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident was said to have occurred on Wednesday. According to a source, security operatives are currently combing nearby bushes in search of the abductees. Details of the…
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Fertiliser scarcity, price hike worry farmers in N/East
Some farmers in the North-East have expressed concern over the difficulties experienced in accessing fertiliser due to unavailability and hike in price of the commodity. The farmers, who spoke in Bauchi, Damaturu, Gombe, Maiduguri and Yola, said the situation would result to low yields at harvest. The decade-long Boko Haram insurgency and other forms of…
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FG moves to curb herders-farmers clashes in Delta, other states
The Federal Government has indicated the need to revisit and remodel its national ranching programme to address recurring clashes between herders and farmers across the country.
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Unknown gunmen abduct 2 farmers in Niger state
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two residents of Doma village by gunmen in Lapai Local Government Area of the state. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in Minna on Saturday. According to Abiodun, on June 22, suspected kidnappers abducted two victims from Duma village, Lapai while…
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Gunmen abduct 50 wedding guests in Sokoto
About 50 wedding guests have been reportedly abducted by gunmen in an attack on vehicles on Sokoto-Gusau Road. This was as four farmers including three males and a female, residing at Elegbeka community near Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, were reportedly abducted too.
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Don’t sell farming inputs provided for you – FG tels farmers
Nigeria’s Federal Government (FG) has warned smallholder farmers against selling the agricultural inputs it has provided for them. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mahmood Abubakar, gave the warning on Monday during the flag off and distribution of agricultural inputs during the Special Intervention Programme for Small-holder farmers. The agricultural inputs distributed include: …
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AfDB approves $1.5Bn facility to support Africa’s food system
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board has approved a US$ 1.5 billion facility to support African countries deal with the impact of the Russian-Ukraine war impacting food prices and availability. Mr Philip Boahen, AfDB’s Chief Agriculture Policy Economist and Coordinator of Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme at AfDB, said this at Tamale, Ghana,…
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Ayade has empowered more farmers than any previous govt — aide
Mr Emmanuel Ano, Special Adviser on Agriculture to Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has said that more farmers were empowered by the current administration than any previous ones in the state. Ano, who stated this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Calabar, said the empowerment had lifted thousands of farm families from…
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Civilian forces kill three terrorists, capture one alive after attack on Borno farmers
The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) arrested one terrorist and killed three others on Friday.
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Insecurity: Another, two farmers killed in Modakeke, Osun
Barely two weeks that five farmers were killed in Toro village, Modakeke, two farmers have been killed in Alapata, another village in Modakeke. A man and a woman whose identities yet unknown, were said to be working in their farm when the assailants murdered them. It was gathered that another person who was in the…