Tag: Farming
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Gov Aiyedatiwa tasks Ondo residents on farming
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has called on Nigerians to participate more in farming to reduce prices of food in the country.
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Presidency urges Nigerians to embrace farming
The presidency has called on Nigerians to embrace subsistence farming to address the challenge of rising cost of food.
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Nigerians should embrace farming – Afe Babalola
Elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) says every Nigerian citizen should embrace farming, irrespective of profession or status. Babalola said this on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, adding that embracing farming is the panacea for the country to make a meaningful impact in evolving alternative economic reliance.
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Nassarawa Governor promises Tiv Community adequate security
The Nassarawa State Governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule has promised to provide adequate security for the Tiv Community in the state which have been hampered by insecurity which has affected their farming activities. Mr. Sule made this known on Thursday when the Tiv nation under the aegis of the Development Association, TIDA members in Nasarawa visited…
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I prefer to be addressed as a farmer – Obasanjo
Nigeria’s Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, said he emerged as both military head of state and civilian president by mere accident, adding that he’s a proud farmer and prefers to be addressed as one.
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Farming ends in Borno; National famine begins in ernest – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “Over 100 confirmed dead…. The news report brought back memories of my years in Haske Rice Mills, along Kalambina Road, Sokoto, next to Sokoto Cement then. We purchased paddy rice from all over – including Borno State. Most of the farmers, like others at the Bakolori Dam area in Zamfara and Yelwa…
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Special Report: Looming hunger in Northern Nigeria as bandits, flood truncate farming activities
Activities of bandits and the inevitable flooding in the climax of the raining season is already threatening to push some communities in Northern Nigeria especially, the North-West into famine. While the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported in September this year that over a hundred thousands homes and wide areas of crops have been destroyed…
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Genevieve Nnaji features in Memoir film ‘Farming’; release date Oct. 11
‘Farming’, the acclaimed memoir film of Nigerian-British actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, featuring Nollywood Diva Genevieve Nnaji, is to hit Cinemas on October 11,its producers has said. ‘Farming’ is based on the life story of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje who grew up as a young fostered Nigerian boy that struggled to find an identity in 1980’s England. The movie…
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I have a lot of energy in me than to restrict myself to acting- Beverly Naya
Though Beverly Naya has made her mark in Nollywood by featuring in several blockbuster movies like Chief Daddy, Wedding Party (1&2), among many others, she isn’t satisfied with what she has achieved. Asides being an actress, Beverly also owns a farm. “I have always had that entrepreneurial spirit. I have always known I wanted to…
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2018 Northfest: Ayade enjoins youths to embrace farming
Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ben Ayade, has challenged the youths of Northern Senatorial Zone of the state to participate actively in agriculture as a means of wealth creation. Making the call Saturday, during the 2018 edition of the agricultural festival tagged: ‘NorthFest”, a yearly celebration of the harvest of new yams across the…