Tag: yam
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Why I appointed SSA on Garden egg, yam, pepper – Enugu LG Chairman
The Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State, Dr Eric Odo, has faulted negative online media reports on his recent appointment of Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) on Agriculture to boost food production. Odo told newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday that the appointment of SSAs
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Traders open up over arbitrary increase in price of yam
Yam sellers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to intervene on the arbitrary increase in price of yam in the country.
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Food prices continue to increase – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of selected food items increased in May. It made the declaration in its Selected Food Prices Watch Report for May released in Abuja on Wednesday.
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Coalition picks APC presidential form for Adesina
A Coalition of 28 support groups, led by Mr Ademola Babatunde of the Youth Arise Movement (YAM), says the challenging situation of the country informed their call for Dr Akinwunmi Adesina as Nigeria’s President come 2023.
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Yam exporters set to ship another consignment to UK, USA
Prof. Simon Irtwang, Chairman, Technical Committee on Yam Export, on Tuesday said yam exporters were finalising processes to export another consignment of yam in the first quarter. Irtwang told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the consignment would also be for the United Kingdom and United States of America. According to him,…
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Nigeria produces 67% of global yam output – Ogbeh
Federal Government says it will not relent in its yam export policy which is aimed at attracting foreign exchange for the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said this during a sensitisation walk-in commemoration of the World Food Day in Abuja on Tuesday. He added that Nigeria currently produces 67…
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Yam export: Local consumption, price won’t be adversely affected, FG assures Nigerians
Prof. Simon Irtwange, Chairman, Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme, has said the exportation of yam will not affect local consumption of the produce and its price. Irtwange gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Friday. He said that it was necessary to allay the fears of the citizens that…
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Nigeria emerges global leader in yam, melon, cocoa yam export
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC) on Monday ranked the nation as global leader in the export of seven agricultural produce namely yams, cocoa yam, cassava, Melon, Kola nut Sorghum and Shea nut. This was revealed in Lagos by Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo at a business seminar on titled: ‘provision…