#Agriculture #General News TINUBU APPOINTS AYO SOTINRIN AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BANK OF AGRICULTURE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr. Ayo Sotinrin as the new Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, effective CapitalTimesNews / 3 weeks Comment (0) (20)
#Agriculture #General News BAYELSA GOVT TO EMPOWER SOILLESS FARMERS The Bayelsa State government has announced plans to support trainees of its Soilless Farming Scheme to boost food production and CapitalTimesNews / 3 weeks Comment (0) (27)
#Agriculture NIGERIA, BRAZIL SIGN $1.1BN GREEN IMPERATIVE PROJECT TO BOOST AGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVITY Nigeria and Brazil have signed the commercial phase of the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Project (GIP) to boost agriculture productivity CapitalTimesNews / 1 month Comment (0) (33)
#Agriculture #General News FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FOOD SECURITY AND LAND RIGHTS IN BAUCHI STATE The Federal Government has reiterated its dedication to safeguarding land rights and enhancing food security for farmers and pastoralists in CapitalTimesNews / 2 months Comment (0) (52)
#Agriculture #Government VICE PRESIDENT SHETTIMA REITERATES FG’S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMERS In a bid to address Nigeria’s food security challenges, Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to Nicolas Adekeye / 2 months Comment (0) (106)
#Agriculture CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS DECRY INSUFFICIENT ALLOCATION TO AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN 2025 BUDGET Civil society groups, including the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), the Community of Agriculture Non-State Actors (COANSA), and Nicolas Adekeye / 3 months Comment (0) (149)
#Agriculture #Government SOUTH KOREA HANDS OVER MECHANISED AGRIC EQUIPMENT TO BAYELSA The Republic of South Korea has donated mechanised farming equipment worth over $500,000 to the Bayelsa State government. The items Nicolas Adekeye / 3 months Comment (0) (44)
#Agriculture #Politics BORNO STATE ESTABLISHES CATTLE RANCHES IN 3 SENATORIAL DISTRICTS In a groundbreaking move, the Borno State Government has established three modern cattle ranches in the state’s three senatorial districts. Nicolas Adekeye / 3 months Comment (0) (45)
#Agriculture #Politics BORNO STATE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES PETROL SUBSIDY FOR FARMERS IN INSURGENCY-HIT COMMUNITIES Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has announced a significant reduction in the cost of petrol for farmers in Nicolas Adekeye / 4 months Comment (0) (59)
#Agriculture #Politics BAYELSA STATE GETS BOOST IN RICE PRODUCTION AS SOUTH KOREA INSTALLS MODERN RICE PROCESSING MILLSBayelsa State has made a significant milestone in its quest to be a major rice producer in Nigeria and the West African subregion. This is with the installation of modern rice processing mills in bayelsa as part of bilateral relationships between the state and a technical team from the Republic of South Korea. In a statement made available to Capital Times News, the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor, Dan Alabra, Nicolas Adekeye / 4 months Comment (0) (57)