Tag: Farmers
Bandits kill 3, kidnap 2 farmers in Niger State
Bandits have killed three persons and abducted two rice farmers in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was gathered that the incident...
Boko Haram kills 11 farmers, kidnaps many in Borno
Boko Haram terrorists have killed no fewer than 11 farmers in border communities around the Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno...
Farmers lament as elephants destroy Borno farmlands
A herd of elephants that strayed from the neighbouring Cameroon has invaded and destroyed some community farmlands in Borno State.
The Forestry and Wild Life...
Farmers, traders: Why food prices reduced in market
Some farmers and traders of various food items have attributed the downward slope in the prices of food to the current harvest season for...
Poultry farmers: Over 30% farms shut in 6 months
Poultry farmers have disclosed that over 30 per cent of poultry farms nationwide shut down in the last six months due to the challenges...
Cocoa farmers turn to smuggling over Ghana’s currency fall
Isaac Antwi, one of the cocoa farmers in Ghana, says he has to smuggle his beans to Ivory Coast to sell them at a...
Remi Tinubu launches agric programme in S’West, gifts farmers N60m
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative Agricultural Support Programme for the South-West region of the country.
According to the First...
Remi Tinubu awards N60m grant to women farmers, PWDs in South-East
Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of President Bola Tinubu, has awarded N50 million to 100 women farmers in the South-East region of the country.
The First...
NLC to FG: Give farmers palliative, fix refineries to solve hardship
The members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, took to the streets of Abuja to protest the economic hardship...
Poultry farmers blame rising cost of egg on forex, greed
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, has blamed the increase in the price of egg on the fluctuating foreign exchange rate...