Tag: Farmers
Gunmen kidnap 2 farmers in Osun
Two farmers have been kidnapped by gunmen at Ileogbo in Aiyedire Local Government Area of Osun State.
It was gathered that the two farmers, Samuel Oladotun...
20 rice farmers feared dead in Kebbi boat mishap
No fewer than 20 farmers were feared dead after a boat carrying about 100 rice farmers capsized in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi...
Shell to pay farmers €15m over pollution
Shell says it will pay 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers to compensate them for damage from pipeline leaks.
A Dutch appeals court ruled last...
Tinubu meets farmers, agro commodity groups in Niger Monday
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will on Monday meet with farmers and the agro commodity groups in...
Climate change: AfDB mobilises $13bn for 20m African farmers
President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that the African Development Fund (ADF) would introduce a Climate Action Window to mobilise...
Sokoto govt, Zenith Bank secure N4bn loan for farmers
The Sokoto State Government in collaboration with Zenith Bank has secured a N4 billion loan for farmers in the state.
The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu...
Zulum visits farms in Borno, seeks solution to farmers’ problems
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, toured 10 farmlands in the outskirts of four local government areas of the state to monitor...
16,000 farmers receive N4bn loan in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government has commenced the disbursement of N4 billion loan to small and medium scale farmers across the 23 Local Government Areas...
Jigawa govt set to release 1.7m sacks of fertiliser to farmers
Jigawa State Government has concluded plans to release over 1.7 million sacks of NPK fertiliser for sale to farmers in the state to support...
Nigerian, foreign companies train farmers on climate-smart agriculture in Kano
A Nigerian-based agro-allied company, Silvex International, in partnership with United Kingdom and United States-based Kingston Organic and Regen Farm, has trained 220 farmers from...