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Abuja Hosts ECOWAS-YEP Kickoff, Aims to Turn Agriculture into Youth Magnet
Nigeria on Friday formally launched the ECOWAS Youth Empowerment Project (ECOWAS-YEP), a regional initiative designed to tackle unemployment and food insecurity by equipping young…
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Nigeria’s $3 Billion Honey Deficit: Youth, Government Team Up to Unlock a Sweet Future
Nigeria is facing a honey shortage so large it costs the nation $3 billion every year in imports. But amid this challenge lies a golden opportunity — one that Nigeria’s youth and…
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Nigeria Marks World Bee Day, Urges Apiculture Department, Honey Labs
In a historic first, Nigeria marked World Bee Day with full institutional support from the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, signaling a renewed national focus on the…
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ECOWAS Launches Bold Youth Employment Drive in Organic Agriculture
The West Africa Secretariat of Ecological Organic Agriculture (WASEOA), in collaboration with ECOWAS, has launched a bold new regional initiative aimed at training over 1,270 young…
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Centre Calls for Strict Legislation Against GMO Products in Nigeria
By Fatima Ndagi
The Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research has called on the National Assembly to urgently pass legislation banning the consumption and use of…
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“From Farm to Future”: NOAN Drives Lagos Organic Revolution for Food Security and Health
With Nigeria battling rising food insecurity, health challenges, and environmental threats, the Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioners of Nigeria (NOAN) has kicked off a…
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Edun Rallies Stakeholders: “Agriculture Must Be Nigeria’s Engine for Food Security and Growth”
With hunger and inflation biting hard across Nigeria, the Federal Government has made a bold move to reposition agriculture as the heart of its economic revival plan. At the…
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FG Partners Japan to Support 500,000 Farmers, Boost Food Security
***JICA’s ¥12 Billion Support Targets Input Delivery, Post-Harvest Systems Ahead of 2025 Wet Season
In a strategic move to strengthen Nigeria’s food security and support rural…
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Beyond Awareness, why Media, CSOs, NGOs are Catalysts for Agricultural Transformation, by Sharubutu
The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Professor Garba Hamidu Sharubutu, has indicated that the call for media, CSOs and NGOs to champion…
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NVMA Sounds Alarm on Public Health Risks posed by poor condition of abattoirs
***As FG Reaffirms Commitment to Livestock Development
The President of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Dr. Moses Arokoyo, has raised concerns over the…
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