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Senate wants government to ban importation of palm oil

The Senate on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban importation of palm oil into the country in order...

admin - February 13, 2018

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Grazing cattle destroy varsity’s research farms, poison dam

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, has decried the destruction of the university’s multi-million-naira research and training farms by cattle...

admin - February 12, 2018

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Harvestplus plans to reach 1.2m households with vitamin A cassava, maize

International agricultural organisation, HarvestPlus, says it will reach 1.2 million households in Nigeria in 2018 with vitamin A cassava and maize, with increased delivery...

admin - February 12, 2018

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Kogi earmarks 15,000 hectares of land for cattle colony

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Friday, February 9, 2018 presented documents of 15,000 hectares of land for cattle colony to the Federal...

admin - February 9, 2018

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Golden Rice 2 said to carry high likelihood of risks without substantial benefits

The Golden Rice (GR) is genetically engineered to produce provitamin A carotenoids, in particular, beta-carotene, to supposedly help combat vitamin A deficiency (VAD), especially...

admin - February 9, 2018

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Climate crisis and struggle for African food sovereignty

In a new publication on political economy, sociology and environmental studies, Nigerian activist, Nnimmo Bassey, authored one of the book’s 15 chapters. Titled: “The...

admin - February 9, 2018

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Herder arraigned for alleged violation of Benue anti-grazing law

The Police on Thursday, February 8, 2018 arraigned an 18-year-old herder, Abu Shagari, in a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court in Benue State, for alleged open...

admin - February 8, 2018

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Firm develops disease-resistant, nutrient-rich maize

A maize specialist with Harvestplus Nigeria, Mr Dollah Yusuf, says that the company has developed vitamin A-fortified maize seeds which are disease-resistant and nutrient-rich. Yusuf...

admin - February 7, 2018

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