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Agric & Biotech

How agricpreneurs contribute to food security, wealth creation

Ms Rakiya Sadiq’s story is an inspiration for youths especially women in agriculture. Sadiq, a beneficiary of the Golden Morn Agripreneurship Programme of Nestle Nigeria PLC,...

Biosafety key to environmental sustainability, says Minister

Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, has emphasised the crucial role of biosafety in achieving environmental sustainability at the 2024 International Biosafety Conference (Biotech24)...

33m Nigerians to face food crisis in 2025 – Report

The Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Report for October 2024 has predicted that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states and the FCT will face...

Govt releases two new chicken breeds, 14 new high-yield crops varieties

The Federal Government of Nigeria has released two new chicken breeds and 14 new high-yield crop varieties towards increasing agricultural production and improving the...

Helping African smallholder farmers fight soybean rust with early warning systems

A new partnership between Solidaridad, Kvuno, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and the Soybean Innovation Lab is bringing hope to smallholder farmers...

Scientific group raises health concern over GMO foods in Nigeria

A scientific group, the Living Science Foundation (LSF), has raised concern over the potential adverse health effects of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in...

Nnimmo Bassey: Key to resilient, food-secure future for Africa lies with indigenous peoples

In a keynote address delivered at the Thousand Youth Summit on Agroecology and Food Systems held from October 14 to 16, 2024, in Addis...

World Food Day: UK-backed AFEX celebrates 10 years of driving agricultural growth across Africa

A leading commodities player in Africa, AFEX, with support from the UK Government, has announce significant achievements across Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and Côte d'Ivoire,...

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How Nigeria can achieve gas-led industrialisation – Shell

Nigeria can harness her gas resources for industrialisation if it achieves stable regulatory enforcement, fair pricing and infrastructure ownership...
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Tinubu inaugurates Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Abuja inaugurated the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour (REHCCAT),...

Petroleum engineers seek intelligent operations to boost oil output

Chairman of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Nigeria Council, Mr. Francis Nwaochei, has called for resilience, strategic coordination and...

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