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TELA Maize boosts yields, profits for Nigerian farmers, new study shows

A new on-farm study has confirmed that TELA Maize hybrids are delivering significantly higher yields, greater profits, and better pest resistance for Nigerian farmers...

GM potatoes to be released to Nigerian farmers in 2025

New potato varieties modified to withstand the deadly late blight disease said to be responsible for over 90 percent destruction on farmers field in...

Nigerian farmers prepare for GM potatoes as research enters final stages

The Genetically Modified (GM) Potato project ongoing in Nigeria has concluded its first-year multi-locational confined trial in three locations with the Biotech potatoes showing...

Elated Nigerian farmers harvest first batch of biotech-potatoes

Elder Isaiah Buwah is an aged potato farmer in the Bokos Local Government Area of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. He has grown potatoes...

NCRI releases two new rice varieties 

Dr Aliyu Umar, Executive Director, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi in Niger State, said the organisation has released two new rice varieties to...

Dry spell: Nigerian farmers want early input distribution next season

Some farmers in the North-East region have called for early distribution of farm inputs for commencement of dry season activities to mitigate effects of...

How climate change affects 2021 harvest – Nigerian farmers

Farmers in the North-Central and Taraba have narrated different experiences from the effects of irregular rainfall patterns on harvest during the 2021 farming season,...

ERA: Dutch court ruling against Shell a watershed

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described a Dutch court ruling today which held Shell liable for the pollution of fish...

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COP31: Australian appointed youth champion as Türkiye sets dates

The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
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Navy intensifies crackdown on oil thieves, uncovers 600m illegal oil network

The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 103,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and 190,000 litres of suspected illegally...

Rising fuel, energy costs drive Nigeria’s inflation – Experts

Some economic experts have identified rising fuel and energy costs as the primary drivers of the latest increase in...

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COP31: Australian appointed youth champion as Türkiye sets dates

The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties...

Navy intensifies crackdown on oil thieves, uncovers 600m illegal oil network

The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 103,000 litres of...