From time immemorial, agriculture was Nigeria’s economic mainstay, however, overtime, agriculture has been relegated to the background for obvious reasons, it’s on record that Nigeria’s endowment with vast natural resources of arable land from the stretch of savanna grassland, the dense swamp and rainforest, the untapped and unhannessed abundant quantities of solid minerals almost all over the country have either been misused or put to abandonment over the years.
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ASHENEWS reports that the Italian government has offered €5 million as its contribution to the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa.
ASHENEWS reports that Nigeria is among over 60 countries that have endorsed the Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action Partnership at the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP28) summit in Dubai.
ASHENEWS reports that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has demanded a full, thorough, honest, and open investigation into Sunday’s incident where a Nigerian Army military drone killed dozens of civilians in Kaduna state.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, visited Kaduna State two days after a deadly military air strike that claimed the lives of 85 people, injuring scores.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has advocated for the establishment of Ranger Forces to help protect Nigeria’s forest reserves.
ASHENEWS reports that the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has rolled out the “Police Go Green” initiative as part of the Police Force’s contribution to Nigeria’s global commitment to climate change.
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Coalition for Peace in Nigeria (COPIN) has said there was no subsidy grant released for personnel of the Department of State Service (DSS).
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has reached an agreement with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) on agricultural development.
In 2022 Heman Gabriel Zakaria a final year Agricultural student at Babcock University, having passion for finding solutions to problems around agriculture and food security, this passion was directed toward addressing the issue of food insecurity, and led to the initiation of a research on boosting agricultural productivity and mitigating post-harvest losses experienced by farmers in Nigeria and Africa as a continent which happens to be the major occupation practised in the continent.