The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of five farmers in the Odo-Eku community of Isin Local Government Area by unidentified gunmen. The incident...
Armed bandits have reportedly killed seven farmers, including a member of a vigilante group, in Bangi, Mariga local government area of Niger State. They also set...
In a decisive move to bolster food production and protect agricultural interests, the Ekiti State government has announced a ban on underaged herding and night grazing...
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 24-year-old farmer, Zaidu Mohammed, to one year in prison for attempted assault. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the...
Farmers in the Manchok community of Kaura Local Government Area, Kaduna State, are lamenting significant crop losses due to alleged destruction by herdsmen, with some reporting...
As the water levels of River Niger begins to rise due to upstream activities from other neighbouring countries, farmers in Anambra State have commenced harvesting their...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday killed 13 persons on their farms in the Alawa community of Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State....
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen reportedly killed three farmers in the Ogbaulu community of Agatu Local Government Area of Benúe State. A resident told journalists on...
Gunmen, allegedly acting on behalf of an agro-allied company have attacked and destroyed farm settlements at Oluwa Forest Reserve, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo...
At least 24 people, including a soldier, have been killed in a clash between herdsmen and farmers in Taraba State. The spokesman for the state police...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that the agricultural sector continues to struggle despite the massive intervention in the sector. According to NBS latest...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that its loans to farmers have now crossed the N1 trillion mark amid rising loan defaults. Recently a...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lamented that the majority of farmers who benefited from the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) have not repaid the loans....
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has disclosed that over 50,000 farmers who have been resettled to their communities by his government are still in need...
Amid rising default, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to arrest farmers yet to repay their loans. According to CBN it could no longer...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed a total of N791.9 billion to 3.9 million farmers across the country under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). The...
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has urged northern governors to provide basic social amenities in the reserves located in the region for...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world today. 1. Nigerian agrictech startup, Greenbles, launches bootcamp for farmers Lagos-based...
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allocate more funds to farmers in order to enhance agricultural productivity...
The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Saturday called for unity and decisiveness in order to tackle the farmer-herdsmen crisis...
Governors of the 36 states in the country on Thursday agreed to compensate victims of herdsmen/farmers clashes in their domains. The governors took the decision at...
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, said on Wednesday the state government paid N100, 000 each as compensation to farmers and herdsmen for damages recorded...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the federal government to give the cattle rearing industry dominated by Fulani herdsmen enough funds to buy land for...
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged the federal government to engage in dialogue and consultation to end clashes between farmers and herdsmen. MURIC made the...
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, says the only solution to the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers across the country is the creation of...
Following the level of insecurity in some areas in Niger, the state government said it plans to provide security for farmers to enable them harvest crops...
Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, says the 43 rice farmers killed by Boko Haram insurgents on...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would bear up to 50 per cent of the risk on loans availed to farmers under its Private Sector-led Accelerated Agriculture...
The Nigerian government will collaborate with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with a view to supporting farmers nationwide with interest-free loans, Minister of Agriculture and...
As covid-19 continues to ravage the globe, it has also created hiccups in the food chain, leading to shortages in supply of food items. Patrick Egwu spoke...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will henceforth bear the loss burden of farmers in its Anchor Borrowers Programme by 50%, as food crisis escalates in...
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) on Sunday decried the rising prices of food and hunger in the county and challenged the Federal Government to...
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, on Tuesday, disclosed that the federal government intends to carry out COVID-19 tests for five million Nigerian farmers...
Two million smallholder farmers in Nigeria are to enjoy zero-interest financing options through the Agric for Foods and Jobs Plan (AFJP) as a mitigant against the...
A total of 1.6 million farmers will receive the financial support of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the wet planting season this year. The...
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) Saturday offered to end all hostilities with farmers in Benue and Nasarawa States. Miyetti Allah also proposed the establishment...
Farmers under the auspices of Concerned Members of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (CMAFAN) Sunday wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari and accused the...
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s anti-open grazing bill, which it said is meant to foster peace and agricultural business in...
A group of farmers and herdsmen on Wednesday engaged in a disagreement over the proposed anti-grazing bill by Oyo state House of Assembly. Both groups had...
Human rights group, Amnesty International says an investigation has revealed that an air strike carried out by the US in Somalia in March, killed civilians and...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has disclosed that the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) is not meant for cows alone. That much information was revealed by...
President Muhammadu Buhari has been charged to bring those arrested in connection with various farmers and herders clashes in the country to book with immediate effect....
Pepper and tomatoes farmers and traders in Ogun State on Monday alleged that men of Nigeria Custom Service have been selling pepper and tomatoes seized from...
The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Gaduje, on Tuesday unveiled plans to put an end to the clash between herdsmen and farmers in the state. He said...
In a bid to promote peaceful co-existence between the two groups, the Ogun State government, on Saturday, held a joint meeting with Fulani herdsmen and farmers...
The Federal and Taraba State government have been called upon to urgently resettle victims of the recent herders/farmers crisis in Jalingo and Ardo Government Areas, so...
The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed the alarm raised by the Yoruba Council of Elders over the large presence of Fulani herdsmen in the Southwest,...
Farmers in the country have received credit worth N174.48 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria through 19 commercial banks in a bid to diversify the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that loans granted about 550,000 rice farmers in the country who were affected by the 2018 flooding be...
Farmers under the aegis of The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) and Fertilisers Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) have announced a separate donation...
