Commissioners of agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have declared weeds as major drivers of low yield in cassava and the main constraint limiting the competitiveness of cassava farmers in the c […]

Scientists with Tropical Legumes III (TL III) and HOPE II projects and other agricultural scientists have held a three day in-country review and planning workshop at the secretariat of International Institute of […]

Anchor Borrowers Programme: Rice farmers in Mani Local Government Area of Katsina State have commended the Federal Government for its agricultural initiatives, especially the Anchor Borrowers Programme […]

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has started a campaign to control the infestation of farms in Nigeria by Fall Armyworm (FAW) pest via training of extension workers on its management.
Suffyan Koroma, […]

England must not just point the finger at Russia for having a racism problem – because their own under-17 team were subjected to “disgusting” online abuse, says Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate.
Southgate was […]

Google on Tuesday launched a new initiative, committing $300 million to help news publishers get more paid subscribers while stemming the flow of misinformation. 

The internet giant described the Google News […]

The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) on Wednesday, commenced nationwide compliance inspection of seed companies in the country.
Philips Olusegun-Ojo, Director-General, NASC, who spoke shortly after the […]

How to start Dry Season Vegetable Farming Business, Dry season farming is crop production during the dry season when rain is no longer falling. In this type of farming you depend solely on water provided to […]

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The Tony Elumelu Foundation has released the list of 1,000 successful applicants for its 2018 entrepreneurship programme.

Shortlisted from more than 150,000 applicants from 114 […]

Protesters attending the Alternative World Water Forum rush to cover themselves from the rain during in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, March 22, 2018. The Alternative World Water Forum, held alongside the U.N.’s […]

In this April 12, 2016 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Facebook founder Mark […]

Boko Haram stormed Dapchi in February and abducted 100 girls
In the early hours of Wednesday, Boko Haram militants drove into the Nigerian town of Dapchi and released the majority of the schoolgirls they had […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 29 goals in 53 appearances for Manchester United
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to join Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy after leaving Manchester United.
Ibrahimovic scored 29 goals in 53 […]