Diesel cost, exchange rate, logistics major killers By Vincent A. Yusuf (Abuja), Idris Mahmud, Abdullahi Izma Yamadi (Katsina), Ismail Adebayo (Birnin Kebbi), Ibrahim Musa Giginyu (Kano) & Magaji Isa Hunkuyi (Jalingo) Since May 29, 2023 when fuel subsidy removal was announced, it triggered more than 200 per cent…
Farmers get 72hrs to pay Blame game in Benue, Edo Aflatoxins destroy large quantity By Vincent A. Yusuf (Abuja), Ibrahim Musa Giginyu (Kano), Hope Abah Emmanuel (Makurdi), Usman A. Bello (Benin) & Dickson S. Adama (Jos) Towards the end of the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the federal government ordered the release of…
By Vincent A. Yusuf (Abuja), Ibrahim Musa Giginyu (Kano) & Dickson S. Adama (Jos) As the rainy season intensifies, the prices of tomatoes and onions across the states have started to increase. Tomato and onion production in the country is mostly rain-fed, with most smallholder farmers that dominate the space not having the technology needed […]
By Vincent A. Yusuf (Abuja), Abubakar Akote (Minna), Ibrahim Musa Giginyu (Kano) & Mahmoud Idris, Katsina In the last two years, Nigerian rice farmers and processors have had relief from the menace of smuggling, which for years made the country a very good market for perpetrators. Since the advent of COVID-19 and restriction of […]