Category: Agriculture
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BAFCO Raises Alarm Over Fake Fertiliser in Bauchi
The Bauchi Fertiliser Company Limited (BAFCO) has warned farmers in the state to beware of counterfeit fertilisers being sold in local markets ahead of the 2025 farming season. In a statement released on Friday by BAFCO’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Rabiu Idris, the company’s Executive Chairman, Mr Kefas Magaji, expressed concern over the growing presence…
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Tomato Farmers Hit Hard as Nigeria Loses N1.3 Billion to “Tomato Ebola” Outbreak
In what experts are describing as a major blow to Nigeria’s agricultural sector, the federal government has revealed that the country has lost over N1.3 billion due to a severe outbreak of a plant disease commonly known as “tomato ebola” in three states. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, disclosed the information…
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SDP Condemns North-East Exclusion from Agro-Scheme
The Forum of State Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the North-East has raised concerns over the exclusion of the region from the Federal Government’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative. The party officials, speaking at the end of their zonal meeting in Gombe, described the omission as “deliberate and unjust.” The communique,…
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Fisherman lost at sea for 90 days survived on turtles, roaches
A remarkable story of survival has emerged from the Pacific Ocean, where 61-year-old fisherman Máximo Napa Castro was found alive after spending 95 days lost at sea. Castro, who set off from the southern Peruvian coast on December 7, 2024, was rescued on March 11, 2025, by an Ecuadorian fishing vessel off the coast of…