Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Ogun State Government says its aquaculture support programme under the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP) has helped fish farmers in the state make about ₦9.17 billion. This was achieved through continuous support such as cheaper fish feed, better facilities, and training for farmers. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Bolu Owotomo,…
The Ogun State Government has restated its commitment to improving security for farmers, herders, and livestock producers in order to protect food production and keep rural communities safe. This assurance was given by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Monday at the Department of Veterinary Services…
The Ogun State House of Assembly has called for the immediate revitalisation of Apoje Farms in Ijebu-Igbo as part of a wider review of farm settlements, government plantations, and forest reserves across the state. The resolution followed debate on a motion sponsored by Hon. Rasheed Kashamu (Ijebu North I), titled “Need for the Revamp of…
Former Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Samson Odedina, has urged Nigerian youths to take up farming as a viable and rewarding career path, describing agriculture as a key solution to the country’s unemployment, food insecurity, and foreign exchange challenges. Speaking with journalists on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Odedina said young people have…
The Canadian Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Ogun State Government in the area of agriculture. The Deputy High Commissioner, Government of Canada, Teshome Nkurumah disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Oke-Mosan office in Abeokuta, said that the Canadian Government was on a mission to find…
The Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture has set in motion machinery to consolidate on its achievements in the promotion of selected key value chains such as rice, cassava, poultry, and fish, among others, while it anticipates support to farms and firms from World Bank Intervention in the next fiscal year, thus the Ministry has proposed…
The Ogun government has been nominated to take advantage of three pilot federal government programs aimed at better positioning the country as the country’s food basket. The announcement was made by the Executive Secretary of the National Agency for Agricultural Land Development (NALDA) Paul Icone on his way to the office of the Governor of…
A Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) analysis of the state’s agricultural production indicates that Ogun State has competitive advantages in the cultivation of food crops such as cassava, plantain, rice, yam, maize and sweet potato, among others and cash crops such as cocoa, oil palm, timbers, kola nuts, cashew and rubber. Proximity to Lagos,…
Following the signing of ‘’letter of intent’’ between the Ogun State Government and In-vivo, France-based agency, at the State House in Abuja, to regenerate 108,000 hectares of degraded lands in the forest and game reserves of Imeko and Aworo in the State, Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has assured people of the State of greater benefits Addressing…
My father mocked me for being a Ph.D holder, not a medical doctor — Akinwunmi Adesina When he was ushered into the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, last week, for the conferment of the 2017 World Food Prize, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina received a standing ovation. The award was an endorsement of his activities…
