TACKLING BUSH BURNING IS THE FOCUS OF TODAY’S VIEWPOINT. IT IS WRITTEN BY EMMANUEL DADA, A YOUTH CORPS MEMBER IN THE NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. As the dry season tightens its grip and harmattan winds begin to sweep across Nigeria, the country braces itself for the annual hazard of bush burning. Bush burning is…
By Micheal Adeyemo Oyo State Government has promised a continuous empowerment of farmers in the state in enhancing food sufficiency. Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye made this known at the 2024 Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS Green Exhibition held at the station’s exhibition ground, Ibadan. According to Barrister Olaleye,…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has empowered 2,775 farmers in 109 crop production clusters spread across all senatorial districts in the country. All the clusters were provided with agricultural production inputs and supplies such as power tiller, knapsack sprayers, herbicides, organic fertilisers and over 5,000 metric tonnes of maize seeds. Each of…