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By Cynthia Alo Stakeholders in the agriculture and financial sectors have reiterated the need for Nigeria to move beyond exporting raw agricultural commodities to processing and adding value to its farm produce to increase export earnings, create jobs and strengthen domestic industries. They made this known during the panel session themed, ‘Building Competitive Export Value […]

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By Cynthia Alo Nigerian farmers are largely unaware that their poultry, fish and cassava farms can be insured, an insurance and risk management expert, has said. In an exclusive interview with Vanguard AgroBiz at the just concluded ‘All-Inclusive Mass Media Training for Journalists in Lagos, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Umbrella Insurance Brokers Limited, […]

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…as Herrings specie defies general trend By Cynthia Alo Nigeria spent about N167.91 billion importing different fish varieties in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26. But the figure represents a 14.8 per cent decline from N197.17 billion recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025, Q2’25. Data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Foreign […]

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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— THE Presidency has entered into a technical partnership with the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme, implemented by Tetra Tech, to strengthen peace coordination, learning and impact measurement across North Central Nigeria. The SPRiNG Programme is a UK FCDO-funded initiative working to reduce conflict and strengthen the resilience of […]

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By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed a bill reviewing the remuneration of local government chairmen, councillors, development centre coordinators and other political office holders in the state. The bill, which amends Schedules A and C of Law No. 004 of 2008, as amended in 2015, was passed […]

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By Edwin Phillip, Lafia LAFIA — The Eggon Political Forum has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Dr David Emmanuel Ombugadu, as its preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The forum announced the endorsement in a communiqué issued after its meeting at Albert Event Hall, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government […]

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By Clifford Ndujihe Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the Governing Board of the South-South Development Commission, SSDC, Chibudom Nwuche, has urged the Federal Government to grant amnesty to repentant cultists and militant youths in the Orashi area of Rivers State who are willing to lay down their arms and […]

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By Gabriel Ewepu It is projected that Nigeria’s livestock sector has a huge potential and holds a projected contribution up to US$32 billion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, within the next 10 years if the private sector is properly positioned to drive the sector with the enabling environment provided. Speaking with Vanguard Agrobiz, […]

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More Nigerians are expected to return to Nigeria from South Africa this week due to xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreign nationals.

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Troops of Sector 5, Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, Bokkos, have foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued three victims along the Sha-Daffo road in Daffo District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.

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