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]]> Trevor Noah Makes Fun Of Audu Ogbeh’s Pizza Comment https://www.theinfostride.com/trevor-noah-makes-fun-of-audu-ogbehs-pizza-comment/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:27:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=230606 South African presenter, Trevor Noah has shared his reaction to Audu Ogbeh’s comments about pizza and its hilarious. Trevor shared a clip of the statement by the Minister of Agriculture, who said some Nigerian citizens do order pizza from London, words many tagged as incredible and disgraceful. Mr Noah did not let it slide as [...]

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]]> FG Is About To Re-Construct Grazing Reserves — Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-is-about-to-re-construct-grazing-reserves-audu-ogbeh/ Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:29:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=229084 The Federal Government has said it plans on starting the reconstruction of grazing reserves in Nigeria. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh revealed this recently. He said the reconstruction was vital to the Federal Government so it can be used to decrease the high unemployment rate in Nigeria. His words, “The grazing reserves [...]

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]]> Buhari Will Grow Our Agricultural Sector – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-will-grow-our-agricultural-sector-audu-ogbeh/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 01:52:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228166 Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his resounding victory after Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Minister said Buhari’s four years will definitely take the Nigeria’s agriculture sector to greater heights. His words, “The president’s victory at the poll did not come as a [...]

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]]> Border Will Be Shut In A Few Days – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/border-will-be-shut-in-a-few-days-audu-ogbeh/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:59:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209206 Audu Ogbeh has accused a neighbouring African country of trying to damage Nigeria’s economy by smuggling rice into the country. While speaking in Abuja on Monday, June 18, 2018, the minister alleged that an unnamed neighbouring country, which Nigeria shares borders with, is importing more rice than China so it can smuggle it into Nigeria [...]

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]]> We Must Switch To Ranching In Nigeria – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/we-must-switch-to-ranching-in-nigeria-audu-ogbeh/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:21:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209164 The federal government has publicly taken a stand against open grazing by cattle herders as relevant stakeholders put together a framework to put a definitive end to violent clashes between roaming herders and farming communities. Audu Ogbeh said the government will now switch to ranching as the most viable option to put an end to [...]

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]]> Open Grazing Is No Longer Viable – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/open-grazing-is-no-longer-viable-audu-ogbeh/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:22:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209069 The federal government has publicly taken a stand against open grazing by cattle herders as relevant stakeholders put together a framework to put a definitive end to violent clashes between roaming herders and farming communities. Audu Ogbeh said the government will now switch to ranching as the most viable option to put an end to [...]

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]]> I Was The First Nigerian To Mill Rice Free Of Stones – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/i-was-the-first-nigerian-to-mill-rice-free-of-stones-audu-ogbeh/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:21:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209067 Audu Ogbeh has accused a neighbouring African country of trying to damage Nigeria’s economy by smuggling rice into the country. While speaking in Abuja on Monday, June 18, 2018, the minister alleged that an unnamed neighbouring country, which Nigeria shares borders with, is importing more rice than China so it can smuggle it into Nigeria [...]

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]]> Food Security Is An Integral Part Of National Security – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/food-security-is-an-integral-part-of-national-security-audu-ogbeh/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:32:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=190805 Chief Audu Ogbeh, yesterday urged officers and men of the Nigerian Army to join other Nigerians and invest in agriculture. “We are here to sentisise army officers and create awareness for them to see agriculture as a business and to strengthen the resolve of those in crops, aquaculture and animal husbandry. “Food security is an [...]

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]]> North East States Will Experience Food Shortages In 2018 – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/north-east-states-will-experience-food-shortages-in-2018-audu-ogbeh/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:55:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=188696 The Federal Government said yesterday that it had saved enough food to address possible shortages in some states in 2018. ’Some states in North East and other parts of the country will likely experience low agricultural yield in 2018 due to climate change and weather issues. ‘’However, starvation is out of the issue, I can [...]

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]]> Agricultural Policies Are Aimed At Diversifying Our Economy – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/agricultural-policies-are-aimed-at-diversifying-our-economy-audu-ogbeh/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 07:40:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=188327 Chief Audu Ogbeh has come out to say the Federal Government is negotiating with some foreign countries to aid the exportation of Nigeria’s agricultural produce. Audu said that the agricultural policies of the Federal Government in the last two years were aimed at promoting the diversification of the economy. He mentioned that the ministry had [...]

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]]> Nigeria Already Made Very Serious Mistakes – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-already-made-very-serious-mistakes-audu-ogbeh/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 06:37:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183789 Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has advised policy makers to be watchful of adopting international policies and ideas in the country. “We should thank God that we are still together after 57 years, we should thank God that he has blessed this country with a whole lot of things. “We should also [...]

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]]> Our Slaughtering Of Cows Is Quite Alarming – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/our-slaughtering-of-cows-is-quite-alarming-audu-ogbeh/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:02:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181945 Audu Ogbeh has warned that Nigeria might be facing a scarcity of cow meat very soon. According to him, the country’s consumption of cow meat is not the same as its calving activities, putting the country in economic danger if not adequately addressed. “The way we are consuming cows, slaughtering them is quite alarming. Lagos [...]

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]]> Audu Ogbeh Praises Nigerian Farmers https://www.theinfostride.com/audu-ogbeh-praises-nigerian-farmers/ Sat, 09 Sep 2017 20:58:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181493 The Federal Government has praised farmers all over the country for their contribution toward getting the country out of recession. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, made this statement. Ogbeh however begged farmers, middlemen and traders to avoid indiscriminate increase in the price of [...]

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]]> Women Farmers calls for Gender Responsive Agricultural Policies in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/women-farmers-calls-for-gender-responsive-agricultural-policies-in-nigeria/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:59:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174397 The Smallholder Women Farmers Association of Nigeria (SHOWFAN) yesterday called for the introduction of gender responsive agricultural policies to encourage women farmers. The group’s leader, Miss Lola Fademi, made the appeal when the group visited Mr Adegoke Bamidele, Kwara Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, in Ilorin. Fademi, while presenting a 10-point demand to the [...]

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]]> Ogbeh discloses Nigeria will be Self-Sufficient in Rice Production by November, assures on Imminent Price Fall https://www.theinfostride.com/ogbeh-discloses-nigeria-will-be-self-sufficient-in-rice-production-by-november-assures-on-imminent-price-fall/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:14:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173050 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that the country will be self sufficient in rice production by November, which he said will force a reduction in the price of the commodity. He frowned on what he called the people’s unbridled penchant and taste for foreign foods, most of which, he said, [...]

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]]> Edo State Farmers Lauds FG Initiative On Yam Export https://www.theinfostride.com/edo-state-farmers-lauds-fg-initiative-on-yam-export/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:46:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171535 All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Edo chapter, has lauded Federal Government initiative on yam exportation to UK and U.S. The AFAN Chairman in the state, Mr Emmanuel Odigie, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Sunday. He said the initiative would boost yam production in [...]

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]]> Nigeria Is Set To Export Yams to UK, US – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-is-set-to-export-yams-to-uk-us-audu-ogbeh/ Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:33:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167318 )Nigeria may officially export its first consignment of certified yams to the UK and U.S. by the end of June, Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has disclosed. The minister made this disclosure in a statement signed by Mr Olukayode Oyeleye, Special Media and Communication in the ministry in Abuja on [...]

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]]> Sokoto State Government Creates 27,000 Jobs In Agric Sector https://www.theinfostride.com/sokoto-state-government-creates-27000-jobs-in-agric-sector/ Thu, 11 May 2017 05:48:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=164310 Sokoto State Government says it has created no fewer than 27,166 jobs in the agricultural sector in the last two years. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal said this on Wednesday in Sokoto at the opening of a stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop on Climate Change Adaptation and Agri-business Support, organised in collaboration with the State Office of International Fund [...]

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]]> Cassava Helps Fight Poverty In Nigeria – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/cassava-helps-fight-poverty-in-nigeria-audu-ogbeh/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:14:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159087 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said on Tuesday that cassava is a crop that helps fight poverty in Nigeria. Ogbeh said this while speaking at the Annual Planning Meeting of NextGen Cassava Breeding Project at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan. The minister was represented at the occasion [...]

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]]> Audu Ogbeh Explains Role Of Task Force On Food Prices https://www.theinfostride.com/audu-ogbeh-explains-role-of-task-force-on-food-prices/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 14:07:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155662 The Federal Government has said that the inter-ministerial task force set up to address causes for the continuous increase in food prices was not meant to discourage farmers in the country. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development told newsmen in Abuja on Saturday that it was aimed at balancing and equalising [...]

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]]> No Famine In Nigeria – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/no-famine-in-nigeria-audu-ogbeh/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 14:01:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=150376 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has reassured Nigerians that there will be no famine due to the massive food production in the country. Ogbeh said this in Abuja while addressing newsmen on the sidelines of the three-day 11th African Economic Conference which began on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria [...]

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]]> Buhari’s Cabinet Is A Year Old https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-cabinet-is-a-year-old/ Sat, 12 Nov 2016 13:40:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147822 There’s this joke around town that FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello, only proves how useful he is when President Muhammadu Buhari is on his way out of the country through the international Airport in Abuja. Holding aloft an Umbrella as the rain beats against the tarmac in the background, Bello has come to epitomise just how [...]

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]]> Nigeria Has Deficit In Supply Of Food Items – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-has-deficit-in-supply-of-food-items-audu-ogbeh/ Sat, 12 Nov 2016 10:56:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147814 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh says the country has deficit in the supply of food commodities. The minister said this while receiving a team of Russian investors led by the country’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Udovicnenko Nikolai who visited him in Abuja on Friday. Ogbeh said that the present administration was [...]

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]]> US Based Nigerians To Return Home If Life Gets Difficult – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/us-based-nigerians-to-return-home-if-life-gets-difficult-audu-ogbeh/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:42:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147608 Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh has said that Nigerians in the US can come back home if they find life difficult under Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump shocked the world on Wednesday, November 9, when he emerged winner of the presidential elections defeating former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Ogbeh made the comments on Wednesday after [...]

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]]> Abdullahi Dikko Refunds N1b To FG https://www.theinfostride.com/abdullahi-dikko-refunds-n1b-to-fg/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 12:18:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146465 The former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, has returned N1,040,000, 000 to the Federal Government’s coffers. Dikko has been under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly diverting funds belonging to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), to the tune of N40b. According to Punch, a source in [...]

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]]> Audu Ogbeh Not Happy With Delay In Release Of Budgetary Allocation https://www.theinfostride.com/audu-ogbeh-not-happy-with-delay-in-release-of-budgetary-allocation/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145375 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has decried the slow release of budgetary allocation to execute projects that will increase food productivity in the country. Ogbeh ‎made this known when he received the Senate Committee on Agriculture led by it’s Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu in Abuja on Monday. The committee paid [...]

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]]> Price Of Rice Will Fall By November – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/price-of-rice-will-fall-by-november-audu-ogbeh/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:46:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145364 The Federal Government has assured that the price of rice will start crashing from next month, November. It said with more Nigerians back to their various farms, the next harvesting season, which is November will see the price of rice fall. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, stated this on Monday, [...]

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]]> FG Imports Rice Worth $6m Daily – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-imports-rice-worth-6m-daily-audu-ogbeh/ Sat, 17 Sep 2016 01:34:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144314 The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh has revealed that the Federal Government imports $6m worth of rice daily. Ogbeh said this while speaking to selected farmers in Ebonyi state. He also revealed that the funds to sustain the importation of rice is no longer available. Ogbeh added that the Federal Government has also decided to [...]

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]]> Eating Rice Always Is Risky – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/eating-rice-always-is-risky-audu-ogbeh/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 02:58:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=143951 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has revealed that consuming rice in large quantity on a regular basis was a bit of health risk, adding that substituting it with potato would be welcomed development. He said that the consumption of rice in the country was rising and that a lot of [...]

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]]> Do Not Use Grinding Machines – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/do-not-use-grinding-machines-audu-ogbeh/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:00:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=143084 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday warned Nigerians against using grinding machine to grind vegetables. Ogbeh, who gave the warning at the launching and National Dissemination of Food and Nutrition Policy in Abuja, said that the machine was not good for such purpose. According to him, the machines which [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s Health Minister Inaugurates Ebonyi’s N350m Lassa Fever Centre https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-health-minister-inaugurates-ebonyis-n350m-lassa-fever-centre/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:26:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=142965 The N350 million Lassa Fever Virology Diagnostic and Treatment Centre built by the Ebonyi State Government has been inaugurated by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole. Adewole, who was in company with his Agriculture counterpart, Chief Audu Ogbeh and Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, during the ceremony, said he was excited that a state [...]

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]]> Ebonyi’s One-Man, One Hectare Agriculture Programme Begins As Youths Get Cheques https://www.theinfostride.com/ebonyis-one-man-one-hectare-agriculture-programme-begins-as-youths-get-cheques/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 07:31:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=142961 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Monday flagged of the Governor David Umahi administration’s one-man, one hectare agricultural programme in the state. The ocassion which was witnessed by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, was kick started with the planting of palm trees at Ezillo Farm and a symbolic [...]

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]]> Audu Ogbeh Distributes Improved Variety Of Cassava Stem To Farmers https://www.theinfostride.com/audu-ogbeh-distributes-improved-variety-of-cassava-stem-to-farmers/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 21:43:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=142561 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Saturday distributed improved variety of cassava stem to farmers in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue. While distributing the stems which were developed by the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP-Nigeria), Ogbeh said they were enriched with Vitamin `A’ to enhance nutrition. The minister [...]

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]]> Governor Umahi’s 3-Day Abuja Economic Shuttle By Emma Anya – Part 1 https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-umahis-3-day-abuja-economic-shuttle-by-emma-anya-part-1/ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 08:45:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133414 It was a three-day action-packed economic and political activities for Governor David Umahi in Abuja last week. The activities began Monday, June 7 with a visit by his Excellency to the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, at the ministry’s office. Thereafter, the governor in company with some of his key aides headed for the [...]

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]]> FG Has Dumped Grazing Reserves Idea – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-has-dumped-grazing-reserves-idea-audu-ogbeh/ Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:31:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133114 The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has revealed that the Federal Government has dumped the controversial idea of establishing grazing reserves and opted for the construction of ranches. Ogbeh made this revelation on Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Palace of the Lamido Adamawa. The minister said states that are not in support of [...]

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]]> FG Cannot Stop Herdsmen – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-cannot-stop-herdsmen-audu-ogbeh/ Thu, 09 Jun 2016 23:06:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=131651 The minister of agriculture and rural development, Audu Ogbeh has revealed why the Federal Government cannot stop herdsmen who are not Nigerians. Ogbeh said on Thursday, June 9, 2016, that the ECOWAS Transhumance Protocol allows for the free movement of citizens from member countries. The minister said this in Abuja, at the Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum [...]

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]]> Audu Ogbeh Defend Importation Of Grass From Brazil https://www.theinfostride.com/audu-ogbeh-defend-importation-of-grass-from-brazil/ Thu, 09 Jun 2016 22:49:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=131624 The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh has explained the need for the federal government’s decision to import grass for ranches and grazing reserves in Nigeria. Speaking at the inaugural town hall meeting in Abuja on Thursday, June 9, 2016, the minister said the move would ensure that cattle produce quality meat and milk for local [...]

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]]> Nigerians May Starve To Death By 2050 – Audu Ogbeh https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-may-starve-to-death-by-2050-audu-ogbeh/ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:53:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119927 The Presidency on Thursday, February 4, lamented the danger awaiting Nigerians by 2050 if optimal attention is not paid to farming. The Federal Government said the country’s population would rise to 509 million by that year, noting that the present mode of farming will not sustain the increasing population The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu [...]

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]]> Can President Buhari Reset The Clock? https://www.theinfostride.com/can-president-buhari-reset-clock/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:24:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107976 After six months of deliberation, a new team of largely technocratic ministers faces daunting economic and security challenges It is called ‘Buhari Mean Time’ in Abuja. It started as a jocular description and then became a warning: President Muhammadu Buhari will not be rushed into decisions, especially when it comes to appointments. The new cabinet [...]

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