From Our Correspondent Sen. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has tasked agriculturists, research institutes and relevant stakeholders towards developing new breeding programmes for Okro. TheNewsZenith reports that Kyari gave the charge at the opening of a three-day international conference on Okro cultivation, on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State. The theme of […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Thursday in Calabar, launched the Agribusiness Innovative Forum (LAbIF) under the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project. Dr Abiodun Sanni, National Project Coordinator of LIFE-ND in Calabar, described the forum as a multi-stakeholder platform comprising the project beneficiaries […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has invited foreign investors to collaborate on local production and domestication of Lithium batteries and other renewable energy solutions in Nigeria. Bashir Gwandu, CEO of NASENI announced this while receiving business delegation from LEMI Technology Shenzhen, China, on Monday in Abuja. Ms Joyce […]
Sales of BMW and mini battery electric vehicles (BEVs) more than doubled year-on-year and reached 215,755 units in 2022, the BMW Group said on Tuesday. “We are confident we can build on this success in 2023. “This is as we continue to see high order intake for our fully-electric models,” BMW AG Board member, Pieter […]