The non-oil sector, which contributes over 90 percent of the GDP, has been left underdeveloped, resulting in a lopsided economic ...

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the ...

Garri is a very popular and easily accessible food in Nigeria. It is easy to prepare and store for at least a year. Garri has its own health benefits just like every other food but there is a ...

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Rivers State Cassava Project Limited, Mr Gibson Reuben, tragically lost ...

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has called on a Chinese farm equipment manufacturer, LOVOL, to consider setting up ...

According to him, “ You can see that we have invested a lot of money in cassava cultivation in Agbeyewa and presently we are harvesting about 380 hectares and if 380 hectares go into the market in the ...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has said that there is ‘No reason Nigeria should be a poor Nation.” The monarch also emphasised the untapped potential of cassava derivatives ...

On the average, yields in Nigeria are less than nine tons per hectare but improved varieties grown by Cassava Seed Entrepreneurs (CSEs) offer 20 tons and above, according to Sasakawa Africa ...

The increased use of maize and cassava for ethanol production may result in higher feed prices across Nigeria and other regions in Africa, a don, Prof Kola Adebayo has said. Prof Adebayo who is ...