The government-led initiative dubbed the "Earn from the Soil" program focuses on improving processing facilities, strengthening export infrastructure, and empowering smallholder farmers to shift the focus from subsistence farming to a profitable export-driven sector. So far, it has scaled up several small-scale subsistence businesses and increased interest in high-value crops like cocoa, sesame seeds, cashews, and ginger.
Monday, January 6, 2025
Video - Nigeria launches program to accelerate agricultural export
The government-led initiative dubbed the "Earn from the Soil" program focuses on improving processing facilities, strengthening export infrastructure, and empowering smallholder farmers to shift the focus from subsistence farming to a profitable export-driven sector. So far, it has scaled up several small-scale subsistence businesses and increased interest in high-value crops like cocoa, sesame seeds, cashews, and ginger.
Video - Nigerian authorities caution citizens against traveling to Australia amid rising hate crimes
Nigerian authorities have issued a warning to citizens against traveling to Australia due to increasing reports of verbal abuse and discrimination targeting foreigners. The advisory follows Australia’s travel warning to its citizens concerning escalating security concerns in Nigeria.
Video - Nigerians kick off new year with annual carnival
The Fanti Carnival Parade, held at the beginning of every year in Lagos, blends Nigerian, Brazilian, and Cuban cultures. The colorful event showcases unique aspects of the cultures and traditions associated not only with the three nations, but other indigenous communities as well.
Video - Nigeria to reallocate land over unpaid fees
The Nigerian government will reallocate over 700 plots in Abuja seized from individuals and corporate entities for failing to pay land occupancy fees or meet development deadlines. 614 more landholders risk similar action if they fail to complete their payments.
Video - Defence chief of Nigeria on human rights abuse reports and security
For more than 15 years, Nigeria’s armed forces have battled Boko Haram and groups affiliated with ISIL (ISIS), with millions affected and thousands killed. Despite government claims of “technical defeat”, rebel attacks persist, raising critical questions about strategy and accountability. General Christopher Musa, Nigeria's chief of defence staff, talks about it and also discusses allegations of human rights abuses and corruption within the military and challenges that threaten troop morale and operational capacity. Meanwhile, security concerns are amplified by political instability in the region, including coups and external influences such as Russia.
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