By Blessing Enagu The Cross River State Government, in partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, has commenced a statewide Train-the-Trainer workshop aimed at equipping farmers, agricultural officers, and extension workers with modern seed yam production techniques. The programme, which kicked off in Calabar Municipal for participants from the Southern Senatorial District, is designed…
By Ovat Lawrence, PhD Today, we are pleased to announce that the Cross River State Government, through the “Project Grow” initiative, has successfully delivered its pilot shipment of 114 x 100kg bags of soybeans to Flour Mills Plc in Ibadan, Oyo State. The loading and offloading of the produce were carried out between 18th and…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has generated over N5 billion in Cross River in six years, the State Coordinator, Innocent Ogbin, has said. Ogbin disclosed this on Friday in Calabar during a media round table to intimate the public on the performance of the…
By Blessing Enagu CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In fulfilment of his People’s First agenda and commitment to the people of Etung, Governor Bassey Otu, Executive Governor of Cross River State, has approved the release of the sum of ₦86 million to Etung Cocoa Estate Landlord Communities for the payment of land rent arrears from cocoa allocations…
By Our Reporter YENAGOA (CONVERSEER) – As part of the Federal government Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Programme L-PRESS Project, the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has delivered livestock vaccines to Bayelsa State government. The vaccines are part of the nationwide vaccination exercise against Trans-Boundary Animal Diseases (TADs), aimed at improving breed quality, boosting farmers’…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) says it is tackling food insecurity by equipping young engineers with practical irrigation and agribusiness skills. APWEN President, Dr Adebisi Osim, said this during an irrigation farming training programme for young engineering graduates from the University of Calabar at the…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has officially launched its Deforestation-Free Policy on Cocoa and Oil Palm, developed with the support of the UK Government-funded Propcom+ programme. The policy was unveiled on Wednesday at the Government House, Calabar. Speaking at the launch, Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey…
By Our Reporter OBANLIKU (CONVERSEER) – Cygnus Alliances Nigeria Limited (CANL) has recorded a major milestone in Obanliku Local Government Area with the signing of three strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in a single ceremony, launching a comprehensive public-private initiative aimed at transforming agricultural education, youth empowerment and rural economic development. The MoUs were signed…
By Our Reporter KADUNA (CONVERSEER) – The Kaduna State Government is intensifying efforts to attract major investment into its planned 200 million dollars poultry project, as Governor Uba Sani continues a strategic working visit to Beijing, China. During the visit the Governor toured key agricultural and livestock facilities, including CP Foods Layers and Eggs Ltd.,…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has been honoured with the Best Governor in Agriculture and Food Security at the 2025 Africa Food Heroes Awards. The event which held Thursday at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre in Abuja was in recognition of Governor Otu’s administration’s significant contributions to…
