He sat on a bench under a sprawling mango tree in his farm, leaning his aching back on the trunk. He hit himself with his right palm in a desperate attempt to snuff lives out of mosquitoes that would ...

The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that ...

Nigerian-born scientist, Father Godfrey Nzamujo, started with a small, barren piece of land in Benin in 1985. His quest to a "zero waste" agricultural system was ignited by the drought and famine of ...

The Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA) on Sunday launched two integrated farm projects in Okpe and Uneme Nekhua both in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo as part of the ...

Nigeria desperately needs a rebirth--beginning with an appellative rebirth. That's why I think Professor Akin Oyebode, University of Lagos professor of international law and Ekiti State delegate at ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that diversifying the economy of the state has become inevitable due to the need to solve the problem of food shortages while also providing jobs for ...

Starting in the medieval period, a series of powerful kingdoms developed in West Africa. These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories and ...

To ensure food security under its “Arise Agenda”, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has sent 31 youths for training in Songhai agricultural technology at Cotonou, Benin Republic. The exercise is to ...

Weeding. Mr Samson Luwagga, the project assistant in-charge of training and development removes weed from the cabbages in Kampiringisa last Friday. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI Mpigi. An attractive ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal on Sunday expressed the readiness and determination of the state government to complete all abandoned projects in the agricultural ...

Nigerian-born scientist, Father Godfrey Nzamujo, started with a small, barren piece of land in Benin in 1985. His quest to a "zero waste" agricultural system was ignited by the drought and famine of ...