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Farmers in Nigeria are likely to experience bumper harvests at the end of this year’s wet season following the release of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) 2018 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) which indicates that normal rainfall will persist across the country. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State, Aviation, who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the official presentation of the SRP report, explained that the expectation for this year is a normal length of season with normal rainfall amounts in most parts of the country. The report entitled, "seasonal climate forecasting for sustainable development" and presented by the Prof. Sani Mashi, Director-General, NiMet, noted that this year’s rainfall "shouldn't present any major threat to agriculture." Giving specifics on the predictions, Mashi said: "The earliest onset date is expected to be from March 1 around the coastal region of the South-South. The onset date changes as we mov...

Dr. Nasiru Mohammed, Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has said efforts are underway to train 30 unemployed young persons in agricultural production in a bid to make them self-dependent. Mohammed disclosed this during the opening ceremony/orientation of the Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme organized by the Rural Employment Promotion Department of the NDE for beneficiaries at the Municipal Hall in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state. He added that President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision for agriculture involves working with key stakeholders to build an agric business economy capable of delivering sustained prosperity by meeting domestic food security goals and job creation. Represented by Mr. Marcel Igboanude, Ebonyi State Coordinator for NDE, the Director General explained that the primary objective of the scheme was to ensure that young people are gainfully employed through massive job creation in agriculture. Acc...