Joseph Akahome

Joseph O Akahome (OJ) is a writer, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature from the University of Benin. He is an avid agriculturist, with a bias for poultry and an insatiable appetite for chicken wings. When he is neither reading nor researching, he likes to spend recreational time playing board games, or swimming in serene forested lakes.

Bauchi Farmers Receive Boost For Dry Season Wheat Farming

News in brief: - The Nigerian government has distributed agricultural inputs to 1,400 farmers in Bauchi state for the dry season wheat farming season, aiming...

Nigerian Poultry Farmers Grapple With $3b Annual Loss From Counterfeit Inputs

News in brief: - Nigerian poultry farmers are grappling with an annual $3 billion loss due to agricultural input counterfeiting and poor quality. - To...

Dutch-Funded IITA Youth Project Aims To Empower Young Agripreneurs In Nigeria

News in brief: - The Youth in Agribusiness (YAS) project, funded by the Netherlands and implemented by the IITA, has been launched in Nigeria. - It focuses...

NCP Establishes Committee To Accelerate Bank Of Agriculture Revamp

News in brief: - The National Council on Privatization in Nigeria has formed an ad hoc committee to expedite the restructuring and revival of the...

Oysters In Peril: Pesticide Pollution Threatens Sustainability

News in brief: - A new research has raised concerns about health risks from pesticide residue in wild oysters, revealing 21 different pesticides in them. -...

Light Arms Proliferation Worsening Nigeria’s Farmer-Herder Conflicts — Warns IPCR

News in brief: - The Director General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, has warned about the escalating threat of...

Oyo State Commences Disbursement Of ₦1bn Loan To Farmers

News in brief: - The Oyo State Government has initiated disbursement of a ₦1 billion loan program aimed at supporting farmers across its seven geopolitical zones...

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