The initial ban was put in place in 2012 by the country's cabinet. However, the basis for the ban is a debunked study by Gilles-Eric Séralini which linked GM foods to cancer in rats. The research publisher also retracted the study a year later.

Bandits have asked farmers in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State to pay a fine of ₦10 million to be able to return to their farms.

WHO claims that Africa has seen about 20% more tobacco farming land since 2005.

Alex Otti government to provide a ₦10 billion funding for 20,000 SMEs in agriculture and other high impact areas through partnerships in private sector.