Yam

FCT residents turn to Irish sweet potatoes as yam prices soar

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the high cost of yams…

I hop from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m – physically-challenged yam hawker

A physically-challenged Malam Abdullahi Abubakar, says he hawks yams in a wheelbarrow in Gombe…

Gbagyi female yam farmers and traders call for support

Asabe Awoyi, also called ‘Maman Maryam’ is a 47-year- old yam trader, who hawks…

Monarch appeals to FG to make road accessible for farmers

A commercial farmer and monarch, Eze Linus Mbah has appealed to federal and state…

Nigeria ranked one of world’s largest producers of Yam

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture says the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has ranked…

Increases in prices of meat, oils, bread, vegetables, others push annual inflation up to 11.61%

Higher food prices after borders with neighbouring countries were closed in a crackdown on…

Hot porridge kills three children in Bauchi, leaves one in critical condition

An extremely hot porridge being transported in a tricycle in Bauchi State has claimed…

Kidnappers collect N3.5m, carton of Schnapps, 30 litres of palm oil, 10 tubers of yam as ransom in Ogun

Four suspected kidnappers who reportedly collected a sum of N3.5m, a carton of Schnapps,…

THEY ASKED ME TO PAY THEM MONEY! Man narrates how policemen battered him over roasted yam and being broke

A beautician, Omobola Victor, has demanded the prosecution of some policemen attached to the…