Govt Offers Financial Boost for Aquaculture
NIGERIA - The federal government has earmarked 33 billion naira (NGN) for water, aquaculture and environmental management programmes.

Nigeria Aims for Self-Sufficiency
NIGERIA - The Lagos State Government is working towards self-sufficiency in fish production through aquaculture.

New Technology to Help Nigeria Meet Fish Demand
NIGERIA - The Federal Government has deployed a simple but “proven” technology to encourage private fish farmers master the art of fingerling production and hatchery...

Government Constructs Hatcheries in Delta State
NIGERIA - The federal government is constructing two fish hatcheries in Delta state, Dr Ogaranya Tabs-Tabowei, the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural...

Female Participation Urged in Nigerian Aquaculture
NIGERIA - There has been a lot of efforts in recent times geared towards the empowerment of women in the agricultural sector. Women are responsible for half of...

Nigerian Government Pushes for Tilapia Production
NIGERIA - The Special Adviser to the Governor of Rivers State on Aquaculture and Deep Sea Fishing, Kurotamunoye Briggs has urged commercial fish farmers in the...

Aquaculture: the Saviour of Zamfara?
NIGERIA - According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), aquaculture can make an important contribution to poverty alleviation,...