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...

Nigeria's Dependence on Fish Imports
NIGERIA - Despite an abundant endowment of human and natural resources, Nigeria depends largely on importation to meet its fish consumption needs.

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,...

Fish Farmers Get N5m Loan
NIGERIA - Fish farmers in Ebute-Afuye community in Epe in Lagos state have received 5 million naira (NGN) in loans to boost fish production, a representative of...

Future of Africa's Aquaculture Discussed in London
NIGERIA - The future of Africa's fisheries and aquaculture development will be discussed today at the Commonwealth Foundation in London.

FAO Steps into Nigeria to Boost Aquaculture
NIGERIA - In an effort to improve Aquaculture in the country and further make it competitive in the international community, the Food and Agricultural Organisation,...

The Nigerian Aquaculture Plan Gets Going
NIGERIA - Operators in the aquaculture industry may soon have cause to smile as a policy aimed at shaping the direction of development in the industry is underway.National...

Exploring the True Potential of Nigeria's Fish
NIGERIA - There exists the possibility of putting over 60,000 hectares of land into fish farming in the Nigeria and only 10 per cent of this has been explored...

River State Fish Farm Project to Eradicate Poverty
NIGERIA - A massive aquaculture project in the Rivers State, involving 1000 tonnes of cold rooms to establish fish farms, is believed to eradicate poverty in...

New Nigerian Committee Gets Serious About Fish
NIGERIA - The Nigerian Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Rivers State on Aquaculture and Deep Sea Fishing has inaugurated two technical committees with...

Caged Aquaculture Showcased in Lagos
NIGERIA - Cage aquaculture has grown rapidly during the past decades and is presently undergoing swift changes in response to pressures from globalization and an...

Kwara Invests in a Thousand Fish Farmers
NIGERIA - Kwara State government has distributed equipment worth N4.9 million to 1,000 fish farmers.

700,000 Tonnes: The Weight of Nigeria's Slump
NIGERIA - In order to meet demand, Nigeria is importing 700,000 metric tonnes of frozen fish annually. This figure mirrors the current slump in production that...

Commissioner Assures Fish Farmers of Support
NIGERIA - Akwa Ibom State commissioner for agriculture and natural resources, Prof Etok Ekanem, has assured farmers in the state of government support for increased...

Support Needed to Boost Productivity and Potential
NIGERIA - The President of Nigeria's Catfish Farmers Association, Chief Tayo Akingbolagun, says that the government should provide an enabling environment for the...

DDC aquaculture project takes off in Abia
NIGERIA - The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has established an Aquaculture programme in Abia State as part of commission’s master plan to develop the...

FAO Supports Shrimp Farming in Nigeria
NIGERIA - The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Rome has thrown its weight behind shrimps farming in Nigeria.

Environment At Risk From Expanding Shrimp Sector
NIGERIA - Shrimp may be important to the menu and economy but it is feared that expansion of Nigeria's shrimp farming sector will devastate the environment.

OSOPADEC Disburses N80.9m to Individuals and Cooperatives
NIGERIA - The Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) has in the last one year disbursed N80.9 million to 748 individuals and 11 co-operative...

Lack of fish market stalls fish farming in Zamfara
NIGERIA - People are sceptical in embarking on fish farming in Zamfara state because there are no big hotels, restaurants or fish merchants that can buy the fish...