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Security

Blood on the farm: The Ondo State farmer-herder crises that have left many dead

Okeluse and other communities in Ose Local Government Area have been battling attacks by bandits. Many have locked themselves in their communities, while others have abandoned their homes on account of deaths, property losses, and burnt farms recorded there. These agrarian communities are helpless, and their hope of surviving the onslaught is fading by the day.

Finance

UBA backs manufacturers, government, others but not farmers

Agriculture has been a shining light in the Nigerian economy, contributing 25.58 percent to the gross domestic product in 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The sector contributed 26.46 percent to overall GDP in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2022,