Collapsed Bridge: WOFAN’s intervention sparks govt action in Kano after five years of neglect

For over five years, the people of Kadawa Community in Garun Mallam Local Government Area of Kano State have endured the hardships caused by the collapse of a bridge that once connected them to neighbouring villages and farmlands. The bridge’s collapse severely impacted the daily lives of over 3,000 farmers, schoolchildren, and residents who relied on it…

2024 IWD: WOFAN, Partners Launch Ambulance To Promote Inclusive Access To Healthcare In Rural Farming FCT Communities

Women in Gwarimpa Village and environs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) could not contain their joy on Thursday as they celebrated the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) with the launch of an innovative portable ambulance to promote inclusive access to healthcare in underserved communities by WOFAN-ICON2 Project and some of the organization’s partners. SOLACEBASE reports that the portable ambulance,…

Salamatu-WOFAN: One Woman’s Ferocious Fight Against Family Hunger And Poverty In Nigeria – By Prof. MK Othman

Nigeria, as a developing country, has a pocket of rotten eggs but is endowed with kindhearted people who give a helping hand to people in need. Hajia Salamatu Garba is a benevolent personality who founded the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) to provide hope to the hopeless. The story of WOFAN creation is a heartwarming…

Stakeholders push for Agric Extension Delivery Bill

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have intensified efforts towards pushing for an Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalisation Bill. Speaking at the multi-stakeholder meeting on Revised Draft Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalisation Bill, Executive Director of Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) ICON2 Project, Hajiya Salamatu Garba, noted that the bill is expected to identify areas that Nigeria can…

Senate, House of Reps Committees on Agriculture welcome agricultural extension services bill

The Chairman, House Committee on Agricultural Services, Honourable Bello Kaoje and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, have commended the Women Farmers Advancement Network and Country Representatives (WOFAN-ICON2 Project) for the proposed agricultural extension services delivery revitalisation bill and contribution to the development of agriculture in…

Senate C’mtee Pledges Speedy Agricultural Extension Services Bill Passage

Sen. Saliu Mustapha, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, has assured of the speedy passage of agricultural extension services delivery revitalisation bill. Mustapha gave the assurance at a one-day technical session on the draft agricultural extension service delivery revitalisation bill organised by Women Farmers Advancement Network and country representatives (WOFAN-ICON2) project…

Senate Pledges Speedy Passage Of Agric Extension Bill

Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Saliu Mustapha has assured of the speedy passage of Agricultural Extension Services Delivery Revitalisation Bill. Mustapha gave the assurance at technical session on the draft of the bill organised by Women Farmers Advancement Network and country representatives (WOFAN-ICON2) project in Abuja. The bill aims to…

Senate pledges speedy passage of agric extension services bill

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha, has assured the speedy passage of agricultural extension services delivery revitalisation bill. Mustapha gave the assurance at a technical session on the draft agricultural extension service delivery revitalisation bill organised by Women Farmers Advancement Network and country representatives (WOFAN-ICON2) project…

Food Security: National Assembly Pledges Speedy Passage Of Agricultural Extension Service Delivery Revitalisation Bill

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, Senator Saliu Mustapha has pledged that the National Assembly will ensure speedy passage of the agricultural extension service delivery revitalisation bill to accelerate food security. SOLACEBASE reports that Mustapha gave the assurance at a technical session on the draft agricultural extension service delivery revitalisation…