Senator Abubakar Kyari, minister of Agriculture and Food Security took a long expected step this week, when he launched the deployment of the 2000 tractors, which were delivered to Nigeria in the middle of 2025. The step came days after the National Assembly raised questions on the tractors. The lawmakers had during the defence of…
When the Bola Ahmed Tinubu came in as the president of the country on May 29, 2023, nearly every citizen thought everything would change over night. Judging from the history of his performance, as governor in Lagos for eight years, to his campaign slogan of Re- Newed Hope Agenda, people believed, either wrongly or otherwise,…
For Nigeria to successfully transition to clean energy stakeholders must ensure a balanced, inclusive, and data-driven approach. This should also be backed up by a deliberate shift from linear energy use to circular systems that promote innovation, green jobs, and inclusive access. Those were the resolutions adopted by experts at a forum organised by Rite…
The initiative was to change the face of Agricultural practice by the Federal government, under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation programme in order to make farming modern and attractive to youths, but unfortunately, seven months after the launching,the tractors are sitting pretty well at the premises of National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) in Sheda, along…
The federal government, as part of efforts to improve power supply and ease agriculture practice, has handed over the Ikere Gorge Dam to a private company, the Quaint Power and Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, under a public private partnership, PPP. The ceremony which was done on Friday at the Ikere community in the Iseyin local government…
The Sokoto State Government has inaugurated a modern onion cold-storage facility as part of an effort to boost the state’s agricultural economy. The project, developed in partnership with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated, is designed to reduce post-harvest losses, increase storage capacity and enhance profitability for thousands of onion farmers in the region. Governor Ahmed…
If the administration of President Bola Tinubu is serious about solving food insecurity in Nigeria, it should urgently review its policies on agriculture. This is the advice of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), one of the major opposition parties. A statement by Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, publicity secretary of the party, which was released on Monday…
The saying that different strokes for different people comes into play when you consider the drop in the prices of food items in Nigeria today. Consumers are happy, so also is the government because it reduces the pressure on the government. But farmers are not celebrating what is seen as a good development by the…
The support by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO has served as an added incentive for the Nigerian government to remain committed to the pursuit of food security and the development of the rural communities in the country. This was revealed on Monday by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari. The…
If anyone was in doubt about the commitment of the often stated determination of the federal government to improve seeds and ensure food security, he needs to read this assurance by the minister of agriculture and food security, Senator Abubakar Kyari. He said on Monday that the government continues to make efforts, including getting into…
