The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC has been carrying out inspection of market places to combat sharp practices believed to have led to or encouraged undue rise in prices of food and other commodities. The Acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Dr Adamu Abdullahi stated this while presenting his scorecard in the last…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is pointing accusing fingers at the people it called the middlemen who provide financial support to farmers for being responsible for the rising food prices in the country. Mr. Oluyemi Cardoso, governor of CBN said this in Abuja after the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, MPC on Tuesday….
The Director General of, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has debunked her previous remarks on the safety of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops approved by the Federal Government through the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA). This was disclosed in a meeting brokered by the Minister of state…
The African Group at the World Trade Organisation on Monday presented a proposal at the WTO General Council to allow the current Director-General to run for a second term. The proposal is for members to consider Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala to run for her second term as DG, WTO and for the Chair of the…
Concerned about reports of depleting sources of hydrocarbon, the National Assembly appears to now see the need to increase funds for the growth of agriculture in Nigeria. This, it also believes, will further strengthen efforts at battling food insecurity. That is what the speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, announced during the “Second…
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) once again brought home the effect of climate change to humanity in a recent report when it warms of threat of wild fire. The organisation warned that the global forest is faced with increasing climate-related stress which has made the complex ecosystem vulnerable to wildfire and pests. In it’s…
The Ministry of Agriculture Food and Security will no longer rely on guess work to plan and execute policies of government in the sector. This is because it has decided to mine data to aide its exercise going forward. This was made known by the minister in charge of the ministry, SenatyAbubakar Kyari. He said…
The federal government may be getting right the effort to make possible the long sought attempt to diversify the economy of the country. For instance, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) believes that the recently established Ministry of Livestock Development may open yet another opportunity for the government to earn foreign exchange…
If the plan goes on well, developing countries now battling with how to curtail the impact of climate change may find help from donor countries specifically to mitigate the effect of climate change. When that happens, the benefitting countries would have Azerbaijan to thank. The country, which is the host of 2024 UN Climate Change…
The authorities have decided to take advantage of the vast resources in the country, particularly the Niger Delta region where the mangrove forest is lying in waste. Towards this end, the federal government has decided to clean up and restore over 3000 hectares of land in the Ogoni area of Rivers State. This development was…
