The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has disbursed 70 trucks carrying 42,000 bags of fertilisers to Kwara state Farmers. The process supervised by the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Community Development, Lawal Olohungbebe, said each farmer is entitled to at least three bags….
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS reported earlier in the week to the joy of Nigerians that inflation is heading for a fall. The immediate expectation would be that prices of commodities, including food items, will fall. While that has been experienced in most states, there are states that still have high cost of food…
The Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Matthew Adepoju, has called on the federal government to end illegal mining activities in Abuja. Adepoju said this in response to the earth tremor experienced in the Mpape, Maitama, Gishiri and Katampe areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Director-General of the Nigerian…
Leading maize producing states in the country would have to watch Cross River. The South South state is posing a challenge in that sector. The state government, not one of the ten leading maize producing states, is taking up the challenge by encouraging maize farmers with a mouth watering loan of N1 million each to…
The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) has dismissed fears by residents of the Mpape and Katampe environs of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over earth tremors. The Director-General, NGSA, Olusegun Ige, in a statement on Wednesday, said the agency investigation showed that over 48 tremors were recorded, however found to be low and non-threatening…
Save the Children (SCI) Nigeria, disclosed that over 150,000 children in 26 camps in Borno State are at risk of being malnourished following the flood that occurred in Maiduguri. The Country Director, SCI, Nigeria, Duncan Harvey who disclosed this during a press conference held in Abuja, stated that many children were already malnourished before the…
A joint team of officials from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and the Borno State Ministry of Health has uncovered several neglected warehouses storing drugs damaged by recent floods in Borno State. The drugs which were worth millions of naira were found in an isolated and unsafe locations in Gamboru…
The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Umaru Radda, paid a solidarity visit to Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital, early Wednesday where he expressed condolences and support for victims of recent devastating floods. The floods have severely impacted social and economic activities in the state, with over 400,000 people displaced. During the visit, Governor Radda presented a…
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has commenced discussion with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) to seek potential collaborations and add value to the Council’s search for serious investments into the sugar subsector. The discussion commenced with the visit of ACCI leadership led by Barr. Emeka Obegolu, SAN, to the Executive Secretary…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday at the launch of initiatives to tap into the group of 20 top exporters of halal products to D8 countries, with a revenue of at least 6 per cent from the $7tn export opportunities, said it’s not just an Islamic venture. The halal market refers to the global trade…
