Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has auctioned Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol seized by its operatives in Yola, Adamawa State at the rate of ₦630 per litre, noting the seizures underscore the persistent nature of the challenge and the necessity of continued vigilance and action.Adeniyi, who was represented by Olaniyi…
The high cost of food items in Nigeria have been traced to certain factors that continue to militate against efforts to achieve aggressive food production in the country. This was part of the Wet Season report submitted to the ministry of agriculture and food security by Professor Emmanuel Ikani, Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension and…
Senator Saliu Mustapha, Senator representing Kwara Central District has called on the Federal Government to make agricultural studies compulsory at the secondary school level, stating there is the need to move agriculture beyond mere rhetoric and policy pronouncements. The senator, who decried the attitude of Nigerian youths towards farming, declared that exposure to the modern,…
As part of the Federal Government’s effort to provide subsidised rice to help alleviate the ongoing food crisis in the country, the much anticipated sale of N40,000 per bag of rice has commenced in Ogun state. Governor Dapo Abiodun during the flag off ceremony held at the Arcade Ground, Abeokuta, stated that his administration will…
Oba Basiru Aremu Sotonwa, Osomeku 1, Sekumade of Ipakodo, in Ikorodu, Lagos State has announced an annual distribution of food items to indigent residents, comprising the aged, widows and less privileged individuals. He made the declaration as part of activities commemorating Ipakodo Day celebration annually. According to the monarch, the gesture is facilitated by the…
The National Bureau of Statistics announced that Foreign Direct Investment recorded the least with US$119.18 million (3.53%) of total capital importation in Q1 2024, President Bola Tinubu has restated his commitment to creating a robust financial system and a business-friendly economy that will attract more foreign direct investments. He stated this as the Coca-Cola Company…
The federal government has provided th Lagos state government the opportunity to take advantage of a partnership between them to boost efforts towards food security in the state. This came to th open recently when Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development presented Federal Government’s proposal on the provision of machines that were…
The federal government is leaving no stone untouched to accelerate efforts aimed at achieving food security in Nigeria. This assurance was given by Chief Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology in Abuja. He said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda placed top priority on Agriculture and Food Security and good nutrition….
The governor of Osun State, Asiwaju Ademola Adeleke, has pleaded with farmers to sell at reasonable prices to consumers. It was in a bid to cushion the effects of rising prices of food items in the state and Nigeria at large. The governor made the appeal at the Ayegbaju Market during the launching of a…
In what appears a further claim to leadership in Cocoa production in Nigeria, Calabar, capital of Cross River State will host the national cocoa festival this month. The Programme which is being planned by the Cocoa Farmers’ Association of Nigeria, CFAN is the 3rd edition of the National Cocoa Festival. It is a two-day event…
