Smallholder farmers in Akwa Ibom State are celebrating a great support that they got from the government. And this time it is the federal government. 500, 000 of them are direct beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s programme known as “Project Earn from the soil”. The step by Abuja to domesticate the Women Economic Empowerment (WEE)…
No fewer than 1, 500 residents of Osun State went home happier recently after they encountered Fidelity food bank project. The beneficiaries comprise women, children, widows, and the elderly in a one-day feeding programme held at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Osogbo. It is part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility, CSR, and in this hard…
Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto State and one of the three senators representing the state at the National Assembly is back home helping with development. As part of efforts to boost agricultural productivity in the country, Senator Tambuwal, representing Sokoto South, has commenced the distribution of 4,200 bags of fertilisers to farmers in the…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has empowered over 500 smallholder farmers in Edo State with seeds as part of efforts to boost tomato production.Samuel Owoicho, the State Director of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, distributed the seeds to members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN). He mentioned that the initiative…
Some local government chairmen are rising up to the challenge of producing enough food to battle food insecurity in Nigeria. One of them is Wasiu Adesina, Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos. He has spoken of his plan to partner with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund to roll out a N30m soft…
Professor Babagana Zulum, Borno State Governor has launched the largest tree-planting campaign in the history of Nigeria at Kawuri Village in Konduga local government area of the state. The 2024 tree-planting exercise with 10 million assorted seedlings is aimed at controlling desertification in the state. Professor Zulum at the kick off ceremony said that in…
The suspension of duties on imported food items will bring down the cost of food items in the country. Mr. Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, said this at a combined news conference by the heads of security agencies and Service Chiefs, convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa at the…
The best way for the federal government to solve the food inflation in Nigeria is to prioritise the provision of food at subsidized rate to the people. This was the advice that Alhaji Baba Ngelzerma, National President, Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has for the government. He has, therefore, called on the Federal…
Senator Kashim Shettima, Vice President of Nigeria has called for active and proactive participation from all involved, including ministries, departments, agencies, development partners, and other stakeholders to address malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. Shettima, who is also Chairman of the National Council on Nutrition, NCN, made the call while meeting with the council members…
The administration of President Bola Tinubu has said that it is planning to increase cocoa production to 500, 000 tonnes by next year. That pledge was made by Nura Rimi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investments in a message he sent to the Pre-National Trade Dialogue Series Meeting held in Abuja. The…
