A senator has asked the federal government to institute an investigation into the delay in the distribution of the fertilisers it mandated the federal ministry of agriculture and food security to give to sub-national governments in the country. The call was made by Onyekachi Nwebonyi, Senator representing Ebonyi North senatorial district, who is also the…
The Lagos Food Bank, a non-governmental organisation focussed on support for the vulnerable people in the society got an unusual partner in its efforts to alleviate the current hardship of the people recently. The partner does not operate in the food or agriculture sector. But it is known for its humanitarian inclination which makes it…
The Rites Foods Limited has proved that despite challenges, it is possible for an indigenous company in Nigeria to grow and be able to contribute meaningfully to the national economy. Mr. Seleem Adegunwa, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Rite Foods Limited, said this recently . He said that the company is a 100 per…
Farmers in the Abuja Municipal Council Area are in good season at the moment. Though it may not be a harvest season yet, what they have got is a sign that the next harvest season will be a time to cheer. The chairman, Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has flagged off the distribution of 800 bags…
Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District touched the real people in need recently. He went to an internally displaced persons, IDP camp in Okuama, Delta State to donate food items worth millions of naira to people there. Conscious of the fact that what he has given may not be enough to last for…
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…
