Ahmed Usman Ododo, Kogi State Governor has said that he saved over N20 billion by recovering and refurbishing 200 tractors which were abandoned by successive administrations in the state. The refurbished tractors have now been deployed for the 2024 wet season farming in the state. According to him, the initiative in recovering and refurbishing the…
Though farmers and the governments, at all levels, are agreed that there is the urgent need to increase food production in Nigeria, with a purpose to solve food insecurity, land is one thing that may stand between them. Farmers in the Obi and Awe Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State, which comprises nine communities, have…
In the light of the biting inflation, poverty and high cost of food items, the House of Representatives is making moves to encourage the government of President Bola Tinubu to re-introduce the school feeding programme started by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. It has, therefore , made a call to the President Tinubu…
The war against climate change is not being left to the government alone. Operators in the private sector and the non government organisations are also enlisting in it. One Acre Fund, a non-profit development organisation, has kicked off the distribution of 938,000 Albizia Lebbeck tree seedlings to 34,000 smallholder farmers in Nasarawa state. The gesture…
The Poultry Association of Nigeria has lamented that in the last six months; more than 30 percent of poultry farms across the country have been shut down due to the challenges in the sector. Godwin Egbebe, National Publicity Secretary, PAN, reportedly told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos the development was due to the…
Pastor Samuel Akpan–Isong, General overseer, Champions for Christ Chapel Asaba, Delta State in Asaba distributed rice, bread, garri, cash and other foodstuffs worth millions of naira to a group of people. The beneficiaries include a 90-year-old woman, single mothers and other vulnerable people grappling with hunger. Akpan–Isong during the exercise appealed to President Bola Tinubu,…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, is promoting the culture of gardening, particularly among women in the country. In a post on her X.com handle, she called on all Nigerian women to participate in #EveryHomeAGarden competition, embracing farming and food production as a vital aspect of their daily lives. Tinubu said #EveryHomeAGarden competition…
Asiwaju Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun State, has said that his administration is taking steps to revive the production and processing of Cocoa in the state. He announced this, among other major plans at a meeting with a Nordic firm planning to set up a tractor assembly plant in Osun State. The governor said, “More…
Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Gombe State Governor has launched this year’s tree planting programme in his state. The ceremony was performed at a conjunction event at Bage community in Funakaye local government area of the state. The programme which is aimed at combating desertification and promoting environmental sustainability was also utilised to present cheques to beneficiaries…
Some vulnerable people in the 23 local government areas of Rivers State had cause to celebrate recently. What happened was that they were lucky to be reached through a programme that ministers to their needs. Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu did that through herg Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Food Security Programme (FSP)….
