An outbreak of mpox has ravaged communities in Akwa Ibom with at least 10 council areas being the worst hit, leaving many feeling unwell. Akwa Ibom State is reported to have recorded the highest prevalence of Mpox cases in the country since the outbreak of the disease. The worst affected local government areas are Uyo,…
A bill for an act to establish the Armed Forces Farms and Ranches Scheme to enhance food security, promote economic diversification and other related matters has scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. News agency report stated that the bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Babajimi Benson (APC-Lagos state), enjoyed overwhelming support at plenary…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Abubakar Kyari, on Monday called for the establishment of weather advisory desks at the community level to help smallholder farmers adapt to and build resilience against climate change. Represented by the Director of the Federal Department of Agricultural Extension Services, Dr. Deola–Tayo Lordbanjou, the minister explained that…
The Northern Governors’ Forum has warned members to wake up and tackle poverty, hardship, unemployment and other crises in the North to avoid being removed from office by the youth, whom they described as restive. The 19 Northern Governors have converged in Kaduna alongside traditional rulers from the North led by the Sultan of Sokoto…
The long awaited Agribusiness Roundtable International Conference, “UYO 2024” has opened at the prestigious Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The conference is in line with the ARISE agenda, the economic blueprint of the Akwa Ibom State government which focuses on “Agricultural Revolution” and total transformation. It brings together agricultural visionaries, innovators,…
Ahead of the 2025 farming season, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has called for a one-day round table on tomatoes in Nigeria to enhance productivity and food security as well as to reduce post-harvest losses. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, stated that the one-day…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that the prices of staple foods such as beans, tomatoes, and yams have surged by an average of 122 percent within twelve months from September 2023 to September 2024. This surge, the NBS Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2024 said, was highest in South East,…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that Nigeria has an estimated two million ‘zero-dose’ children, who are substantially at risk of contracting diseases like polio, due to lack of vaccination. The Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Kano, Rahama Farah made this known at the commemoration of World Polio Day. He lamented…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday emphasised that relying solely on dairy imports while neglecting livestock farming was a mistake his administration is committed to fixing. He expressed concern that the sector’s neglect has cost Nigeria a staggering $1.5bn and pledged to restore confidence in the industry. At the two-day Consultative Workshop on Livestock Reforms held…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), in a joint initiative with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced that they empowered 311 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through the Feed the Future initiative. Over the past four years, this effort has improved agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers, according to Minister…
