Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi has resumed duty as the Permanent Secretary of, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS). Ogunbiyi’s resumption is the sequel to the recent deployment of Permanent Secretaries to man various Ministries by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Speaking during the handover ceremony at…
Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Tope Fasua, has said that the strategy of floating the naira made local goods cheaper and e-commerce lucrative. Fasua made the assertion in an interview on Arise Tv. He said the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to float the naira was strategic. In June…
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku on Thursday said the State Governor Monday Okpebholo has earmarked over N70bn for agriculture in the newly-signed Edo 2025 budget. In line with his administration’s commitment to addressing food insecurity and making Edo sufficient in food production, Okpebholo had tagged the 2025…
If the target of the World Bank is met as planned, then the days of extreme poverty, particularly in low income countries, are numbered. This is as the global bank aims to raise the sum of $100bn to eradicate extreme poverty, which it said would take decades to accomplish , unless drastic actions were taken….
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday, said its investigative and enforcement directorate raided a warehouse at Apongbon, Oke Arin Market in Lagos following a tip–off about the sale of unregistered food products at the facility. A statement shared on the agency’s X handle (formerly twitter) said various unregistered…
The Mushin Fresh Food Agro-Hub established by the Lagos State Government in 2023 has generated N2.5bn in transactions in 12 months. The 6,400 square metre site in Idi-Oro, facilitated by 348 vendors attracted 75,000 visitors in trading activities during the 81 market days held for commercial transactions. The food hub was established to reduce farmers’…
The Governor of Niger State Mohammed Bago said 41 women cooperative groups have been empowered with N492m from World Bank. This is as Bago commissioned a rice processing centre under the Nigeria for Women Project (NfWP) as the state’s commitment to economic development. The initiative on agriculture seeks to boost food and economic development in…
The Minister of Livestock Development, Di Maiha, has called for stringent regulations on milk collection mechanisms and value chain distribution. Maiha, speaking at the 2024 edition of the Continuing Education Programme for Veterinary Professionals in Abuja, emphasised that the vaccination of cattle should be prioritised to enhance the healthy consumption of dairy products. The event,…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), in partnership with the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), hosted a stakeholder event aimed at developing a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for Digital Agricultural Extension Services (DAES). The event, held at Ikeja, Lagos, convened stakeholders from public, private, and development sectors to address challenges faced by…
Ghana’s president-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to reform the country’s cocoa sector to boost growth and efficiency in the world’s second-largest cocoa-producing nation. In an interview with Reuters, Mahama vowed to reorganise the state-run regulator, COCOBOD, criticising the current structure of the cocoa industry, emphasising the need for a regulatory framework that prioritises farmers’…
