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AT MINISTER ODUWOLE’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT NIGERIA CONFIRMS ENDORSEMENT OF AfCFTA DIGITAL TRADE PROTOCOL

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago03 mins

The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, at the 15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to upholding the digital trade protocol to boost investment, export, and economic reforms. The AfCFTA Digital Protocol, enacted in February 2024, establishes a legal framework to accelerate tech-driven innovation and…

SUGAR FETCHES DANGOTE, BUA FOODS N1.02 TRILLION

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

Dangote Sugar Plc and BUA Foods Plc raked in a whopping N1.025trn from sales of sugar during the third quarter of 2024. This represents a 36.23 per cent increase from the N752.383bn realised by these two food giants in the corresponding period of 2023. The surge in the revenue is attributed to inflationary pressures and…

EXPERTS, ACTIVISTS CALL FOR CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

The forthcoming Conference of the Parties (COP 29) will likely be dominated by debate on the effects of climate change. The indication emerged at a webinar titled “The Emission Gaps and the Road to COP 29”, where environmental experts and activists participated. For instance, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) sounded the alarm, calling…

REPORT WARNS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE MAY COMPLICATE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

There are fears that Nigerians may experience more diseases and therefore increase reports of diseases in the coming years. This warning is contained in a recent report as hinted by Dr. Mohammad Pate, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare. The increase in health burden, according to the report, is projected at 21 percent…

A BILL FOR AN EXCLUSIVE SECURITY OUTFIT FOR NIGERIA’S MINING SITES RUNS INTO TROUBLED WATERS

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

The federal government has rejected a bill seeking to establish a special security outfit for mining sites across the country. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, stated the government’s opposition on Thursday at a public hearing on the bill held at the National Assembly. Titled, ‘Bill to establish Nigeria Mines Rangers Service (NMRS)’,…

NIGERIA, EIGHT AFRICAN COUNTRIES RECEIVE MPOX VACCINE

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899,000 vaccine doses to Nigeria and eight other African countries hit by the current mpox surge. The other eight countries are the Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. A statement released…

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MOVES TO TACKLE FOOD SECURITY THROUGH EMPHASIS ON MECHANISED FARMING

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Temitope Fashedemi, on Thursday, expressed readiness to “train 819 Tractor Operators and Mechanics to equip them with broad knowledge and practical skills in handling agricultural machinery to enhance food production.” At a two-day stakeholders’ workshop on the review of the draft National…

FAO SAYS WORLD FOOD INSECURITY IS AFFECTING JOBS IN THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

The crisis of food security is coming home to workers in the food sector. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), says employment in the global food system is strinking by the day. This alarm was raised in its recent FAOSTAT report, claiming that the global share of employment in Agrifood Systems…

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ADVISES TINUBU ON WHAT TO DO IN THE NORTHEAST FOR EFFECTIVE COMBAT OF FOOD INSECURITY

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

The World Food Programme, WFP has told President Bola Tinubu that the only panacea to food security in Nigeria is for his government to pursue the enthronement of peace in the Northeast zone of the country. The global institution says that the restoration of peace in the region will mitigate the crisis of the projected…

COST OF PRODUCTION IN THE FLOUR MILLS MAY FURTHER PUSH UP FOOD INFLATION

Vivian Ikemba9 months ago9 months ago08 mins

The price of read, one of the staple foods in Nigeria, is not likely to come down soon. This is because the cost of producing flour, one of the major materials of production, is on the rise. For instance, the Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN), has announced that it spent a whopping N1.419trn on…

ONE HECTARE, ONE FAMILY AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE COLLABORATES WITH RESEARCH AGENCY ON GRASSROOTS FARMING

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENHANCES LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MODERN GRACING RESERVES

CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAKES STRIDES IN IMPROVEMENT OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION

EBONYI COUNCIL COMMENCES AGRICULTURE REVOLUTION

BUREAU OF STATISTICS SAYS INFLATION IS FALLING GRADUALLY

GOVERNOR UBA SANI OF KADUNA STATE GIFTS FARMERS FERTILISERS, SETS UP CROP RISK INSURANCE SCHEME

Vivian Ikemba

AT MINISTER ODUWOLE’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT NIGERIA CONFIRMS ENDORSEMENT OF AfCFTA DIGITAL TRADE PROTOCOL

SUGAR FETCHES DANGOTE, BUA FOODS N1.02 TRILLION

EXPERTS, ACTIVISTS CALL FOR CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE

REPORT WARNS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE MAY COMPLICATE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA

A BILL FOR AN EXCLUSIVE SECURITY OUTFIT FOR NIGERIA’S MINING SITES RUNS INTO TROUBLED WATERS

NIGERIA, EIGHT AFRICAN COUNTRIES RECEIVE MPOX VACCINE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MOVES TO TACKLE FOOD SECURITY THROUGH EMPHASIS ON MECHANISED FARMING

FAO SAYS WORLD FOOD INSECURITY IS AFFECTING JOBS IN THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ADVISES TINUBU ON WHAT TO DO IN THE NORTHEAST FOR EFFECTIVE COMBAT OF FOOD INSECURITY

COST OF PRODUCTION IN THE FLOUR MILLS MAY FURTHER PUSH UP FOOD INFLATION