The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is taking a bold step to protect the people and animals in the council areas under it against rabies. Towards this end, it has mobilised veterinary and animal health personnel for a two-week mass rabies vaccination exercise across the six Area Councils of the Territory. The Agriculture and Rural…
There is a paradox for the continent of Africa on the issue of tobacco. It is good news that tobacco farmers are making more gains in the production of tobacco than any of their counterparts in other continents. That is official. A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that Africa’s tobacco-leaf…
For decades, the Nigeria Customs Service has largely been associated with revenue collection, import checks and the seizure of prohibited goods at the country’s borders. But the changing nature of international trade is forcing customs administrations to take on much wider responsibility. Today, the movement of goods across borders is increasingly intertwined with intelligence sharing,…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted a consignment of suspected illegally traded wildlife and arrested three male suspects along the Kano-Daura Road. The interception was made on August 25, 2026, during an intelligence-led operation aimed at disrupting the trafficking of endangered wildlife along the axis. The development was contained in a statement…
The Federal Government has tasked the Bank of Agriculture, BOA, to adopt innovative financing models to expand access to affordable credit for smallholder farmers, women, youths and agribusinesses. The government said improved agricultural financing was necessary to increase food production, create jobs, reduce poverty and strengthen the resilience of agricultural value chains. The statement was…
The Federal Government has unveiled the National Agricultural Mechanisation Policy and National Agricultural Mechanisation Investment Strategy, alongside plans for a tractor assembly plant capable of producing up to 4,000 units annually. The government said the policy framework would support efforts to increase food production, reduce import dependence, create jobs and build a sustainable agricultural mechanisation…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 15.43 per cent year-on-year in July 2026, down from 15.91 per cent recorded in June, even as food inflation accelerated sharply during the period. The latest inflation figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday showed that the decline in headline inflation was accompanied by renewed…
Nigeria’s business activity recorded its strongest performance in five months in July 2026, driven by robust expansion in the agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors, as the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Current Business Performance Index (CBPI) rose to 108.6 points, its highest level since February. The latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) released by the NESG…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Aliyu Abdullahi on Thursday called for stronger partnerships among African governments, research institutions, development partners and the private sector to tackle food insecurity and build resilient agricultural systems across the continent. Abdullahi said Africa must move beyond commitments and translate agricultural policies, research and partnerships…
The Federal Government on Thursday has urged cooperative societies in Nigeria’s South-South region to support the proposed Cooperative Bank of Nigeria and the National Cooperative Sector Digitalization Drive. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and Supervising Minister of Cooperative Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, made the call in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, during…
