The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, CON, has inaugurated the Agricultural Sector Working Group (ASWG) to enhance food security, nutrition, and sustainable agricultural development across the continent. Speaking while inaugurating the committee, at the ASWG Inaugural and Inception meeting held at Rock View Hotel, in Abuja recently, the Minister pointed out…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi has said that a revamped cooperative sector would ensure empowerment and prosperity for Nigerians, thereby making Cooperators part of the One Trillion US Dollar Economy within the decade. The Minister revealed this during the flag-off ceremony of the National Training/Workshop for Trustees, Management…
The preference of Nigerians for foreign products is being exploited by marketers in the country. For instance, it has been discovered that there are marketers who sell local rice to Nigerians as foreign brands. This came to the open, when the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) raided the Utako Ultramodern Market on Tuesday…
Federal government is showing a further concern in the growing crisis of malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. It has therefore stressed the need for an urgent need for the coordination of the national interventions in this regard. This was made known on Sunday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Senator Abubakar Kyari, on Saturday addressed recent concerns raised by the North-East National Assembly Caucus regarding the perceived exclusion of the region from the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) program. The Minister described the allegations as “misinformed” and provided a comprehensive breakdown of the initiative’s origin, processes,…
Nigeria took another bold step in the efforts to promote agriculture and increase food production in country on Tuesday. At a ceremony in Kaduna State, the federal government launched the $538 million agro-industrial drive that will cut across eight states. The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme is backed by the African Development Bank, AfDB…
The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO has commenced a fresh effort designed to address the problem of malnutrition in the northern part of Nigeria. Towards this end, the Nigerian office of the organisation distributed 21 metric tonnes of Tom Brown, a highly nutritious food supplement to excited nursing mothers and others in Sokoto State. The…
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has taken a step towards enhancing food production in the state, as well as making agriculture a thing of interest to tourists visiting the state. That is why the State government has put a committee in place to promote the practice of farming in the state. Governor Eno,…
A Medical Imaging Scientist, Dr Livinus Abonyi, has called on the Federal Government to tackle all forms of poverty and hunger with greater vigour, in order to reduce the burden of ill health in the country. Abonyi, a Lecturer in the Department of Medical Radiography, Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the University of Lagos, College…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the drop in the prices of food items as well as petroleum products is an indication that economic policies of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration are beginning to yield results. He stated this during the 4th edition of 2025 ministerial briefing featuring the…
