A devastating drought, caused by climate change, is pushing over 27m people in Southern Africa to the brink of starvation. That is the fear expressed by the United Nations. The alarm is contained in the statement issued on Tuesday by the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The statement warned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in…
To revitalise the agricultural sector, and create employment opportunities, the federal government through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme has announced a $1bn agricultural investment target and the creation of 500,000 jobs by 2027. In partnership with development financing institutions, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFDB), and the…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has reiterated its commitment to ensuring food security in line with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals of eradication of poverty. It, therefore , called for collaboration by the stakeholders to end food insecurity. Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker, House of Assembly made this known, while speaking at…
The North East Development Commission, NEDC, through its Adamawa Office has donated agricultural and produce processing machines to farmers in the state. The materials include 40 ridgers and 302-discploughs; 35 walking tractors and 35 trailers, 30 planters & harvesters, and 16 rice mills as well as 2000 bags of fertilizer. They were handed to the…
The high cost of food items in Nigeria have been traced to certain factors that continue to militate against efforts to achieve aggressive food production in the country. This was part of the Wet Season report submitted to the ministry of agriculture and food security by Professor Emmanuel Ikani, Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension and…
Senator Saliu Mustapha, Senator representing Kwara Central District has called on the Federal Government to make agricultural studies compulsory at the secondary school level, stating there is the need to move agriculture beyond mere rhetoric and policy pronouncements. The senator, who decried the attitude of Nigerian youths towards farming, declared that exposure to the modern,…
As part of the Federal Government’s effort to provide subsidised rice to help alleviate the ongoing food crisis in the country, the much anticipated sale of N40,000 per bag of rice has commenced in Ogun state. Governor Dapo Abiodun during the flag off ceremony held at the Arcade Ground, Abeokuta, stated that his administration will…
Oba Basiru Aremu Sotonwa, Osomeku 1, Sekumade of Ipakodo, in Ikorodu, Lagos State has announced an annual distribution of food items to indigent residents, comprising the aged, widows and less privileged individuals. He made the declaration as part of activities commemorating Ipakodo Day celebration annually. According to the monarch, the gesture is facilitated by the…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, South Africa, and Somalia are seeking $600bn in climate financing support from financial institutions. The Washington-based lender also said that Nigeria is struggling to attract climate-related Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) due to its inability to end parallel foreign exchange rates and other policy uncertainties….
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Lilypond Export Command (LEXC) has announced gains to the tune of over $937m in export activities for the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The NCS disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, shared via its social media handle. It said that the achievement followed the consolidation of all export seats…
