As the World celebrates World Food Day, a very significant global event, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi has lamented the problems of hunger and food insecurity in Nigeria which serves as a reminder of the need to commit to food security and fight hunger to a standstill….
Abia State joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Food Day, as it urged leaders to take decisive action to combat hunger and food insecurity. The event, was which was held at the International Conference Center (ICC) in Umuahia, capital of Abia State, brought together stakeholders from across the agricultural sector. It also…
The sale of N40,000 per bag of rice initiated by the federal government has commenced in Sokoto State. The distribution is to be handled by a special committee set up by Governor Ahmed Aliyu. The governor, however, said the effort was solely that of his administration. He had charged members of the committee to oversee…
The Benue State Government has established camps and commenced the distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Makurdi, the state capital. A member of the state’s Technical Committee on Flood, Ms Josephine Haba, while distributing the relief materials at NKST Primary School, Wadata, said all verified victims would be attended to. Haba said the…
The Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) on Tuesday proposed the validation of the Conditional Revised Offer for Specific Commitment for the Protocol on Trade in Services enshrined in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. The purpose of the meeting, the Director General/Chief Trade Negotiator (DG/CTN), Ambassador Yonov Agah was to enhance relevant…
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…
