In response to the insecurity situation in the Northeast region of Nigeria, where approximately 1.9 million people have reportedly been displaced and the inability of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camp to establish self-sustaining livelihoods, the International Institute of Intertropical Agriculture (IITA) together with the Japanese government have launched a new project to support self-reliance…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged Nigerians to adopt mechanized farming to address hunger and food insecurity. Tinubu gave the call during his presidential address to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day celebration. Recall In 2023, Nigeria was included among the global “hunger hotspots” by the World Food Programme, a development linked to rising insecurity in…
Buisness Mogul and Chairman of BUA Foods Plc, Abdul Samad Rabiu, on Thursday, said prices of goods will continue to soar if regulatory bodies fail to check activities in the distribution chains. Rabiu speaking at the company’s 7th annual general meeting in Abuja blamed the artificial scarcity and price hike on producers’ greed. Rabiu said,…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has presented twelve thousand (12,000) bags of fertilizer and improved seedlings for distribution to farmers across the state. The governor made the presentation while flagging off the 2024 second planting season in Uruan Local Government Area, as part of events marking the 37th anniversary of the state’s creation. According…
A former Special Adviser to the Governor on youths Empowerment in Agriculture and governing Council member, Hon. Obinna Mbah Ibiam has lamented that the immediate past PDP administration of Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu failed to release the approved counterpart funds to Bank of Agriculture. In a radio interview, Ibiam described Otti as “a youths and…
The religious institution is the latest to catch the message in a seeming Agri revolution and awareness that is catching the country. The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Nnewi, Rt Rev Ndubuisi Obi the diocese has acquired extensive land in various parts of the South East for agricultural activities in what is a large-scale…
In a move to address Nigeria’s growing food security challenges the Federal Government in partnership with a private technology firm, Origin Tech Group is spearheading the Greener Hope Agriculture Mechanisation Productivity Programme (GHAPP). The initiative aims to boost food production and fortify the nation’s agricultural resilience. It will focus on establishing mechanisation hubs nationwide, equipping…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed into Second Reading A Bill for a Law to Provide for the Regulation and Control of Issuance of Land Consent and Community Agreements to Mining Entities by Mining Communities and other Matters Related Thereto. The House had reconvened on Tuesday, the bill seeking to regulate and control…
Enugu State Government and Jelfah Nigeria Ltd have signed a N40bn deal for the revitalisation of the long-moribund and state-owned Sunrise Flour Mills, Enugu. The deal, which was signed at the Government House, Enugu, Tuesday, saw Jelfah acquire 60 per cent equity stake in Sunrise Flour Mills and is expected to invest N24bn in the…
Data on the Gross Domestic Product, GDP report has shown that Nigeria’s agric growth slowed to 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2024 on worsening insecurity and rising production costs, On a year-on-year basis, the sector grew by 1.41 percent in real terms from 1.50 percent, a decrease of 0.09 percent points from the…
