The Abia State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has enjoined residents of the state to massively embark on farming to boost local production, as a practical measure to curtail the scarcity and astronomical rise in prices of food items. This was part of the NUJ’s 8-point communique signed by Abia NUJ Chairman, Victor…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has promised to provide support to the Cassava Processing Factory in Oyigbo Local Government Area to enable it build two more production lines and increase its output to meet demands of the market. The governor made the promise when he visited the factory to ascertain the state of facilities there…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, FMA&FS Abubakar Kyari, has expressed concern over the delay in the delivery of 2,000 tractors to farmers in Nigeria. Kyari expressed his worries in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking with John Deere, the agricultural equipment manufacturer, over the slow pace in supplying the first batch of 500 tractors…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMA&FS), Abubakar Kyari, has attributed the smuggling of food from Nigeria to other countries as the major driver of hunger and food scarcity. He also named other causes which include naira redesign and natural disasters. Kyari noted that the food shortage currently experienced in the country is due…
A group known as Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises, Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has announced the injection of about $30million into rural economies of six states of Abia, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Delta and Ondo in order to boost agricultural productivity and value addition across seven commodities value chains. Engr. Sanni Fatai Abiodun, National Project Coordinator made…
….. STARTING WITH 100 BENEFICIARIES IN IMO STATE The First Lady of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and his wife, Chioma, have canvassed for improved national food security through strategic and coordinated empowerment of women who are involved in agribusiness. They did in their different remarks during the maiden…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor has mooted the idea of importing paddy for the state to get enough rice paddy to run the Imota Rice Mill in the state. He has said that his government will approach the federal government to get the concession for the import. The governor made this known during a media…
The Federal Government at just concluded 139th meeting of the National Economic Council held virtually and chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed its plan to meet with Dangote, Indorama, Notore and other producers of fertilizer. According to a statement titled NEC Outlines Initiative to ensure Food Security, Affordability released by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior…
In yet another strong move to reject the ongoing saga of establishing a Ruga settlement in Uzo-Uwani community of Enugu State, a body, made up of professionals who hail from Nimbo community called the Uzo-Uwani Professionals Association (UZPA) has expressed its strong opposition to the proposed ranch project in Nimbo community, Enugu State. A statement…
.. LAMENTS HIGH COST OF FOOD ITEMS Worried by unprecedented high cost of food items in the state and obvious lack of interest in agriculture and farming by teachers and students, the Imo State House Of Assembly has cried out to the State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma to immediately intervene, by ensuring that Agriculture is…
