Officials of the federal government are not happy that Nigerians who are rightly complaining about hardship in the country are focusing only on the government at the centre. There has , therefore, been a concerted campaign for Nigerians to also ask questions from other arms of government. The campaign which started from the eve of…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says the number of humans suffering from hunger globally rose to 733m in 2023. The UN agency also noted that anaemia, a health challenge related to not having enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to the body tissues, has significantly increased in women…
A group, Catalysing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience (CASCADE) Nigeria is set to support 7,500 Women smallholder farmers. CASCADE will be giving the farmers orange flesh potatoes vine, while 3,500 others will get vegetable seeds across four implementing states of Bauchi, Jigawa, Kebbi and Nasarawa. The aim is to increase access to…
The Federal Government through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Monday announced the immediate distribution of an additional 10 trucks of 50kg rice to each state to be sold at designated centres at N40,000. This was resolved at the just concluded Federal Executive Council, (FEC) meeting, an effort the federal government…
It is now mandatory for all manufacturers in the country to register and get certification for their products before distributing them to the public. This order was given by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON),the agency responsible for the quality control of the goods produced or circulated in the country. According to SON, this measure…
Those who plant food crops in dump sites risk spreading cancer. That is a warning by a professor of soil science at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Abia State. This warning was given by Professor Mabel Ifeoma Onwuka to farmers against who may believe that planting crops at dumpsites may increase the…
Nigerians will soon begin to embark on an inter-state journey without the fear of rude encounters with cattle on the highway. This is because the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has decided to return to that era when cattle owners can check in their animals into the train, and travel with ease across the country, from…
The news from India, where the 64th Council Meeting of the International Sugar Organisation, ISO is holding is that the head of Nigeria’s delegation has emerged as the chairman of the organisation’s administrative committee. Mr. Kamar Barkin, executive secretary/chief executive officer of the National Sugar Development Council was until his election at the meeting in…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Tuesday pledged its commitment to ensuring Nigerians get quality and safe food. The Acting Executive Vice Chairman (FCCPC) Dr Adamu Abdullahi, stated this during a one-day sensitisation programme on the forceful ripening of fruits, adulterated palm oil, contaminated meat and grains organised for traders, farmers, artisans…
President Bola Tinubu may soon cut the importation of meat into the country by about 50 percent. The objective is to encourage increase in economic activities in the county, boost revenue, and address food insecurity, as well as stem greenhouse gas emissions. The plan to reduce reliance on imported meat was highlighted during a key…
