The Akwa Ibom State Government is to provide free food to two million three hundred thousand poorest of the poor of its citizens, or approximately 600,000 households across the three senatorial districts of the state. To achieve this, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Offiong Offor disclosed that the administration of Governor Umo Eno…
Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Amobi Ogah, has cautioned the Muslim community in Umuchieze over attacks on members of his constituency on the guise of herdsmen. He gave the warning when he visited Umuchieze Cattle Market, Lokpanta in LGA to…
The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed in its latest report that Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 33.20 percent, which was 31.70 percent in February, showing an increase of 1.50 percent points. The report also has it that food inflation increased to 40 percent with prices of garri, akpu (cassava paste), water melon, among others…
The current hardship indicated in the high prices of food and living conditions is a temporary situation that will give way to a better life for Nigerians. That was the assurance that President Bola Tinubu gave leaders of the Afenifere, the Yoruba Socio-Cultural organisation led by its leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti at the State House…
The Rivers State Government has initiated a Task Force on Food Safety to enhance public health and safety. The inauguration ceremony, held at the Ministry of Agriculture, saw the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Engr. Victor Kii, emphasising the critical role of the task force in ensuring the highest standards of food safety throughout the…
The management of TechnoServe Nigeria is exploring a potential collaboration with the federal government to enhance food and nutrition security in the country. This was made known during a visit to the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja. Technoserve undertakes a business approach involved in fighting poverty and empowering farmers and small business…
The people of Sokoto State joyfully received the grains that were sent by the Federal government for distribution to vulnerable residents. Thank God for the vigilance of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC who stopped bandits who had laid in ambush at the federal government silo in Katsina State a few days ahead…
Bandits operating in Katsina State would have carried out another successful operation in the state recently but for the vigilance of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. This time the target of the bandits who planned the raid a few days to the end of Ramadan was not just to kill or kidnap…
As palliative to mark the Easter celebrations, Chief Adedoyin Ibikunle-Eshanumi, founder and Executive Director of Doyin and Suzan Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has distributed food items to over 300 vulnerable widows in Kogi. The items were distributed to some rural communities in Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. Ibikunle-Eshanumi during the distribution…
Organisers of one of the largest food festivals in Africa, NIHOTOUR Gastronomy Festival has announced the 2024 edition. The Management of National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) said the event will hold on Friday, May 31, 2024 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. A statement released by Joesef Karim, NIHOTOURs Public Relations Officer in…
