Data by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS, on Friday, revealed that food inflation in Nigeria spiked to an all-time high of 37.92 percent in February. The food inflation rate on a year-on-year basis surged by 13.75 percent against the 24.35 percent recorded in February 2023. NBS said the surge in food inflation on a…
Governor Alex Otti has received bags of grains allocated to the state by the federal government of Nigeria as palliatives. He promised transparent and fair distribution of the grains to the people by the government. Otti disclosed this on while inaugurating the distribution committee at the Government House Umuahia. Represented by his Chief of Staff,…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, on Wednesday said that the Federal Government has commenced the distribution of the 42,000 metric tonnes of grains in the seven focal points of State capitals of the Northwestern States. Kyari revealed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council,…
As part of efforts to cushion the impact of the rising cost of living in the country which has led to economic hardship, the Lagos State government will soon commence the distribution of food packs to residents of the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said this while briefing journalists at the State House,…
. LAUDS NIGERIAN MONETARY POLICY The International Monetary Fund, IMF through its Director of Communications, Julie Kazak has advised the federal government on the importance of reducing the high prices of food, drugs and transportation. The world body said this could be done through the implementation of social protection measures. This is contained on its…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso on Wednesday, delivered fertilizers amounting to over N100bn to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security FMA&FS. The gesture is part of efforts to boost food security in Nigeria. Cardoso said farmers will receive over 2.15 million bags of fertilisers, noting that one…
The federal government is planning to bring together a diverse community of organisational partners and strategic stakeholders in the ongoing efforts to transform agriculture and agro-allied systems in Nigeria. These will involve representatives of the public, private and social sectors. This is to enhance the commitment for innovation and new technologies to enable factors for…
…RENAMES MINNA AIRPORT AFTER TINUBU. Minna, capital of Niger State played host to two major events on Monday, for which Governor Umar Bago succeeded in getting President Bola Tinubu to feature prominently. The first has to do with the inauguration of the Minna agro-processing zone covering a space of about 2,000 hectares. And according to…
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf on Monday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider reopening the country’s borders for importation of foodstuffs as an immediate measure to alleviate food scarcity, especially during Ramadan. Yusuf’s appeal was made through the Controller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi who visited the governor over the initiative…
Food crisis: MOUAU, NISS academic advocates compulsory study of Soil science in Secondary schools A Professor of Soil science, Damian Asawalam has called for the compulsory study of soil science in primary and post primary schools in Nigeria. The Academic from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, and the southeast representative at the…
