The price of read, one of the staple foods in Nigeria, is not likely to come down soon. This is because the cost of producing flour, one of the major materials of production, is on the rise. For instance, the Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN), has announced that it spent a whopping N1.419trn on…
The House of Representatives has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide an additional $3bn to the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). The lawmakers said the fund would be used to finance agricultural lending to enhance efforts at combating food insecurity in the country. The member representing Idemili North/Idemili South…
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,…
There are fears that efforts by the government at the federal and state levels may be frustrated by terror elements who attack farmers and deny them access to their farms. There was a recent development in Niger state, where bandits seized farmlands of about four villages and also displaced about 600 people. The villages are…
A total of 500 Anambra farmers will benefit from the Co-operative Farmers Scheme sponsored by John Bosco Onunkwo Foundation, a private initiative. The scheme, which is distributing fifty seed yams to farmers across the twenty-one local government areas of Anambra state, has commenced the first phase of the programme in Aguata local government area.According to…
The Southern Nigerian People’s Mandate (SNPM) has blamed the escalating prices of foodstuff in Nigeria on the failure of President Bola Tinubu to show leadership. In a reaction to the food price crisis in the country, the President and secretary of SNPM, Mr. Augustine Chukwudum and Mr. Segun Diya, said in a statement made available…
An appeal has gone to the federal government to sustain the importation of raw materials for fertiliser until local production capacity can fully meet national demand. This appeal was made by The Coalition of Farmers Association of Nigeria (COFAN) and the Himma Youth Farmers Association of Nigeria (HYFAN). Speaking at a joint press conference in…
Sokoto State Government received over 12,367 bags of rice as an economic palliative by the federal government to the most vulnerable in the society. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, and Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Political Matters, Ibrahim Masari, made the presentation to the state. Bagudu said the…
Fatima Aliyu, National Programme Coordinator of the Federal Government of Nigeria/Internatioal Fund for Agricultural Development, Value Chain Development Programme has distributed farming inputs to 619 farmers in Nasarawa State for the 2023/2024 dry season farming. The effort is part of the initiative of the federal government and IFAD VCDP to ensure food security in the…
The Bauchi State Government has initiated strategic measures ahead of the upcoming rainy season to mitigate the devastating effects of flooding. The Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajara Wanka, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting on sustainable flood disaster management. Wanka stressed the importance of collaboration, particularly with communities that experienced severe…
