Nigerian government officials may not have to travel far to get farm implements, thus wasting the meagre foreign exchange at her disposal and unnecessarily lengthen the time needed to provide inputs for the growth of agriculture in the country. This hope was raised with the disclosure by Nigeria’s vehicle manufacturer, Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing Company Ltd…
Many borderline communities in Obanliku and Obudu LGAs in the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State have lamented the continual influxes of refugees from Cameroon, as well as incessant encroachments on their farmlands by people from Benue State. They expressed the worry during a town hall meeting attended by key stakeholders including paramount rulers,…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Dr. Tayo Aduloju, on Thursday called for the rebasing of the country’s economy to stimulate new growth that is indispensable for crafting evidence-based policies to strengthen sectoral performance. The is as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said data emanateing from the rebased…
The farmers were at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN for their nursery seedlings ahead of the planting season. Neither the visiting farmers nor their hosts, the staff of the institute, expected the rude experience awaiting them, as gunmen ambushed the vehicle conveying the farmers on Thursday March 18, 2026, shot sporadically into the…
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) Aliyu Abdullahi, has called for a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s cooperative sector. The s, he said, was necessary to harness its full potential and tap into the $19.6tn global cooperative market. He made this statement during a technical strategy session on the implementation of the Cooperative…
The war against climate change is not being left to the government alone. Operators in the private sector and the non government organisations are also enlisting in it. One Acre Fund, a non-profit development organisation, has kicked off the distribution of 938,000 Albizia Lebbeck tree seedlings to 34,000 smallholder farmers in Nasarawa state. The gesture…
The Nigerian government is actively pursuing partnerships with global players in the mining sector to unlock the country’s vast resource potential and drive economic growth. Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, the Minister of State for Finance, led the Nigerian delegation to the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she highlighted Nigeria’s abundant resources and…
A female Cleric and Agriculturalist, Bishop Deborah Macfoy Akachukwu, has tasked the government at all levels to as a matter of urgency design a robust and realistic strategic plan for the nation’s Agricultural sector. She said that no amount of food importation into the country would tackle hardship and other problems affecting the people in…
Despite the persisting food insecurity in the country, the erstwhile Presidential Aide on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, has said that over 65 per cent of the Ministry of Agriculture’s budget is not linked to improving food security. Enang alleged that President Tinubu signed the 2024 budget in a rush without being advised by…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reported the seizures of three petrol tanker trucks in Apapa for allegedly transporting crude edible vegetable oil. The information was shared on Wednesday via its X handle, accompanied by a video, noting that the oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from…
