Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the sum of N2 billion as an additional intervention fund to enhance food security and cushion the effects of economic challenges for the people of the state. This was disclosed by the state’s commissioner for information and orientation, Otunba Wale Akinlosotu, after a meeting of the State Executive…
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, recently hosted the less privileged during the 2023 edition of its annual Food Bank initiative. This came at a time there was a loud complaint about hunger in the country. And without interventions like that of the bank, many would have…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public of a fake product labelled as “Dettol Health Fresh Soap” in the market. According to the ‘Public Alert’ issued by the Agency on its website on Thursday, the product was reported to have caused skin irritation to a complainant. “The…
Good things are coming the way of rice farmers in Taraba State. Part of the support the are getting from the government and international agencies include training aimed at taking them away from traditional methods of farming. One of such trainings was held recently by he International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s Value Chain Development…
At the grand finale of Chef Tope’s Cook-a-thon exercise, the euphoria and aroma welcoming people to Ogbomoso Recreation Club is second to none. It is not just like a party. For one week, it was a non-stop carnival. Students, old and young people flooded the venue of the exercise, not just to see the cooking…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, is seeking partnership with Baroness Sandip Verma, former UK minister of energy and climate change. Governor Alia said the move was to boost agricultural investment opportunities for foreigners in the state and country at large. The governor expressed confidence that the partnership will enhance development in the agricultural sector in…
For the Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne Port in Rivers State, it was a big haul earlier in the week, when you it caught some people with 22 containers loaded with illicit drugs, including Codeine cough syrup, diclofenac, and a large quantity of donkey skin. Comptroller Mohammed Babandede disclosed this information during a…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has created a credit scheme, where his administration will be doling out N150 million every month to bolster agricultural development initiatives. Otu said the scheme was independent from the government. He said a credit-guarantee scheme had been established to facilitate financial assistance for dedicated farmers. The governor announced…
Farmers in Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna and Federal Capital Territory, have recorded a huge loss of N12bn following the outbreak of blight, a fungi disease also known as ginger tuber rot disease which affects mainly underground tubers. This was confirmed by the Minister of State Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Sabi Abdullah on Monday…
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the director general of The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) believes that those who kill by selling fake drugs should also be put to death when caught. She has, therefore, proposed death penalty for drug peddlers. She said this while speaking on Channels TV’s ‘The Morning Brief”…
