(First published in the Vanguard Newspaper of February 21, 2024) I READ with great delight the statement credited to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his vision for food self-sufficiency. On February 12, 2024, The Punch reported the intention of the President to make Nigeria a major food exporter through aggressive mechanised farming. I have been…
‘Heavens help those who help themselves’, that appears to be the advice of the United States to the government of Nigeria on agriculture. This can be deduced from the statement made by David Greene, US Charge dAffaires in Nigeria, recently. He said, We know that agriculture in Nigeria has lots of incredible potential. The US…
Kashim Shettima, Vice President at the inaugural meeting of the National Council on Privatization (NCP), revealed Federal Governments plan to recapitalize and restructure the Bank of Agriculture, BOA. Shettima while speaking at the event emphasized the critical role that the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) plays in guaranteeing food security for the country. He emphasized the…
The federal government is working on the supposition that the current acute food supply in the country, which has heightened the hike in the price of food items, is brought about by the penchant for smuggling of food items by some Nigerians. This was stated by Vice President Kashim Shettima at a conference in Abuja,…
The Zamfara State government has stated its readiness to enter into a partnership with the government of Sweden in furtherance of its efforts to improve agriculture and mining among other ways of boosting the economy of the state. Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, North-West, Nigeria, made the promise in Abuja recently during a courtesy…
By the time he started out as a farmer he was sufficiently interested and learned about the art of farming that it would be wrong to say he went in out of sheer necessity or because he had no options. Yes, he took up a job on a farm when it was becoming difficult 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…
The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has urged breweries to patronise smallholder farmers in Enugu in the bid to source raw materials for production. The governor made the remark during a courtesy visit by Ama Brewery, Enugu, on Thursday. The manager of Ama Brewery, Enugu, Peter Ani, extolled Mr. Mbah for creating the right environment…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed the Federal Government readiness to tackle food inflation in the country by establishing a National Commodity Board. In tackling price volatility, the board will be given the mandate to assess and regulate food prices as well as maintain a strategic food reserve for stabilizing prices of crucial grains and…
Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, Oluwo of Iwoland has offered a solution for the food crisis ravaging the nation. The monarch has suggested to President Bola Tinubu by opening the borders to cushion the effect of the food crisis ravaging the country. Oluwo urged President Tinubu to prioritise the importation of grains and building materials to create…
