Abia State government has entered into partnership with the National Root Crops Research Institute,NRCRI, Umudike to establish an agro-processing zone at Industrial Park, Owaza. The commissioner for agriculture, Monica Ironkwe announced this while hosting the state chapter of Rice Farmers and Rice Mill Owners Association of Nigeria in her office in Umuahia, the state capital….
Sesan Olowa, Chairman, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State has disclosed that the council has concluded its plans to boost agricultural produce within the council area and to also raise more revenue, noting that the council is embarking on the establishment of cassava plantation hubs to boost revenue earnings. Olowa, while briefing the News…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has advocated for the exploration of available partnership options between Germany and the state in the area of food production. The governor said this while receiving Weert Borner, the Consul General, German Embassy in his office in Abeokuta on Thursday. According to Abiodun, to do so will enable the…
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,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended GB Foods for establishing the biggest tomato processing factory in Africa in Nigeria. The president said that the investment has affirmed the confidence of foreign investors in Nigeria. Tinubu said this during the inauguration of the GB Foods state-of-the-art integrated tomato processing plant and expanded farm facilities in Gafara,…
As part of Niger Delta Development Commissions efforts to ensure food security in the Niger Delta region, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of the commission at a strategic meeting between the Commission and a delegation from Farmers Association in Port Harcourt, Rivers State partnered with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN). At the meeting,…
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 Director General of World Trade Organisation WTO, and former Nigerian minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called for the need to address the global setback limiting Nigeria’s export potential in the international market. Iweala said exported agricultural products are challenged with rejections in international markets due to non-compliance with international Standard Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) requirements….
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…
