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,…
In a bid to woo German Investors, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has listed the energy and solid mineral sectors as key stimulants of his administration’s economic revival programme. The President said this in Abuja while playing host to the visiting German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the State House. In a statement by his Special Adviser…
A former Special Adviser to the late President Umar Yar’Adua on Media and Publicity, Olusegun Adeniyi, in Abuja said the informal sector of the economy not protected by the Nigeria’s labour laws. Adeniyi said this at a lecture to mark the new Legal Year 2024/2025 of the National Industrial Court with the theme “Is There…
This is a good season for investors in agribusiness and farmers in Edo State. The Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has given the assurance that his government is interested in improving agricultural activities to boost food security and sufficiency in the state. The governor said this at the weekend when he inspected the Uwesan Farm Settlement…
There are indications that the current crisis in the livestock farming and production will ease in the new year. This follows the assurance by the federal government that it would double its effort to boost livestock production in the country. This commitment from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security was given by Dr. Ernest…
The objective was to relieve the hardship that caused the ten-day protest across five of the six geo-political zones of the country at the beginning of August. But while that was a welcome development, at least for a government that insists that reversing the removal of fuel subsidy would be counterproductive, the impact on the…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the livestock sector through modernization and the resuscitation of grazing reserves. Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, emphasized this commitment during the National Pasture Planting Day ceremony held at the Kawu Grazing Reserve in Abuja. The initiative aims to boost food security, promote sustainable livestock…
The minister of state, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, says Nigerians consumed an estimated 1.6 billion litres of milk and its products annually. Mr. Abdullahi, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja, to mark the 2024 World Milk Day, said that 60 per cent of the products are imported….
The Katsina State Government has said that it has decided to invest N30 billion in agriculture in the state. The investment is part of efforts to boost agriculture and improve food security. In this regard the objective is to promote mechanised agricultural practices towards, ease the challenges of the farmers and enhance economic development at…
The rage of hunger in Nigeria is pushing emotions out of control. That is why there are fears that the #endbadgovernance planned to take off on August 1st could snowball into chaos that is capable of disrupting lives and property in the country. The problem is food prices keep rising even as purchasing power is…
