Is the SAO Agro Allied Service Limited guilty of allegation of destruction of farmland said to be located within the Oluwa Forest Reserve in Ondo State? What really is the true situation of things? The firm was accused of destroying the affected farmland, as claimed by farmers in the area. The farmers, in their hundreds,…
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has sounded the alarm on the escalating food crisis in West Africa. The international agency said that a staggering 50 million people now face food insecurity. This represents a sharp increase of 35 million in just five years, with the situation deteriorating rapidly. According to FAO Country Representative Kofi…
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…
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) continues its farming support by distributing inputs to farmers in Ebonyi and Osun states. The input distribution is aimed at assisting farmers across the country to maximise crop cultivation for improved yields and increased food production. Addressing farmers in both states, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer…
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali-Pate, has offered free medical outreach to flood victims in Bauchi State. Inspecting the outreach in Misau and Katagum Local Government Areas of the state on Sunday, Ali-Pate said the outreach was available to as many victims as possible. According to him, the outreach is being…
….AS THE STATE ACQUIRES 120 TRUCKS OF GRAINS TO COMPLEMENT FEDERAL INITIATIVE In efforts to cushion food insecurity across the country, President Bola Tinubu next week will flag off the distribution of the 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains released from the National Strategic Reserves across the country. The president will also commission the…
About $3.13 billion has been invested in fishery, tomatoes, dairy, maize and cassava, as part of efforts to address food insecurity in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Senator Abubakar Kyari, who said this on Thursday, added that the investment was to also boost the country’s agricultural potential. According to him, the…
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde, has congratulated Professor Flora Tobolayefa Oluwafemi on her appointment as the vice chancellor of the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, in the Warri South West local government area of Delta State. Professor Kehinde described the appointment ‘as a recognition of her outstanding leadership…
The federal government on Wednesday convened a high-level dialogue at the African Development Bank (AfDB) to revolutionise Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector and accelerate the implementation of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ-1) Programme. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun at the AfDB country office in…
The Cross River State government has said that degraded areas of the state are to be restored. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Johnson Ebokpo, announced this during a critical stakeholders’ meeting. He said the state government has initiated plans to establish six new cocoa farm estates in six local government areas of the…
