The challenges in the country’s economy forced unprecedented production costs on major food processing companies in Nigeria in the past year. The development also affected the prices of commodities in the market, as the affected companies passed the costs to the consumers. For instance, BUA Foods Plc and Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc reported that they…
Nigeria took another bold step in the efforts to promote agriculture and increase food production in country on Tuesday. At a ceremony in Kaduna State, the federal government launched the $538 million agro-industrial drive that will cut across eight states. The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme is backed by the African Development Bank, AfDB…
Nigeria’s economic stability faces a fresh challenge following the Trump administration’s announcement of a 14 per cent tariff on Nigerian exports to the United States. The measure is part of a broader protectionist initiative aimed at rebalancing trade relationships globally, and has raised alarm over the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Nasir Naeem Abdulsalam as the Managing Director, Ajaokuta Steel Company. Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), announced the appointment on Friday. The statement said, “The appointment takes effect from 3rd April, 2025…
Experts and stakeholders in the Seed Sector of Nigeria have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review his recent appointment of a ‘non-professional’ as substantive Director General for the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC). Stakeholders are concerned that Fatuhu Mohammed Buhari who was appointed as substantive Director General of the Council did not possess…
Oil palm production is one of the economic activities in the rainforest areas of Nigeria. Though farmers and oil palm producers testify to progress in the methods of planting and production they complain of lack of proper coordination and support by the government. In this interview with our man, JOHNSON OYEYEMI, Mr. Emmanuel Iku-o-penikan, farmer…
The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has donated more than 2.5 million doses of Oral Polio Vaccines to the Bauchi state government for children in the state. The UNICEF Chief for Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, on Thursday at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, where the vaccines are kept,…
The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO has commenced a fresh effort designed to address the problem of malnutrition in the northern part of Nigeria. Towards this end, the Nigerian office of the organisation distributed 21 metric tonnes of Tom Brown, a highly nutritious food supplement to excited nursing mothers and others in Sokoto State. The…
Cocoa farmers in Abia State are in the good season. The Abia State Government has promised to provide for them the enabling environment to improve cocoa production in the state. Deputy Governor Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu who doubles as the Chairman, Abia State Cocoa Transformation Committee stated this in his office at the Government House, Umuahia…
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has taken a step towards enhancing food production in the state, as well as making agriculture a thing of interest to tourists visiting the state. That is why the State government has put a committee in place to promote the practice of farming in the state. Governor Eno,…
