Imo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Cosmas Maduba, recently led a delegation to SIAT Nigeria LTD, a renowned palm oil producer in Rivers State. The visit marked the beginning of a fruitful partnership between the state government and the private sector, aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and driving innovation in the palm…
The small-scale entrepreneurship skills of Nigerians, nay Africans, came on display between September 19 and 20 in Atlanta, in the United States of America. It was at the Africa International Trade Exhibition (A.I.T.E). The exhibition, which was sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, took place at…
Benue State, hitherto referred to as the nation’s food basket, has lost that position to Ebonyi State. Reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, and the SBM Intelligence also added that the North Central state lost its premier position due to incessant cases of insecurity. A recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics…
If things go according to plans, Nigeria will receive 85,000 farm equipment from China in the next two years. The equipment will complement efforts already put in place to achieve massive production of foods in the country. This is a sequel to a meeting between the federal government and Chinese agricultural/construction machinery vendors. Officials are…
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 Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an international consortium comprising Belstar Capital and ENKA for the rehabilitation and expansion of the State’s water supply infrastructure. Speaking at the signing ceremony held on Monday in Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, described the collaboration…
QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for peace, recognition of the right to food, and reform of multilateral institutions as cardinal imperatives. He said this during the G20 Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting held recently in Brazil. The Meeting was the first major event of Brazils…
The agricultural sector contributes over N7 trillion annually to the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, of Lagos State. This is said to be made possible by the state government’s food sustainability and security system policy. This was made known by Abisola Olusanya, Commissioner for Agriculture in the state. He was speaking during the ministerial briefing to…
The Federal Government has concluded its plans to revive the moribund Garri Processing Factory in Alapoti Village in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to a statement made available by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, the move was in recognition of the agricultural potential of the community, which…
Barely a week after residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) looted a warehouse in Gwagwa-Tasha, President Bola Tinubu has directed the emergency distribution of grains to alleviate their living conditions. The president’s directive was revealed by the Minister of State for the FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, during a meeting with area council chairmen and…
