In the latest move to foster peace and solve the lingering crisis between farmers and herders in Adamawa State, a non-governmental organization, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) in its end of the peace project in the state has handed over the peace structures it created to the government at both the state and local council…
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Sugar Development Council, Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has declared the year 2025 as that of maximum acceleration for sugar project development. The NSDC boss said this when he met with representatives of Utham Sucrotech International from India, Niger Food Security Systems & Logistics Ltd, and American West African…
…. ‘YOU WILL ALSO SEE THE INFLUX OF INVESTORS- AGRIC COMMISSIONER, UBRU Things appear to be turning around for farmers across the country. While the governments at the state and federal levels are distributing farm inputs for farmers to thrive during the dry season, the governments are collaborating with agencies, locally and globally, to make…
The Nigerian military has vowed to not limit its commitment to the war against insecurity in the country. It says that it will also give the necessary muscle to the battle against food insecurity. The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, said this in Akwa Ibom on Tuesday. He spoke about the…
A group, the Nigeria Youth Forum (NYF), has raised the alarm over worsening food insecurity in the country. The group attributed the crisis to systemic corruption, diversion of agricultural machinery, weak budgetary commitment, and poor oversight of key interventions. The National President of the group, Comrade Toriah Olajide Filani, who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday,…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, is promoting the culture of gardening, particularly among women in the country. In a post on her X.com handle, she called on all Nigerian women to participate in #EveryHomeAGarden competition, embracing farming and food production as a vital aspect of their daily lives. Tinubu said #EveryHomeAGarden competition…
The leaders of a farmers group and a cooperative society in Enugu state, Obimo Farmers Association and Izunwanne Obimo Multi Purpose Cooperative Society have called on the Governor Peter Mbah to come to the aid of Obimo Community in Nsukka local Government Area of Enugu state. The farmers want the government to provide them with…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has condemned an online media report titled “Investigation: Milk or Mimic: Nigeria’s Dairy Market, a Hub for Inferior EU Products” dated August 27, 2024. NAFDAC through its official X handle, formerly Twitter, on Sunday said milk which is modified in composition by the addition…
The 61st Argungu Fishing and Cultural Festival in Kebbi State was spectacular not just because it is the first in a long while but because it is symbolic as the beginning of the end of insecurity in the country. That was the message by President Bola Tinubu who was the special guest of honour at…
The Kogi State Government has taken a significant step towards addressing malnutrition in the state by launching a nutritional support programme. This initiative aims to provide essential support to vulnerable groups, including pregnant women, nursing mothers, children living with HIV/AIDS, orphans, and physically challenged individuals. Mallam Momoh Dauda, General Manager of the Kogi State Community…
