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…
Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) has launched the fourth edition of its annual Prize for Innovation (PFI), with a focus on innovative practices in livestock farming in Nigeria. The initiative is part of FMN’s efforts to promote local innovation and address the challenges facing the livestock sector. The livestock sector is crucial to Nigeria’s food…
Inmates at the correctional centres in the country should be treated with dignity. That is the position of Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior under whose supervision the correctional centres are placed. He expressed dismay at the reported dehumanising conditions to which inmates of the Afokang Custodial Centre in Calabar, Cross River State, are…
Guests at the 60th anniversary celebration of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN may not have envisaged that there would be a need for shopping at the venue within the premises of CRIN at Idi Ayunre, Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday. But many of them went away, after satisfying their curiosity, with bye products…
For the Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne Port in Rivers State, it was a big haul earlier in the week, when you it caught some people with 22 containers loaded with illicit drugs, including Codeine cough syrup, diclofenac, and a large quantity of donkey skin. Comptroller Mohammed Babandede disclosed this information during a…
In the bid to increase agricultural production, and further enhance food sufficiency in Anambra state, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Charles Soludo, Sir. Chinedu Nwoye (Glamour), alongside Managing Director Of ASWAMA, Engr. Mike Ozoemena and APGA Chieftain, Hon. Obi Ochije Modilim Ozo, has flagged -off free distribution of farm Inputs to farmers in…
The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran has said rebasing the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) modules of compilation is not targeted to please the president or people within the corridors of power in Nigeria. Adeniran had announced that the GDP rebasing is a vital exercise that ensures economic…
It was time for harvest, and farmers had been busy on the farm, after months of labour. In a particular farm settlement in Ogun State, the community had become used to farmers coming in, some with vehicles, to move harvested products to the market or the buyers besieging the area to buy agricultural products. So,…
As part of its resolve to combat food insecurity from all fronts, President Bola Tinubu’s administration has decided to put everything in place towards achieving an all season agricultural practice in the country. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun Osun River Basin Development Authority, Dr Adedeji Ashiru, has therefore announced the…
The Federal Government has called for stronger science-driven partnerships and increased investment in agricultural research to accelerate food security and agricultural transformation across Africa. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, made the call on Tuesday, at the Science and Partnership for Agriculture Conference (SPAC) 2026 in Abuja. The…
