The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority has unveiled its groundbreaking Automated E-Platform for the Free Trade Zone (FTZ) scheme, a development hailed as a significant step towards the digitalization and modernization of Nigeria’s economic zones. The platform is expected to revolutionize how the FTZ scheme operates, ensuring transparency, streamlining processes, and attracting more investments into…
Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi has resumed duty as the Permanent Secretary of, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS). Ogunbiyi’s resumption is the sequel to the recent deployment of Permanent Secretaries to man various Ministries by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Speaking during the handover ceremony at…
Dikko Radda, Katsina State Governor marks his first anniversary in office in a unique way. He chose the time to commence the sale of fertilisers to farmers at subsidised rates. The exercise will see farmers participating in the sale of 400, 000 bags of fertilisers for 2024 cropping season. That was not the only thing…
The third phase of palliative distribution of rice and maize for people of Delta State was on Thursday flagged-off by the State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori. Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. The governor charged civil servants and other workers in the state to engage in small-scale farming to mitigate rising hunger across…
The federal government keeps getting support from local and international organisations on its efforts to out an end to shortages of food in the country, thus raising hopes that the efforts will pay off soon. The latest avowal in this direction is the pledge by the international Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA to intensify efforts…
Farm Alert, an agritech company has joined forces with Lenco and Ure Microfinance Bank to launch a product loan initiative aimed at tackling the dearth of capital in the Nigerian animal health industry. According to the company the innovation will particularly address major challenges in the sector as most Nigerian veterinarians and animal health professionals frequently…
Despite claims by the government at different levels that farmers got assistance from last year to do all season farming, the scarcity of food items and the attending prices hike is yet to be properly addressed. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Selected Food Price Watch (May 2024) said the average price of…
The authorities and all the stakeholders are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that food insecurity becomes history in Nigeria. In the latest development the African Union (AU), African Development Bank (AfDB), and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) pledged to forge partnerships to expand the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS). The bank…
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Data by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS, on Friday, revealed that food inflation in Nigeria spiked to an all-time high of 37.92 percent in February. The food inflation rate on a year-on-year basis surged by 13.75 percent against the 24.35 percent recorded in February 2023. NBS said the surge in food inflation on a…
