Nigeria’s COVID-19 recovery efforts has received a grand support from the world bank. It is a $500 million grant meant to boost support for the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) program. The renewed commitment extends the sponsorship for an additional three years, as announced by Prof. Foluso Okumadewa, representing World Bank…
The Benue State Government has established camps and commenced the distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Makurdi, the state capital. A member of the state’s Technical Committee on Flood, Ms Josephine Haba, while distributing the relief materials at NKST Primary School, Wadata, said all verified victims would be attended to. Haba said the…
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 per cent from the previous year to over “$2 trillion in 2024”, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released Thursday. The FAO attributed the increase to higher prices for cocoa, coffee, and tea, accompanied by…
There are indications that the farmer/herder clashes that have impaired production of agricultural products, especially food, may soon come to pass. This is because the administration of President Bola Tinubu is collaborating with countries in the African Union, AU to address this problem. To this effect the federal government, and AU Member States have taken…
Farmers in Odokpe Community in Anambra State have expressed disgust at the alleged government’s lack of interest to support farmers in the area, alleging that they were being sidelined in the disbursement of agricultural loans in the state. Mr. Simon Odogwuocha, the former APGA Ward Chairman of Odokpe, expressed the feeling of the farmers…
Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has disclosed that the Federal Government has invested in climate-smart agriculture to enhance food production in the country. He was speaking at a high-level event on ‘Partnering to Scale up Climate Actions in Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations – Zooming in on Food Security’, which was held in the…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched an initiative to empower women farmers in Oyo State, providing training, cash support, and farm equipment to enhance food sustainability. The Women Agricultural Support Programme in Oyo State is a collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), the First…
The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to the development of the numerous opportunities that abound in the livestock sector to enhance national economic development. The Minister for Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, said this while inspecting livestock projects at the Modibbo Adama University in Yola. After touring the university’s veterinary clinic, artificial insemination…
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has unveiled plans to revitalise Nigeria’s leather industry by promoting local manufacturing of shoes, belts, and bags. Speaking on Channels Television, Maiha underscored the need for centralised abattoirs and skin collection centers to enhance the efficient use of hides and skins. He stressed that structured animal processing would…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released a report on the cost of the national average Healthy Diet (CoHD). In it it is shown that the average cost of a healthy diet is N1,265 per adult per day in July 2024. The report is tagged “Cost of a Healthy Diet July 2024.” NBS said…
