About $3.13 billion has been invested in fishery, tomatoes, dairy, maize and cassava, as part of efforts to address food insecurity in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Senator Abubakar Kyari, who said this on Thursday, added that the investment was to also boost the country’s agricultural potential. According to him, the…
Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to introduce food stamps programme as a measure to cushion the effect of hunger and food crisis in the country. The red chamber also urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to liaise with development partners and other relevant stakeholders, especially the Lagos Food Bank…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, (FMAFS) Abubakar Kyari has emphasised the importance of modern biotechnology in enhancing plant breeding. He was speaking at the Second International Conference of the Nigerian Plant Breeders Association (NPBA). Kyari represented by the Director Federal Department of Agriculture, Abubakar Abdullahi, said modern biotechnology has become a prominent process…
Though Nigeria is in the first ten major producers of Cashew nuts in the world, the country needs to put many things in place to ensure that it improves on her production in this regard. That is why the federal government has decided to rededicate itself to support the cashew industry, as the Federal Ministry…
The federal government has identified people responsible for the high cost of operations in the poultry sector. This was made known by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), which condemned the manipulation of the market by a ‘cartel in the poultry industry to keep the prices high in the country.’ It said that…
2025 is set to see a boost in mechanised farming. This is because the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has received a presidential mandate to spearhead the rollout of 10,000 tractors throughout Nigeria in the bid to enhance food productivity. Though this may not be enough for use in the country as the minister said…
The President of the Nigerian Economic Society, Professor Adeola Adenikinju, has emphasized that to achieve food security, Nigeria should adopt the bold agricultural policies implemented by countries like Indonesia and India. He stressed the need for agricultural modernisation through enhanced access to technology, inputs, and irrigation. Professor Adenikinju shared these insights during his presentation on…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that the Ogbo Ogwu Market at Bridgehead, Onitsha, was reopened on March 7 following a shutdown for comprehensive sanitisation. The NAFDAC Director for the Southeast, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, reiterated this in an interview with newsmen on Monday. Recall that NAFDAC had closed…
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Airtel Nigeria has commenced its 2023 edition of its long running community feeding program, called ‘5 Days of Love’, with a commitment to feed 6,000 persons in six locations across six states in Nigeria. This was made known during a press conference held at Airtel Nigeria’s headquarters in Lagos. The initiative, which is its 9th…
