The European Union (EU) has announced its decision to impose a wave of retaliatory tariffs on the United States after President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping 25% duty on all steel and aluminum imports into the country. The EU’s response comes just hours after Trump’s move, targeting $28bn worth of American exports, including bourbon, motorcycles,…
A group of lawmakers of Anambra State House of Assembly representing various state constituencies asked Governor Chukwuma Soludo to extend his flagship road, the Amansea-Awba- Ofemili road to Umerum, considered a food basket in Ayamelum local council area. In a motion jointly sponsored by eight legislators among others, they called on Soludo to direct the…
There is no doubt that the federal government is having it tough with the management of the economy. The economic team has been grappling with the ailing economy but it appears that the its effort has not started paying off yet. This is because the inflation keeps rising, and so is the cost of living…
Before Nigeria can arrest the current wave of food crisis in the country it must first stop the scourge of insecurity in the northern part of the country. This is because the country has, in the regions of the North, lost a good number of farmers to insecurity. Some of those who are alive have…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, stated on Thursday in Abuja that food security, is a fundamental right of citizens, which should not be treated as a privilege. He made this assertion at the 22nd Annual Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme “Food Security: Availability or Affordability?” He said every…
Land governance regulating access, use and ownership of land is critical to the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA). It is also needed to promote inclusive and sustainable development. These are the views of experts at an African land policy conference. Leontine Kanziemo, the Africa Development Bank’s advisor on Natural Resources…
The Federal Government has concluded its plans to revive the moribund Garri Processing Factory in Alapoti Village in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to a statement made available by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, the move was in recognition of the agricultural potential of the community, which…
Just as nigerians thought that the Lakaruwa armed bandits, terrorizing states in the northwest zone of the country had been sufficiently decimated the group struck again. This time, they caused the nation great damage, as the fire exchange between them and men of the Kebbi State police command left two police personnel dead. They also…
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy, Taiwo Oyedele, has attributed the delay to fixing standard custom import duties on the fluctuation of the country’s exchange rate. Oyedele In a statement signed on Tuesday, said the 2023 reenacted Customs Act mandates a market-driven exchange rate. This too impacts on the imported food items….
Ayodeji AbdulRauf, National President of Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria, NASFAT, a religion based society made this known. He spoke at the societys annual Ramadan lecture themed Despair Not of the Mercy of Allah, which was held at NASFAT Camp, Aseese, along Lagos/Ibadan express way, Ogun State. AbdulRauf disclosed that the society will be feeding…
