The 2024 inaugural World Agritourism Day celebration themed “Food Security for All” was recently celebrated in Abuja. At the event, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security said that agritourism would generate foreign exchange and boost food production in Nigeria. The minister also believes that the development of agritourism would…
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…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso on Wednesday, delivered fertilizers amounting to over N100bn to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security FMA&FS. The gesture is part of efforts to boost food security in Nigeria. Cardoso said farmers will receive over 2.15 million bags of fertilisers, noting that one…
The government of Enugu State may have to re-assess its plan to revive the mining activities in the state. This, according to stakeholders in the state, is with a purpose to ensuring that adequate environmental impact assessment is done at the sites and the interest of workers, majority of who are yet to be properly…
Pastor Samuel Akpan–Isong, General overseer, Champions for Christ Chapel Asaba, Delta State in Asaba distributed rice, bread, garri, cash and other foodstuffs worth millions of naira to a group of people. The beneficiaries include a 90-year-old woman, single mothers and other vulnerable people grappling with hunger. Akpan–Isong during the exercise appealed to President Bola Tinubu,…
Chairman of the House Committee on Livestock, Hon. Wale Raji, has lamented the significant capital flight caused by the country’s reliance on livestock imports due to its inability to meet domestic consumption demands. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee in Abuja, Raji noted that the annual production in Nigeria’s livestock sector is estimated…
The National Assembly has raised a dust on who the patrons of illegal mining could be in Nigeria. This happened during a meeting where the report of the Senate Committee on Solid Mineral Development was discussed. The meeting was prompted by a report presented by Senator Sampson Ekong to the Senate Committee on Appropriation. The…
Barely a year after announcing the outbreak of Tuta absoluta, commonly known as the tomato leaf miner or ‘Tomato Ebola,’ the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, revealed on Wednesday that the disease destroyed over N1.3bn worth of tomatoes. The economic loss recorded in Kano, Katsina and Kaduna States was revealed at the…
Nestlé Professional, the subsidiary of Nestlé Nigeria on Saturday empowered local street food vendors in Sokoto State with skills to boost their businesses. That was done through the Business of Food workshop, which the company said was in its eighth edition. The Business Manager for Nestlé Professional in Nigeria, Mrs Funmi Osineye, said the empowerment…
Residents of some states in the federation have been warned to watch out for heavy rain and exercise caution from moving around during the rains and after retirement. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) issued the warning, suggesting that would be an anticipated moderate to heavy rainfall over parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Benue, Rivers, Akwa Ibom,…
