COCOA FARMERS IN PANIC MODE, DESPITE SHIFT IN EU’S DEFORESTATION RULE DEADLINE (PART 1)
THE postponement of the deadline for the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes as a relief to Nigeria and other affected countries. However, not a few cocoa farmers in Nigeria are still in panic mode. Had the European Union (EU) stuck to its deadline to enforce its European Union Deforestation Regulation, EUDR,…
AS FOOD INFLATION REMAINS UNTAMED TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES BILLS COMPOUND NIGERIANS’ WOES
The current inflation in Nigeria is biting hard. The reality now is that majority of people in employment can no longer survive on their income, while scores of the unemployed are losing hope of surviving. Nigerians have seen over 70 percent surge in food expenses, while transport expenses have gone up by more than 40…
OVER 33 MILLION RESIDENTS OF LAGOS, FCT, RIVERS, ADAMAWA, 22 OTHER SATES MAY SUFFER FOOD AND NUTRITION CRISES NEXT YEAR
The Cadre Harmonisé, CH Report for October has projected that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states including the FCT will face a food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025. This forecast came from the CH Analysis Report, released in Abuja. The analysis was conducted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation,…
HOW OGUN AQUACULTURE HARVEST WILL ENHANCE EFFORTS AT ATTAINING FOOD SECURITY
The Ogun State Government has started an initiative that will boost the effort of the government to promote food security in the country. The initiative is a formal harvest for aquaculture farmers in some parts of the state, including Ilaro Zone. It is the belief of the government that the step will help reduce food…
INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
DID YOU KNOW THAT? 1).Birds don’t urinate. 2).Horses and cows sleep while standing up. 3).The bat is the only mammal that can fly. The leg bones of a bat are so thin that no bat can walk. 4). Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids. 5). Despite…
SEARCH, ORGANISE, CONQUER
LEADER: You are all welcome to this meeting. I am sincerely happy to have this great number in attendance. I was thinking that many of our members will be discouraged to attend this meeting, your presence here today is a testament to our togetherness and commitment to the struggle. It gladdens to see all other…
MEMO TO OUR SCHOOLS
Alakoso: Good day everybody, I thought I should be on my feet before rendering our town’s Anthem? Well, we need to be very careful about all the things we do here, they are open to all our subjects, hence there is that need from us to be very careful about all the messages we pass…
NIGERIANS IN SOUTHWEST SATES OF OSUN, LAGOS AND OGUN STATES PAY MORE FOR HEALTHY MEALS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported Thursday that the southwest zone of Nigeria faced the highest nutrient struggle, with the average Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) reaching N1,650 per adult daily in September 2024. In Nigeria, CoHD represents the minimum cost of foods required to meet the Healthy Diet Basket (HDB) recommendations. The…