There is good news for some Nigerians who are seriously impacted by the on-going food crisis. It is that help has come from the most unexpected country in the world. Ukraine, a country that is currently at war, which should be receiving support from many nations on the prosecution of the war and the care…
For the government to encourage growth in the mining sector it must do an appraisal of the relevance and observance of the law on local content in the country. It must also do a proper assessment of its decision to increase rates in the sector. This is the position of the Association of Miners and…
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…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday emphasised that relying solely on dairy imports while neglecting livestock farming was a mistake his administration is committed to fixing. He expressed concern that the sector’s neglect has cost Nigeria a staggering $1.5bn and pledged to restore confidence in the industry. At the two-day Consultative Workshop on Livestock Reforms held…
There is something that Nigeria need to do as urgently as possible. It is to find a better alternative to the oil deposit that appears to be drying up. This concern was expressed by no other person than the speaker of the federal House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. The legislator believes firmly that the…
President Bola Tinubu may soon cut the importation of meat into the country by about 50 percent. The objective is to encourage increase in economic activities in the county, boost revenue, and address food insecurity, as well as stem greenhouse gas emissions. The plan to reduce reliance on imported meat was highlighted during a key…
The cotton sector in agriculture will soon get the necessary support from the federal government. This is with a purpose to boost the sector and ensure the creation of about 1.4 million jobs from there every year. this assurance was given by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, (FMAFS) Senator Abubakar Kyari. The minister…
The federal government has taken a bold step to protect farmers who may suffer some losses either through natural disaster or some other means. It ya, therefore, incorporated the Agricultural Insurance Scheme into the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket Programme, NAGS-AP. It is to , among others, curtail harvest losses due to climate change….
No fewer than 1, 500 residents of Osun State went home happier recently after they encountered Fidelity food bank project. The beneficiaries comprise women, children, widows, and the elderly in a one-day feeding programme held at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Osogbo. It is part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility, CSR, and in this hard…
In the war against food insecurity Nigerians are not leaving anything to chance nor are they letting the challenge be for the government alone to handle. This is because even those who cannot go to the farm are also giving support to farmers and others to ensure that the state of emergency declared on food…
