In a bid to achieve food security, and employment generation amongst others, the federal government has reiterated its commitment to ensure the availability of food. This it plans to do through the sustainability of high agricultural yields in the country as part of efforts to curtail the high cost of food. The development comes as…
It is not just insecurity and scarcity of commodities that are responsible for persistent hike in the prices of commodities, particularly food items. The development is also compounded by a conspiracy at the market that confers undue powers on some interest groups who then determine the price rates and the people who would be admitted…
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara is poised to rejuvenate agriculture in the state as part of his plans to boost government revenue, generate employment and support the manufacturing sector. The government has in this respect, allocated the sum of N20 billion to the sector in the 2024 budget, giving it the fourth highest sectoral…
Sokoto State Government received over 12,367 bags of rice as an economic palliative by the federal government to the most vulnerable in the society. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, and Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Political Matters, Ibrahim Masari, made the presentation to the state. Bagudu said the…
The long awaited Agribusiness Roundtable International Conference, “UYO 2024” has opened at the prestigious Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The conference is in line with the ARISE agenda, the economic blueprint of the Akwa Ibom State government which focuses on “Agricultural Revolution” and total transformation. It brings together agricultural visionaries, innovators,…
The current hardship indicated in the high prices of food and living conditions is a temporary situation that will give way to a better life for Nigerians. That was the assurance that President Bola Tinubu gave leaders of the Afenifere, the Yoruba Socio-Cultural organisation led by its leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti at the State House…
Governor Alex Otti has received bags of grains allocated to the state by the federal government of Nigeria as palliatives. He promised transparent and fair distribution of the grains to the people by the government. Otti disclosed this on while inaugurating the distribution committee at the Government House Umuahia. Represented by his Chief of Staff,…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to invest more in Small and Medium Enterprises and agricultural sectors to enhance the economy. The association made the call at the Investiture of the 4th chairman of Gwagwalada and District Society of ICAN and the inauguration of a new Executive Committee in…
The paramount ruler Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin 1 has asked Belgium to consider a partnership with the Oyo State government to help boost agricultural prpduction in the state. He told the visiting Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E Pieter Leenknegt in his palace on Monday. According to the royal father, Ibadan has enough arable…
The Senior Special Assistant on Agriculture and Agribusiness to the late Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Mr Akin Ologu has expressed concern on the current goods crisis in Nigeria. Ologu, an agriculture expert, who spoke in Akure said the food crisis may worsen if critical challenges affecting the sector were ignored. He said, “In the…
