The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has expressed readiness to partner with Babanna Border Development Agency (BBDA) to check agricultural activities at the border. Speaking while playing host to the Management of the Agency led by its Director-General, Mohammed Garba Danladi, in Abuja recently, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security,…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released a report on the cost of the national average Healthy Diet (CoHD). In it it is shown that the average cost of a healthy diet is N1,265 per adult per day in July 2024. The report is tagged “Cost of a Healthy Diet July 2024.” NBS said…
In a bid to boost food security and harness opportunities in the dry season farming in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration has distributed 31 tractors and over 102,000 seedlings to farmers across the state. Unveiling his plans recently, Adeleke disclosed that he has committed N8bn to the acquisition of tractors and farm clearing equipment…
The World Bank’s latest Finance and Prosperity 2024 report has revealed that Nigeria will require an estimated $2.4 billion, equivalent to about 0.6 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), to shield its households from falling into poverty after experiencing a climate shock. This projection shows the severe financial impact that climate-related events, such…
About eleven indigenous companies have applied to the federal government asking for an extension in the tax holiday they have enjoyed for some years now. The argument is for the government to assist them to weather the current economic downturn in the country. Among these companies is Dangote Fertiliser Limited. This information is contained in…
The Premium Bread Makers Association of Nigeria, (PBAN) have denied using substandard or unwholesome ingredients. The Breadmakers made the denial following a recent report on the use of saccharin in bread production. PBAN President, Mr. Emmanuel Onuorah, in a statement on Thursday, said its members do not use substandard or unwholesome materials in their bakeries…
The Development Bank of Nigeria said it has provided N112bn loan to 11,859 businesses operating in the manufact uring and agricultural sectors of the economy. The DBN Managing Director, Tony Okpanachi gave this figure at its 4th DBN Annual Service Ambassadors Award ceremony, where he commended partnering banks for their contributions to facilitating access to…
Traders across the country have one month within which they are to bring down the prices of commodities. Failure to do that would result in prosecution. That is the order from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Mr Tunji Bello, issued the order on Thursday at…
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu mandated him and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, to move Nigeria away from food insecurity and ensure that no Nigerian goes to bed hungry. Abdullahi stated this in Abuja at the…
The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District, Neda Imasuen has distributed over 12,000 cocoa seedlings, 9,000 plantain suckers, herbicides and knapsack sprayers to farmers from across the seven Local Government Areas in his constituency. He also presented the farmers with financial support after a training on modern farming approaches. The exercise was coordinated by the…
