The Federal Government has approved an irrigation project for Iperu, a community in Ogun state to enable year-round farming and ensure food security. The project, which includes a dam and waterworks, will assist farmers in cultivating crops throughout the year, guaranteeing a regular supply of affordable food items and providing potable water to the people….
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss-based foundation, launched in 2002 at the UN General Assembly to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. It has, therefore, called on women and youth-led agribusinesses, farmers associations, and cooperatives to apply for its Micro Grant Funding Opportunity. This third edition of the Microgrant is a…
Lectricus Technology Limited, a firm focused on climate technology, has stated that it is making substantial efforts to integrate clean technologies to help Nigeria and the rest of Africa address the issue of food waste. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that 1.3 billion tonnes of food go to waste annually. Smallholder farmers…
The Commissioner for Agriculture in Kogi State, Mr Timothy Ojomah, has assured farmers affected by the recent drought in the state of the government assistance towards boosting their farming activities. Ojomah said a comprehensive list of affected farmers from the three senatorial districts of the state has been sent to Abuja with optimism within a…
There was great relief among farmers in Niger state as the President Bola Tinubu directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to distribute 2.1 million bags of fertiliser to small-scale farmers across the country at no cost to enhance national food security. The official launch reported by the national television authority said the distribution…
The federal government has said that it is working tirelessly to boost domestic food production before the expiration of the 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun said this in a statement after chairing the closed-door session of a pivotal meeting with…
About N19.4tn has been realised as revenue from the exports of cocoa beans, crude oil, gas, amongst others in the second quarter of 2024. This is contained in a report by the National Bureau of Statistics. In the just-released ‘Foreign trade in goods statistics’ report, Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N31.89tn representing a decrease…
In line with the Federal Government’s directive to ban single-use plastics (SUPs) in all ministries, departments, agencies, and projects, the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has established a 16-member Environment Champion Group. Led by HYPREP Project Coordinator Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, the group was inaugurated at the Project Coordination Office (PCO) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has reacted to the new price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, warning of a high possibility of a rise in inflation figures, impacting household budgets. In a statement by its Director-General, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, on Wednesday, the association enumerated the impacts of the petrol price adding…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, in an appeal during the visit of the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Amina Mohammed, to Nigeria recently called for a more robust partnership with the United Nations to achieve sustainable agricultural development and food security. Kyari, who spoke at the partnership meeting emphasised the…
