Self sufficiency in food production will be a pipe dream if enough attention is not paid to the right seedlings for the farmer. The new director general of the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), Fatuhu Mohammed Buhari, recognises the importance of this in the food security chain. He has, therefore, pledged that his leadership will be instrumental in…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended GB Foods for establishing the biggest tomato processing factory in Africa in Nigeria. The president said that the investment has affirmed the confidence of foreign investors in Nigeria. Tinubu said this during the inauguration of the GB Foods state-of-the-art integrated tomato processing plant and expanded farm facilities in Gafara,…
A study by a private organisation has suggested measures to be taken by the authorities to avert what it described as a looming danger in the food sector in the coming year. The report commissioned by AFEX, a commodity trade solutions company, has recommended measures for the federal government to address price volatility in the…
The Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, CTFK and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have called on the Federal Government to increase the Tobacco Control Fund (TCF) beyond the N13m allocated to it in the national budget for 2025, in order to protect public health. The NTCA, CTFK…
Federal government is showing a further concern in the growing crisis of malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. It has therefore stressed the need for an urgent need for the coordination of the national interventions in this regard. This was made known on Sunday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and…
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has told potential local and foreign investors that this is the best time to put their money in the local production of sugar in Nigeria. The NSDC boss told journalists in Lagos that the existence of a large and growing…
The value of post-harvest losses in Nigeria is put at N3.5 trillion, which is three times higher than the country’s five-year federal agricultural budgetary allocation of N1.13 trillion. This has generated criticisms on the government’s food security policies. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says about 50 percent of fresh agricultural produce in Nigeria…
Igbo women have called for the disarming of violent herdsmen wreaking havoc in various agrarian communities in South East.The women, under the umbrella of Igbo Women Assembly (IWA), shared their grievances at a press conference in Umuahia, Abia State. The women lamented that farmers are now scared of going to their farms due to the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Cocoa Processors Association of Nigeria (COPAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Network of Practicing Non-oil Exporters of Nigeria (NPNEN), and Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have agreed to work together to boost Nigeria’s non-oil export trade….
The Labour Party Federal Lawmaker, Ginger Onwusibe has come under attack from people who believe that his support to farmers in his constituency wàs insulting and a mockery of empowerment initiative. The lawmaker reportedly empowered his constituents with cassava stems, yams, maize, and cucumber seeds to mark his one year in the national assembly. Hon….
