The Kaduna State government is taking measures to ensure that further damages owing to flooding in the state is reduced, if not totally prevented. That is why it has started to alert farmers and residents of the need to evacuate the areas that are prone to flood in the state. The state government made the…
A Lagos-based agricultural commodities exchange company has given kudos to the federal government on the recent decision to suspend import duties on some food items to address the hardship in the country. The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange, LCFE, through its managing director and chief executive officer, Akin Akeredolu-Ale, has commended the Federal Government gave…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted claims that it advised Nigerians to avoid bread baked and sold in the country due to the presence of saccharine, a banned sweetener. The Director-General of the agency, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye in a statement, said NAFDAC never issued any statement suggesting that…
It seems to be a financially unfavourable year for Inland Container Nigeria Limited as the Nigerian Shippers’ Council has directed the firm to cover 70 percent of liabilities amounting to $72,777 following a dispute arising from a damaged bean export. This shows that the firm is in debt of over N116m using the Central Bank…
The Nigerian military has vowed to not limit its commitment to the war against insecurity in the country. It says that it will also give the necessary muscle to the battle against food insecurity. The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, said this in Akwa Ibom on Tuesday. He spoke about the…
The 2024 Cadre Harmonise report on Wednesday said over 31.8 million Nigerians are suffering from acute food insecurity compounded by malnutrition among women and children in the country. According to the statistics, the surge in food commodity prices is due to the removal of fuel subsidies, in addition to security challenges, that have placed millions…
The prices of some basic food items took a flight for the worse in the last 12 months. The result is that the items went out of reach of consumers. This was the outcome of the survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) contained in a report released on Wednesday. It said that prices…
The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI has received the records of 198 companies in the mining and oil and gas sectors for auditing. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, on Tuesday. He said the records contain the activities of the companies, which include government agencies. Orji disclosed…
The Head of Press and Public Affairs at the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), Nura Wakili in a statement on Tuesday, expressed concerns to farmers who were affected by the environmental disaster. The statement quoted the Commission’s Managing Director, Abubakar Yelwa addressing the disaster as an unfortunate event that portrays a significant…
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…
