The Lagos State Government has taken a significant step in empowering 150 residents of Epe with essential fish farming materials and training. This initiative, coordinated by the Centre for Rural Development (CERUD), aims to strengthen the agricultural sector and create economic opportunities. The training program, held in the Igbodu area of Epe, provided participants with…
In a bid to boost food security in Lagos state and enable financial independence of its residents, Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has partnered with Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited to empower residents on poultry farming. The collaboration is happening at time many Nigerians are affected by food insecurity, which is said to…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday alerted the public of the presence of counterfeit Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets circulating under the brand name Aflotin 20/120 in Nigeria. The agency said on its X handle that the counterfeit product was discovered and reported to the agency by the genuine manufacturer, Ajanta…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) is clapping for President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the creation of a new Ministry of Livestock Development. The association, which is one of the groups that will be directly impacted by the new ministry says it is the fulfilment of a lifetime dream. It has, therefore,…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has announced the approval of an N2.5bn from the Bank of Industry. The financial relief aims to ease funding access for Indigenous miners. Alake in a statement by the Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, said the decision was resolved after a three-hour meeting with mining…
Here is an alarm: Nigeria is spending more than necessary on importation of food items. And the concern in the official circle is that such spending may be eating too much into the country’s foreign reserve. Now, here are the disturbing figures. Nigeria’s expenditure on food imports in the first quarter of 2024 soared…
For the Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne Port in Rivers State, it was a big haul earlier in the week, when you it caught some people with 22 containers loaded with illicit drugs, including Codeine cough syrup, diclofenac, and a large quantity of donkey skin. Comptroller Mohammed Babandede disclosed this information during a…
The management of TechnoServe Nigeria is exploring a potential collaboration with the federal government to enhance food and nutrition security in the country. This was made known during a visit to the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja. Technoserve undertakes a business approach involved in fighting poverty and empowering farmers and small business…
If things work out as planned, livestock alone will contribute $74 billion to the Nigeria’s GDP by the year 2035. by that year also the country would have increased its cattle production to 398.9 million heads. The projection was made public by the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukthar Maiha. According to him, the projection…
The current hardship in the country is the creation of President Bola Tinubu whose policies have heightened the cost of living and reduced the purchasing power of the national currency. This is the view of an Ebonyi farmer, Ayogu Chukwuemeka, who said that President Tinubu’s unpopular policies and ineptitude over the plights of the citizenry…
