The National Bureau of Statistics has said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product growth rate in real terms grew by 3.46 per cent in the third quarter of 2024 on a year-on-year basis. The Statistician General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran said this in a press statement recently. He said the growth is 0.92 percentage points…
Senator Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security has revealed the importance of the data gathered from the census, stating that the information would support evidence-based policy and decision-making across various sectors of the economy. It will also enhance the linkage with the President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda in…
The governor of Osun State, Asiwaju Ademola Adeleke, has pleaded with farmers to sell at reasonable prices to consumers. It was in a bid to cushion the effects of rising prices of food items in the state and Nigeria at large. The governor made the appeal at the Ayegbaju Market during the launching of a…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor has mooted the idea of importing paddy for the state to get enough rice paddy to run the Imota Rice Mill in the state. He has said that his government will approach the federal government to get the concession for the import. The governor made this known during a media…
Four genetically modified TELA maize varieties have been endorsed by the federal government in Nigeria. The varieties which have been approved for commercialisation are insect resistant and drought tolerant varieties. That is the position of the federal government now to improve maize yield in the country. The approval was granted by the National Committee on…
When the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, NBS. released it’s latest report on inflationary trend, the position of some states raises concerns about the real causes of hike in prices of food items. This is because the factors indicated as major causes of rising cost of food items are not known to be prevalent in some…
Ahead of the 2025 farming season, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has called for a one-day round table on tomatoes in Nigeria to enhance productivity and food security as well as to reduce post-harvest losses. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, stated that the one-day…
I employed a farm worker some time ago when I took a decision to go into farming. Employment terms wrapped up and I fulfilled my primary part of the agreement. We purchased farm implements, got him a telephone as well as modest accommodation near the farm. Not long after, the guy abandoned the farm and…
Kogi State has witnessed significant growth in its agricultural sector, with 76 farm clusters covering 10,000 hectares of land cultivated by over 8,000 farmers under Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo administration. This was disclosed by Ismaila Isah, the Media Aide to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State, while speaking to journalists in Kaduna on Sunday….
The Lagos State government has decided to create opportunities for a critical and productive section of the Lagos state population to channel their talents and energies into agricultural activities. It, therefore, used the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority (LSADA) and the State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN) to train over 300 women, youths and…
