The Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Ebenezer Boluwade, has urged farmers to embrace climate agricultural practices as measures to address the 2024 Little Dry Season (LDS) projected to start from 22 July through August. Boluwade noted that an earlier advisory issued through the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)’s Seasonal Climate Prediction for 2024,…
Over 17, 000 farmers, drawn from the 17 local government areas of Enugu State, have received free fertilisers to enhance their farming activities. Aside from fertilisers, the farmers also received tilling machines, high-breed cassava stems, herbicides, among other farm inputs from the state government. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Aka Eze Aka, said, “One…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, has said 64.8 percent of the African population cannot afford a healthy diet. This is contained in a report titled “Healthy diets remain unaffordable for a third of the world’s population.” The world body attributed diet efficiency to purchasing power parity, comprising diversity, adequacy, moderation…
With the measures being taken by the federal government, it is certain that prices of food items will fall very soon. This optimism was shared by the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS), Mr. Bashir Adeniyi in Abuja recently. Adeniyi who was speaking at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja said the move was a…
Following the suspension of tarrifs on imported food items for a period of time, the federal government has also announced tax exemption on some items that are believed to ease the hardship on Nigerians. These include CNG products and pharmaceutical products. These products will not attract value added tax, VAT. The Minister of Finance and…
Civil servants in Nigeria would be the first set of people to be considered for the sale of rice at N40,000 per bag of 50 kg. And that would not be done arbitrarily. Rather, the authorities will use data that will ensure equity in the sale of the food item. This was made known by…
Professor Babagana Zulum, Borno State Governor has launched the largest tree-planting campaign in the history of Nigeria at Kawuri Village in Konduga local government area of the state. The 2024 tree-planting exercise with 10 million assorted seedlings is aimed at controlling desertification in the state. Professor Zulum at the kick off ceremony said that in…
The suspension of duties on imported food items will bring down the cost of food items in the country. Mr. Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, said this at a combined news conference by the heads of security agencies and Service Chiefs, convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa at the…
The best way for the federal government to solve the food inflation in Nigeria is to prioritise the provision of food at subsidized rate to the people. This was the advice that Alhaji Baba Ngelzerma, National President, Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has for the government. He has, therefore, called on the Federal…
President Bola Tinubu cut a pitiable sight on Sunday when he addressed the nation, pleading that protesters over hardship in the country should shield swords, as he was confident that better times are around the corner. He gave the impression that his administration was doing a lot of things to ensure that things are done…
