The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has urged Nigerians to join the fight against the circulation of counterfeit and fake medical products. The agency stated that this could be achieved through the use of its latest verification app, the Greenbook. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call on Wednesday…
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 dry and wet season farming in 2024/2025, the federal government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has outlined several initiatives and priorities aimed at enhancing food production in the nation. The Minister of FMAFS, Senator Abubakar Kyari said in a statement signed by the Chief Information Officer of…
The prevailing hunger that has provoked the current nationwide protest, except in the southeast region of the country, can only solved if Nigerians take the available opportunities and give more attention to farming. This was the appeal of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Senator Abubakar Kyari. The minister, therefore, pleaded with the…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, South Africa, and Somalia are seeking $600bn in climate financing support from financial institutions. The Washington-based lender also said that Nigeria is struggling to attract climate-related Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) due to its inability to end parallel foreign exchange rates and other policy uncertainties….
Governments and agencies in Africa and at the international level are making concerted efforts to ensure that food insecurity is addressed in Africa and beyond. Part of the efforts is the dedication of the Africa Development Bank, AfDB, to grant financial support to governments and institutions that are involved in the production of food in…
There are indications that the initial euphoria over sale of rice at subsidised rate to public servants may have come a little too early. This is because BUSHLINK learnt that the government may have had a rethink on the policy. And that is coming about one week after the announcement that the sale of a…
Traditional rulers and community leaders in Bauchi state have been warned to desist from encouraging or participating in efforts to deplete the forest in the state. Bala Mohammed, the state governor gave the warning on Thursday. He told the leaders to stop selling forests across the state. While lamenting that the development has exposed the…
If the performance of the agro-allied companies on the stock exchange is the right indicator to rate commodities in the country, then agriculture may have started the race to the top. This is because the sector gave the other sectors a beating at the beginning of this week at the stock exchange. The sector gained…
The Federal Government is leaving no stone unturned to bring about a radical increase in food production in the new year, as part of efforts to mitigate the projection that over 26 million Nigerians may be caught up in the hunger bracket in the new year. It is doing this through the Ministry of Agriculture…
