In a bid to cushion the effect of hardship in the country, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, acting Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has made clear that his commission is ready to tackle rising food prices, which is currently affecting the living standards of consumers. aggressively Abdullahi said this…
Alhaji Babatunde Ologburo, a philanthropist and business mogul has constituted phase one of youths empowerment for agriculture business and training for 50 youths. The beneficiaries will be selected across the 33 local government areas of Oyo State. Youths across the state would be trained on livestock farming with special focus on goatery management after which…
….SOME LUCKY, SOME FRUSTRATED Sunday March 17 was an unusually busy day in Lagos State. Many people trooped out to designated markets where the Lagos State government assembled vendors to sell food items at discounted prices. The centres spread across 57 locations in five divisions in the state had people fill the spaces from about…
Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State governor at Jumat Service on Friday said that the state government has begun the distribution of rice palliatives to residents. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Deputy Governor, said this on behalf of the governor while addressing the congregation of Muslim faithful. She said that the distribution started with Muslim faithful who are currently observing…
Despite an existing $2.7bn secured under President Bola Tinubu’s administration from the World Bank, the federal government is about to secure another loan to the tune of $500 million. The authorities say the new loan is to bolster rural access and agricultural marketing in the country. Recall that the international money lender had approved four…
To support citizens’ purchasing power, the Lagos State government will on Sunday commence discounted sales of food items such as rice, beans, gari, bread, eggs, tomatoes, and pepper, among others. This will be done across the five divisions of the state, and beneficiaries will enjoy a rebate of 25 percent on every purchase. The state…
Data by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS, on Friday, revealed that food inflation in Nigeria spiked to an all-time high of 37.92 percent in February. The food inflation rate on a year-on-year basis surged by 13.75 percent against the 24.35 percent recorded in February 2023. NBS said the surge in food inflation on a…
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, has warned governors of South-East states, especially, governors of Enugu, Abia, Anambra and Imo states, that land in the region was not available for grab for ‘Fulani’ in the name of ranching/settlements in any part of the region. Reminding the governors that the South-East landmass…
Governor Alex Otti has received bags of grains allocated to the state by the federal government of Nigeria as palliatives. He promised transparent and fair distribution of the grains to the people by the government. Otti disclosed this on while inaugurating the distribution committee at the Government House Umuahia. Represented by his Chief of Staff,…
Abia State government has entered into partnership with the National Root Crops Research Institute,NRCRI, Umudike to establish an agro-processing zone at Industrial Park, Owaza. The commissioner for agriculture, Monica Ironkwe announced this while hosting the state chapter of Rice Farmers and Rice Mill Owners Association of Nigeria in her office in Umuahia, the state capital….
