Following the successful end of Dr. Vincent Isegbe’s five five-year tenure as Director General of Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, NAQS, the President has reappointed him for the same capacity. This means that Isegbe will continue his administration in NAQS, until 2029. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, FMA&FS Abubakar Kyari, has expressed concern over the delay in the delivery of 2,000 tractors to farmers in Nigeria. Kyari expressed his worries in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking with John Deere, the agricultural equipment manufacturer, over the slow pace in supplying the first batch of 500 tractors…
Barely a week after residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) looted a warehouse in Gwagwa-Tasha, President Bola Tinubu has directed the emergency distribution of grains to alleviate their living conditions. The president’s directive was revealed by the Minister of State for the FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, during a meeting with area council chairmen and…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMA&FS), Abubakar Kyari, has attributed the smuggling of food from Nigeria to other countries as the major driver of hunger and food scarcity. He also named other causes which include naira redesign and natural disasters. Kyari noted that the food shortage currently experienced in the country is due…
…TARGETS PRODUCTION OF 500,000 HECTARES OF MAIZE, RICE, OTHERS The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soya beans with $134m in Nigeria. The President of the bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, during a visit to the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero University, Kano recently said the support…
A group known as Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises, Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has announced the injection of about $30million into rural economies of six states of Abia, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Delta and Ondo in order to boost agricultural productivity and value addition across seven commodities value chains. Engr. Sanni Fatai Abiodun, National Project Coordinator made…
There is good news for some Nigerians who are seriously impacted by the on-going food crisis. It is that help has come from the most unexpected country in the world. Ukraine, a country that is currently at war, which should be receiving support from many nations on the prosecution of the war and the care…
Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, Wife of Ekiti State Governor has disclosed her readiness to commence a market outreach tagged Aya Gomina N Be Oja Wo (Governors Wife Visits Markets) to all parts of the state to patronise local market women and also empower indigent traders. Dr. Oyebanji at a meeting with Iyalojas (market leaders) in all…
Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to introduce food stamps programme as a measure to cushion the effect of hunger and food crisis in the country. The red chamber also urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to liaise with development partners and other relevant stakeholders, especially the Lagos Food Bank…
….AS THE STATE ACQUIRES 120 TRUCKS OF GRAINS TO COMPLEMENT FEDERAL INITIATIVE In efforts to cushion food insecurity across the country, President Bola Tinubu next week will flag off the distribution of the 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains released from the National Strategic Reserves across the country. The president will also commission the…
