The Southern Nigerian People’s Mandate (SNPM) has blamed the escalating prices of foodstuff in Nigeria on the failure of President Bola Tinubu to show leadership. In a reaction to the food price crisis in the country, the President and secretary of SNPM, Mr. Augustine Chukwudum and Mr. Segun Diya, said in a statement made available…
The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has urged breweries to patronise smallholder farmers in Enugu in the bid to source raw materials for production. The governor made the remark during a courtesy visit by Ama Brewery, Enugu, on Thursday. The manager of Ama Brewery, Enugu, Peter Ani, extolled Mr. Mbah for creating the right environment…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed the Federal Government readiness to tackle food inflation in the country by establishing a National Commodity Board. In tackling price volatility, the board will be given the mandate to assess and regulate food prices as well as maintain a strategic food reserve for stabilizing prices of crucial grains and…
Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, Oluwo of Iwoland has offered a solution for the food crisis ravaging the nation. The monarch has suggested to President Bola Tinubu by opening the borders to cushion the effect of the food crisis ravaging the country. Oluwo urged President Tinubu to prioritise the importation of grains and building materials to create…
there are indications that as we approach the ned of the month of February bread may disappear from the dining tables across the country. This is as a result of a threat by the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, AMBCON. It says that it was driven to issue the threat because of…
JEREMAYA: Ziki, how are you? It has been a long time, anyway, I don’t want to bother you much, I thought you will branch at my place yesterday, at least, if not for any other thing, we would have been able to take a decision on where and when to hold our next meeting. ZIKI:…
Due to rising cost of living ravaging the country, the federal government has called for collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Water Resources, and their sub-national counterparts are to ensure sufficient irrigation of farmlands for a year-round food security. Aliyu Shehu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, revealed this…
Officials of the Abia State Government have visited Edo State to understudy its agriculture initiatives with a view to boost the sector in her state. The delegation was led by Prof Monica Ironkwe, the Abia State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security. Ironkwe, who met with her Edo State counterpart, Hon Stephen Idehenre said they…
In a rather damning report, 22 corruption scandals worth over N12 billion have been discovered in the University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. According to a 2020 audit of Nigerian ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF), released in December 2023 the Agriculture institution was discovered to…
Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has disclosed that a fire outbreak has destroyed about 30 hectares of farmlands in Abia State. In a statement, the Zonal Chairman of CFAN, John Kalu, in some cases the fire was started by farmers who were setting lands ablaze which they see as a quicker and cheaper method…
