The federal government is convinced that for the country to effectively address the problem of food insecurity a concerted effort is needed to deal with the impact of climate change on agriculture. that is why it is preaching the priority should be given to soil health and the practice of climate-smart farming. This is because…
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…
When majority of nigerians go to parties, the food they love to request for is jollof rice. Now, either at home or at such social function, do people bother to ask the question about the cost of a plate of their favourite delicacy? Do you feel like you want to do that right away? That…
About 9,000 farmers in Kwara state have received a total of 260,000 tree seedlings to improve the environment, food nutrients, erosion control, and income generation, among others. The distribution was anchored by One Acre Fund Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, as an effort to address the increase in cases of deforestation recently. Speaking during the free…
There are indications that state governments are beginning to take proactive measures towards enrolling in the global effort to fight deforestation in the country. That will also be some cheerful news to farmers who will not face limitations as to where to market their products in the international market. This effort appears to be a…
Officials of the federal government are not happy that Nigerians who are rightly complaining about hardship in the country are focusing only on the government at the centre. There has , therefore, been a concerted campaign for Nigerians to also ask questions from other arms of government. The campaign which started from the eve of…
Nigerians have been advised to not only look up to the federal government to solve the problems of the country but also make their governors accountable. In doing that they have been asked to engage the governors and ask them for the palliatives that the federal government has been sending to the states to be…
The objective of the decision by the federal government to suspend duties and taxes on food items is to force down the prices of food items. This was made known by the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi on Monday. According to him, the policy was intended to make essential food items…
The federal government is about to take a fresh loan of the value of $500 million from the World Bank. The information is contained in a World Bank Project Information Document sighted by Bushlink Online Newspaper. The narration is that the loan, when granted, will be used for the improvement of dams across the country….
One of Nigeria’s oldest cocoa processing companies, FTN Cocoa Processors Plc incorporated appears headed for bankruptcy, as its liability is said to have exceeded its assets. The company, which was established in 1991 as Fantastic Abiola Nigeria Limited, but was later re-christened Fantastic Traders Nigeria Limited on August 26, 1998. The company’s core activities are…
