MAMA KUBURATU: Mama Salamatu, where are you coming from? You are walking in this scorching sun, without an umbrella or headgear, this is very strange.Your appearance self, very dull and uninviting, what is the problem? Mama Salamatu: Please, don’t mind me, people are ready to run you crazy, as long as you allow them. But…
The hope that food production will increase in 2024, giving impetus to the goal of targeting zero hunger in the near future, appears to be coming to reality by the day. This is because the decision by the federal government to undertake massive production of food items is being keyed into by the state governments,…
The budgetary allocation for the school feeding programme is a further demonstration by the administration of Bola Tinubu that it is a lover of children and education. This was stated by Dr. Yetunde Adeniji, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Bola Tinubu on School Feeding at an event in Abuja. She said that by…
Those who have been praying for a reprieve in the flying inflation in the food sector may have to apply more energy on that spiritual exercise. This is because there are indications that rather than abate the cost of food will continue to soar in the new year. That is the result of the survey…
While federal legislators from some parts of the country are said to have been given palliatives by the federal government, which they expect to give to their constituents, federal legislators from Kwara State have said that they are yet to receive their own. This was stated by the Kwara State’s National Assembly caucus has said…
The worrying escalation of the cost of food in Nigeria is not peculiar to the country. That is stated in the latest report by the World Bank in its Food Security Update. Other countries most hit by food inflation include countries in Africa, North America and Latin America. According to the report, aside from the…
As part of efforts to encourage Nigerian farmers to engage in massive food production, the Zamfara State government made known its intention to give support to farmers in the state. Towards this end farmers in the state have got the assurance that they will receive support in the area of farm inputs from the state…
The federal government has shown demonstrable energy at increasing the production of wheat in the country. If this is done, it will not only assist in getting more food for the people, it will also reduce dependence on foreign countries. And wait for this: the economy will also breathe because the amount of foreign exchange…
Chicken—Ram, ah, ah, where have you been, your face is very scarce these days o. I was unable to see you throughout the holidays, checking my social media handles did not even yield desired results. What happened? RAM—My sister, nothing much, I was just trying to mind my own business, you know, apart from the…
The federal government continues to work on its plan to boost food production in 2024. The latest effort by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is the launching of irrigation project to achieve that objective. The irrigation production is expected to assist between 200,000 and 250,000 farmers. And from their efforts the federal government…
