The federal government keeps getting support from local and international organisations on its efforts to out an end to shortages of food in the country, thus raising hopes that the efforts will pay off soon. The latest avowal in this direction is the pledge by the international Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA to intensify efforts…
Dr. Alex Otti of Abia State has received commendation for the efforts of his administration to promote agriculture in the state in its first one year in office. The commendation was given by Dr. Philips Nto, a former Commissioner for Finance and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture’s Director of Agribusiness Incubation Centre , Umudike. Dr….
The government has identified two major factors responsible for the failure of efforts at bringing down the prices of food items in the country. The factors were disclosed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. FCCPC. The Commission said it discovered the factors during its recent fact-finding research. It said that traders in major…
Dikko Radda, Katsina State Governor marks his first anniversary in office in a unique way. He chose the time to commence the sale of fertilisers to farmers at subsidised rates. The exercise will see farmers participating in the sale of 400, 000 bags of fertilisers for 2024 cropping season. That was not the only thing…
BEVERAGE COMPANY SPONSORS NIGERIAN IDOL EVENT Bigi Carbonated Soft Drink brand’s Africa’s biggest music talents hunt show tagged Nigerian Idol Season 9 has kicked off its live shows on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. Omawumi, 9ice, and Ric Hassani who were judges were thoroughly impressed by the vocal versatility and strength displayed in the competition, which…
Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has disclosed that the federal government has set aside N200 billion to tackle food insecurity in the country, noting that the amount would help bring down food prices and inflation. Edun said that with 30 per cent of the world affected by the problem…
The 2024 inaugural World Agritourism Day celebration themed “Food Security for All” was recently celebrated in Abuja. At the event, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security said that agritourism would generate foreign exchange and boost food production in Nigeria. The minister also believes that the development of agritourism would…
The Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability, QHSES Leadership Academy, a tuition-free social innovation institution accredited by the American Council of Training and Development and certified to ISO 9001:2015 standards has donated food items and safety instruments to Heritage Homes, one of the orphanage homes in Lagos to mark its first Safetainability Day. QHSES Leadership…
The Federal Government’s ministry of Petroleum Resources on Tuesday, May 28, commenced the free distribution of filled three-kilogrammes cooking gas cylinders, popularly called camp gas to rural women in the Federal Capital Territory. The aim was to encourage the use of gas in the homes. The government is targeting to give the cylinders to 250,000…
The target was to fill the mouths and souls of thousands of people who went out to celebrate on Children’s Day. And he met scores of them at Ikeja, the capital of Lagos state. It was an unusual ground for soul winning but Leke Adeboye, son of Enoch Adejare Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed…
