Despite an existing $2.7bn secured under President Bola Tinubu’s administration from the World Bank, the federal government is about to secure another loan to the tune of $500 million. The authorities say the new loan is to bolster rural access and agricultural marketing in the country. Recall that the international money lender had approved four…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended GB Foods for establishing the biggest tomato processing factory in Africa in Nigeria. The president said that the investment has affirmed the confidence of foreign investors in Nigeria. Tinubu said this during the inauguration of the GB Foods state-of-the-art integrated tomato processing plant and expanded farm facilities in Gafara,…
…RENAMES MINNA AIRPORT AFTER TINUBU. Minna, capital of Niger State played host to two major events on Monday, for which Governor Umar Bago succeeded in getting President Bola Tinubu to feature prominently. The first has to do with the inauguration of the Minna agro-processing zone covering a space of about 2,000 hectares. And according to…
The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) on Saturday announced that all food items seized along the nations borders would be returned to the markets to curtail the high prices of commodities. This was disclosed by the Comptroller-General of the NCS, Bashir Adeniyi during his visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari and His Royal Highness, the Emir…
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…
….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…
(First published in the Vanguard Newspaper of February 21, 2024) I READ with great delight the statement credited to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his vision for food self-sufficiency. On February 12, 2024, The Punch reported the intention of the President to make Nigeria a major food exporter through aggressive mechanised farming. I have been…
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…
If the dream of massive food production is to be achieved in Nigeria, the federal government must end insecurity in the country. That was the submission of Samson Abodunrin, Lions Club District 404B4 Governor, Nigeria. He has, therefore, implored the federal government to take immediate action to address insecurity, which he said is the root…
Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has declared that achieving food security through agricultural development is among the topmost agendas of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eight-point agenda. The minister who said this also affirmed that all the programmes on the agenda are connected to agriculture. Kyari made this known at the launch…
