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…
The Bauchi State Government through the ministry of Agriculture has expressed gratitude to the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATN Foundation) for choosing Bauchi state to benefit from the distribution of poultry birds, essential feeds to support over 300 vulnerable women in the state. Bauchi state government commended the tireless efforts of everyone involved in…
Ibrahim Kabir, National President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN has commended Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association, NAIDA for the initiative to launch Compliance Monitoring Team on Agricultural Input Distribution/Sales in Nigeria. He said the initiative gives hope to Nigerian farmers, thereby guarantying food security in the country. Kabir spoke at the launching of the…
A fresh attack on over 35,000 hectares of rice farm in Enugu State has caused new concerns about the success of efforts to tackle food insecurity in Nigeria. This was made known by a group known as the Enugu State Graduate Farmers. The group which expressed sadness over the development said the farmland is at…
One major thing that has dominated public discourse in Nigeria in the past nine months is the rise in food prices, even as the purchasing power of the citizenry continues to slide. So, when the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS released its findings for the last quarter, not many people were surprised about the rise…
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…
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…
