The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the Oko-Oba Abattoir in the Agege area of the state. The closure followed reports of unsanitary practices, poor waste management, and unhygienic meat processing. The closure was ordered on Thursday by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, following an extensive inspection…
The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO has commenced a fresh effort designed to address the problem of malnutrition in the northern part of Nigeria. Towards this end, the Nigerian office of the organisation distributed 21 metric tonnes of Tom Brown, a highly nutritious food supplement to excited nursing mothers and others in Sokoto State. The…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari has said that the persistent food insecurity in the country reached its peak when traders and citizens decided to hoard food commodities while creating man-made scarcity. Kyari disclosed this in Abuja at a special Ramadan lecture/Iftar organised by the Special Assistant to the President on Agriculture…
Despite the persisting food insecurity in the country, the erstwhile Presidential Aide on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, has said that over 65 per cent of the Ministry of Agriculture’s budget is not linked to improving food security. Enang alleged that President Tinubu signed the 2024 budget in a rush without being advised by…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi on Friday, lamented the deaths of students of Nasarawa State University, following a stampede at the sharing of food palliatives. Recall that the state governor, Abdullahi Sule had promised to distribute rice to all students in the state to ameliorate the current economic situation in the…
Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessman has joined the league of people who have decided to ease the hardship that Nigerians are currently going through. In line with his practice during the month of Ramadan, he launched the distribution of rice to the people. Dangote, Africans richest man, will distribute one million bags of rice to vulnerable…
The Minister of Agriculture Food and Security Abubakar Kyari, on Tuesday, announced a new development by the federal government to inject 58,500 metric tons of rice into the country’s markets. Kyari’s assertion was made at an interactive session with the National Assembly joint committee on agriculture and rural development in Abuja. This move he noted…
To cushion the effect of hardship ravaging the country, the management of Fidelity Bank Plc has reached out to over 3,000 people. They gave the food items to vulnerable households and underprivileged families in Gusau, Zamfara State, noting that the gesture was part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. A statement released by the bank…
An Imo State-based food expert, Collins Emeka Ejiogu, has said that the prevailing food crisis in the country would be worse and may linger for a long time in Nigeria if nothing urgent is done. He advised the Imo State government to open up the Silos built at Ezinachi in Okigwe Local Government Area, to…
In a bid to cushion the effect of hardship in the country, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, acting Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has made clear that his commission is ready to tackle rising food prices, which is currently affecting the living standards of consumers. aggressively Abdullahi said this…
