The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf on Monday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider reopening the country’s borders for importation of foodstuffs as an immediate measure to alleviate food scarcity, especially during Ramadan. Yusuf’s appeal was made through the Controller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi who visited the governor over the initiative…
The Nigeria Governors Forum NGF and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security FMA&FS are advocating for enhanced crop production to tackle food scarcity across the country. The Acting Head of Media, Halimah Salihu Ahmed, on Sunday, stated that the governors were dedicated to alleviating the pain and suffering of citizens nationwide, due to…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the suspension of sale of the seized food items in Lagos State. The decision followed the stampede that claimed seven Nigerian lives at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State, where a 25kg bag of rice sold for N10, 000. A statement released by…
The popular Yankalli Market, a major commodity markets in Jos, Plateau State, has been taken over by Security operatives including soldiers, police, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). They took positions there to foil the threat by hoodlums to break into the market to cart away food and other items. The joint security…
The Adamawa and Taraba Commands of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported that15 seizures were made from the beginning of last month till date. They include the seizures of various illicit products amounting to N13,352,100 in duty-paid value. According to Salisu Kazaure Abdullahi, the Adamawa/Taraba Area Controller of the NCS, the seized commodities include…
QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for peace, recognition of the right to food, and reform of multilateral institutions as cardinal imperatives. He said this during the G20 Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting held recently in Brazil. The Meeting was the first major event of Brazils…
Due to rising cost of living ravaging the country, the federal government has called for collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Water Resources, and their sub-national counterparts are to ensure sufficient irrigation of farmlands for a year-round food security. Aliyu Shehu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, revealed this…
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…
As all nooks and crannies of Nigeria is plagued by kidnapping, banditry, herdsmen crises and other vices, Oba AbdulRasheed Adewale Akanbi, Oluwo of Iwoland, has a word for the authorities. The traditional ruler has called on the security agencies to deploy digital equipment to check insecurity in the country, as some part of the measures…
