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Foreign Trade: Nigeria’s Food Import Bill Hits N7.8trn In 6 Years.
Despite being touted as the food basket of Africa, Nigeria has spent over 7.8 trillion naira in the past six years on food import.The...
Food Security: United Nations Allocates $20million For Nigeria.
The United Nations (UN) has allocated 20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in...
FOOD Security: We’ll BecomYe A Net Exporter Of FOOD – Tinubu
Federal Government has rolled out plans that will focus on expanding food production, through mechanized farming, and making Nigeria a net food exporting country.President...
Food Price Hike: FG To Sanction Trade Associations.
The Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, will begin to roll out sanctions against members of trade associations guilty of...
Flood Alert: Council Tasks Environmental Health Officers On Enforcement Of Law.
Environmental health officers have been tasked on enforcement of the Public Health Law in every local government area, to curb flooding across the country.The...
Cook-a-Thon: Why We’Ve Not Confirmed Hilda Baci’s Success – Guinness World...
Following Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci’s success at breaking a world cooking record, the Guinness Book of Records has acknowledged her laudable effort.The acknowledgement was...
State Visit: Tinubu Inaugurates Aviation, Agric Projects In Minna.
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Minna International Airport, now renamed as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, Minna. Alongside this, he unveiled the...
FG Trains Farmer Groups, Processors On Harvesting, Processing Techniques
Federal Government, trained farmer groups and processors in the South-West zone on harvesting and processing techniques to enhance food sufficiency and boost farmers’ income.The...
FG Suspends Food Imports Duty, Partners States On Farming
The Federal Government, has announced a 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities as it stepped up efforts to tackle rising inflation which had...
Food Security: Bayelsa Govt. Approves Farming Days For Civil Servants.
Still on food security, The Bayelsa State Civil Service Commission has approved a two-day weekly farming period for workers, reducing the number of workdays...
Racism: FCCPC Shuts Chinese Supermarket Over Claims Of Discrimination Against Nigerians.
Officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer and Protection Commission, FCCPC, has sealed up an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket situated at the China General Chamber...
Shettima Unveils Plan To Improve National Nutrition Indices
Vice-President Kashim Shettima in Abuja unveiled plan to improve nutrition indices across the country.Shettima, who unveiled the plan at a high-level dialogue on nutrition...
Livestock: Feed, Fodder, Essential To Dairy Industry– Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, liyu Abdullahi, says the Feed and Fodder industry is essential to the growth of the...
Barrister Nyesom Wike Distributes Food Items to Muslims in the FCT
On March 30, 2024, the FCT Administration extended a helping hand to residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the Ramadan fast. This compassionate gesture involved the distribution of...
5.9 Million Children Face Severe Food, Nutrition Crisis— UN.
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mohammed Fall says about 5.9 million Nigerian children face severe food and nutrition crisis, the...
ANRiN Project Revives 30,000 Malnourished Children In Kaduna – Coordinator
The Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria Project, ANRiN has resuscitated about 30,000 malnourished children in the state through myriad of interventions.Coordinator of the Project...
Enugu: NAFDAC Seals 100 Shops In Market.
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has sealed not less than 100 shops in Ogbete Main Market.This was made...
Agriculture: Gov. Bago Bestowed With The Award Of Voice Of Africa.
The Governor of Niger state Umar Bago has been bestowed with the prestigious 2024 Voice of Africa by a Canadian based organization which specializes...
Food Insecurity: 33m Nigerians May Face Crisis In 2025’ – Report
A joint report by the Government and United Nations (UN) says Nigeria faces one of its worst hunger crises with more than 30 million...
Kano: Army General Detained Over Alleged Palliative Rice Diversion, Others.
A Nigerian Army General has been detained over the alleged diversion of palliative rice meant for soldiers and the sale of military equipment to...
