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FG Empowers Farmers In Katsina State With Inputs To Boost Productivity
Federal Government has trained and empowered 243 smallholder farmers in Katsina State with inputs to boost productivity under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth...
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...
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...
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...
Food Prices: Tinubu Directs Immediate Release Of Grains
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to release about 42,000 metric tonnes of grain including maize, millet and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
FOOD Security: President Tinubu Seeks Partnership With Brazilian President
Federal Government has advanced a multi-sectoral partnership with Brazil.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made the move during a meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da...
