By Akpan Glory The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security says it is collaborating with the Agriculture Donor Working Group (ADWG), a consortium of development partners, to promote food security in the country. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Temitope Fashedemi, made this announcement at a one-day stakeholders’Continue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale/Oluwatope Lawanson The Lagos State Government has inaugurated the Last Mile Meat Shops and Butchers’ Academy to overhaul the process of selling red meat thereby maintaining proper hygiene in the metropolis Ms Abisola Olusanya, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, stated this at the inauguration of the Last MileContinue Reading
Food security: Group harps on organic agricultural practices in NigeriaContinue Reading
Body of Benchers’ll enforce discipline in legal profession – AwomoloContinue Reading
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, says Nigeria requires about 312,000 metric tons of seed towards achieving food security, food sufficiency and global security in 2024.Continue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), plans to acquire tractors and other modern farming equipment to enhance its agriculture initiatives in the Niger Delta, an official has said. Mr Victor Antai, the commission’s Executive Director, Projects, revealed this while inspecting farming equipment produced by Bobtrack Limited, inContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on the Federal Government to allocate more resources towards Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) to ensure food security across the nation. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, CASER’s Convener, Mr FrankContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has warned commodity traders against hoarding and speculative trading as the Federal Government intensify efforts to scale up food production in the country. The minister stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a special Ramadan lecture/Iftar organised byContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The U.S. government has partnered Nigeria, among others, to unveil a five-year Global Food Security Strategic Country Plan to boost the country’s agricultural sector and drive agro-economic growth. Mr David Greene, the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires, while unveiling the strategy on Thursday in Abuja, said it exemplifiedContinue Reading
By Mohammed Baba Busu Niger Government has secured a partnership with JS Bioenergy Limited to promote sugarcane farming in the state. The agreement, which was sealed at the Government House Minna on Thursday, had the Chairman, Niger Foods Limited, Mr Sammy Adigun, signing on behalf of the state government whileContinue Reading
