By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has given an insight into the reasons for the declaration of the ‘State of Emergency on Agriculture’ by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima spoke at a session on: Country Perspectives: Government-led Strategies and Regional Framework’, at the ongoing UN Food Systems Summit StocktakeContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s “Every Home a Garden” project is recording a huge success in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Coordinator, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi. Benjamins-Laniyi, who is also the Mandate Secretary, FCT Women Affairs Secretariat, stated this at the close-out of the 2024 cohortContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche A female-led non-government organisation (NGO), Great Brave Women (GBW), has trained over 420 girls in agricultural and environmental practices across eight Lagos schools. Alhaja Omotayo Atoba, Lagos State Coordinator of GBW, disclosed that the gesture was part of a growing initiative to empower the next generation ofContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi ActionAid Nigeria’s General Assembly has called on the Federal Government to urgently reform the national security architecture to address widespread violence across the country. This includes persistent herder attacks, civilian casualties from military airstrikes, and the violent suppression of protests. The call was contained in a communiquéContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has pledged collaboration with the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) on agriculture and biotechnology to foster socioeconomic development of the state. Namadi made the pledge when he visited the agency in Abuja. The governor said that biotechnology research and developmentContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Commodity Leaders Empowerment Network for School Feeding (CLENSFe), an NGO, has demonstrated its commitment to empowering smallholder farmers by connecting them with school feeding programmes. Mr Danladi Ibrahim, a consultant to the NGO, made the commitment while electing committee members of the organisation in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Food Systems Task Team, in partnership with stakeholders, has unveiled Nigeria’s first comprehensive report mapping the involvement of over 6,000 young people in the country’s food systems. The report was launched during the maiden Youth in Food Systems Convening in Abuja on Wednesday. It was themed, “EmpoweringContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike/Aderonke Ojediran Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday launched a ₦500 billion Uptake Guarantee Fund aimed at transforming the state’s food system, reducing hunger, and boosting inclusive economic opportunities. Speaking at the event, Sanwo-Olu said the initiative was borne out of the state’s urgent need toContinue Reading
By Ahmed Kaigama Some farmers in Bauchi have expressed concern over the high cost of fertilisers this cropping season. They said the trend had forced most farmers to abandon cultivation of maize and rice to crops that require minimal or no fertiliser application. A cross section of the farmers whoContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Mr Abdullahi Ango, Mandate Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has expressed concern over the declining population of bees, calling it a major threat to the ecosystem. Ango, who is also Chairman of the Technical Committee of the FCT Agro-Climatic Resilience inContinue Reading
