By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State Government says it will continue to sensitise market men and women as well as traders on hygiene, food safety, preservation, storage, marketing and transportation in market systems to address food insecurity.   Ms Abisola Olusanya, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, stated thisContinue Reading

By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN) has empowered 8,000 wheat growers to accelerate paddy production in the country. Dr Aliyu Sama’ila, FMAN’s National Programme Manager, Wheat Development Project, said this during the Green Wheat Farmer Field Day at Kadani plantation in Kura Local Government AreaContinue Reading

  By Rukayat Moisemhe The Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Seun Osiyemi, and the leadership team of the Lekki Estate Resident and Stakeholders Association (LERSA), have taken steps to address the transportation challenges across the Lekki peninsula. The President of LERSA, Alhaji Sulyman Bello, on Saturday in Lagos, said theContinue Reading

By Bukola Adewumi The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has unveiled 120 housing units and an empowerment center for farmers in Borno to increase food production. In a statement provided to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, NALDA’s Executive Secretary, Paul Ikonne, highlighted that thisContinue Reading

By Angela Atabo The Women and Girl Child Development Initiative (WGCDEI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has granted scholarships to 50 indigent students of Junior Secondary School (JSS) Kabusa in the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Godwin Ogunsanya, Programme Manager at WGCDEI, announced this during a ceremony in Abuja on Friday toContinue Reading