By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has pledged to partner with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on policy alignment to reform cooperatives and the National Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, gave the assurance duringContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering five million rural women-owned businesses with the commissioning of the Osusu Abaala Women Palm-Oil Collective in Isialangwa North Local Government Area of Abia. Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs made this known in a statement signed byContinue Reading
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the Joint Project Management Committee (JPMC) for the maiden Nigeria International Oil Spill Summit and Expo (NIOSS). Akume described the move as a critical step towards strengthening Nigeria’s oil spill response architecture. Akume,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has launched an emergency intervention programme to tackle Tuta absoluta and African Sugarcane Borer, pests threatening tomato and sugarcane production in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi in a statement said the initiative aims to sensitise farmers and extensionContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Federal Government has called on importers to embrace ethical practices in order to curb revenue leakages and boost national development. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr Raymond Omachi, made the call at a one-day sensitisation seminar for importers themed ‘Ethics in Import TradeContinue Reading
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By Thompson Yamput The Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated the distribution of farm inputs worth hundreds of millions of Naira to more than 10,000 farmers in Kogi. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), who inaugurated the distribution at the FMAFS office in Lokoja, described it asContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The sudden seizure of funds to fight HIV/AIDS following the U.S. recent policy on foreign aid, will erode all achievements and put young Nigerians at risk, an expert has said. Dr Nandul Durfa, Managing Director, Reach Care Foundation, an HIV/AIDS care-giver outfit, told the News Agency ofContinue Reading
FG distributes free farm implements to farmers in ImoContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has urged states to mobilise domestic funding for the control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria. Salako, represented by Daju Kachollom, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary made the call at a media conferenceContinue Reading
