By Tosin Kolade President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared a national emergency on food security, urging expanded irrigation infrastructure and participatory water resource management nationwide. Tinubu made the declaration while opening the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in Abuja. He was represented by the Secretary to theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started developing its Agricultural Policy and Implementation Plan to guide interventions toward increasing food production in the FCT. Mr Umar Malamiyo, acting Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, FCT Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, said this at an event inContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi A research and advisory firm, Veriv Africa, has urged Nigeria to embrace new farming technologies, overhaul its agricultural credit system and address farmer-herder clashes to boost its food security aspirations. This is contained in Veriv Africa, a data-driven and intelligence analysis firm’s food price baseline survey report,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has pledged to help farmers displaced by farmer-herder conflicts and land encroachment regain their livelihoods and improve food security. The Executive Secretary of NALDA, Cornelius Adebayo, made this commitment during an interactive session with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. HeContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi One Acre Fund (OAF), an international NGO, has called for urgent action from the government, agricultural stakeholders, financial institutions, development partners, and civil society organisations to ensure food system transformation in Nigeria. Adetola Adegbite, OAF Nigeria Country Director, made the call at the National Stakeholders’ Dialogue onContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi One Acre Fund, an NGO, has announced that it will host a national dialogue on food security to address critical challenges in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Adetola Adegbite, the Country Director of the organisation, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja ahead of the programme,Continue Reading
Food By Ibrahim Bello The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of President Bola Tinubu to ensuring that every Nigerian citizen has unfettered access to abundant and nutritious food. Kyari made this known at the launch of 2025 dry season farming andContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Jonathan Chief Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, says Nigeria is at the forefront of climate resilience and food security innovation. Nnaji communicated this while addressing the Commonwealth Roundtable on Climate Finance and Food Security at Marlborough House, London, UK. Dr Robert Ngwu, Special AdviserContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said on Tuesday that Nigeria and Belgium would strengthen economic ties to enhance food security. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, disclosed this in a statementContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Ministries of Water Resources and the Marine and Blue Economy have pledged to collaborate to enhance food production in Nigeria. This partnership aims at strengthening Nigeria’s agricultural sector and ensuring sustainable food production by leveraging the country’s vast water resources. The commitment was reaffirmed onContinue Reading
