The Senate Press Corps of the National Assembly has honoured the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi with the “Award of Excellence for Strategic Synergy for Good Governance”. Receiving the presentation at an impressive ceremony attended by dignitaries at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, on Monday, an elated Dr. Abdullahi thanked members of the …

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Agricultural Production and Services to investigate the non-delivery of the 2,000 tractors, implements, and 100 combined harvesters within the stipulated period contained in an agreement under the Presidential Food Security Initiative and Renew Hope Agricultural Mechanization Drive and inquire on the status of the tractor assembly plants contemplated in the agreements. …

Benue State Government is set to conduct livestock census in the state to have statistics of both the livestock and owners. The Principal Special Assistant to the state governor on Livestock Development and Transboundary Animal Disease Control, Aondoaka Asambe, disclosed this on Monday in Makurdi after assessing the abattoir livestock market. Asambe said this would help to put an end …

Lagos partners Bulgaria in food security, commerce Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, said that the State is ready to partner with Bulgaria in agriculture, food security, commerce and other critical areas for the benefit of the citizens. During a courtesy visit by the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Nigeria, Mr. Yanko V. Yordanov, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, …

In what keen economic observers have described as a masterstroke measure, the N100 million grant by the Lagos State government, earmarked for tagged the Lagos Agrithon, will drive food production and boost the agriculture subsector of the economy. The Lagos Agrithon initiative aims at providing agricultural entrepreneurs with a grant of N100 million, aimed at supporting micro, small, and medium …

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and agricultural finance. The MoU was signed on behalf of the government by the Permanent Secretary of FMAFS, Mr Temitope Fashedemi, …

A Senior Agriculture Economist with the World Bank, Dr. Adetunji Oredipe, has called on governments at all levels to re-strategize to check the incidence of rising prices of foods in the country. He also advocated the development and immediate implementation of a National Food Prices Management Plan (NFPMP), rather than adopting food price control measures, to tackle the impact of …

The Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, says the Federal Government has trained 541 youths in modern agricultural techniques, to combat unemployment in the country. A statement on Saturday by the Director of Press, Ebunoluwa Esan, noted that the minister stated this at the closing of the training programme held at the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre in Jos, Plateau …

Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited’s subsidiary, natnudO Foods, a leading producer of high-quality animal protein, has commissioned its new processing plant in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Located in the Obayanto community, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, the commissioning ceremony last Wednesday marked a significant milestone for the company as it expands its operations in Nigeria, contributing to the …

A Director at FaLGates Food, Air Commodore Iliyasu Yahaya (rtd.) has said that, for Nigeria to have food security, national security should first be in place to protect farmers against all threats of insecurity. At the second Annual Distributors and Suppliers’ conference and the launch of FaLRice, held in Kaduna at the weekend, Yahaya said that, while it is not the …