The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has said that it is working “assiduously to arrest the high food inflationary trend that has been on for sometime”. In a new year message to their compatriots, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari; and the Minister of State in the ministry, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi said that …

The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has revealed that the federal government will clamp down on economic saboteurs who made life difficult and unbearable for Nigerians next year. Bamidele, who was the chairman of the Southern Senators Forum in the ninth National Assembly, insisted that the National Assembly would pass the 2024 appropriations bill on December 30 to …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, launched a fresh palliative scheme for low-income traders across local markets in the State, as part of measures being taken to cushion the effect of the current economic realities. The governor rolled out Lagos Market Trader Money, which, in the first phase, will provide N50,000 business support grants to 15,000 struggling traders …

Barely three years after the incorporation of Ikun Dairy Farm Limited (IDFL) as an integrated agro-allied concern, the once moribund farm, lying on over 500 hectares, was revamped and reactivated through investments in state-of-the-art agricultural equipment and world-class technical know-how. It’s a strategic partnership by Ekiti State Government, through its investment arm – Fountain Holdings Limited – and Promasidor Nigeria …

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is set to commission the newly constructed middle-level food Agro-hub, located at Idi-Oro in Mushin area of the State. The food hub, which was established by Sanwo-Olu administration as one of the direct answers to the question of food insecurity and sustainability plaguing the country would be inaugurated on Sunday. The establishment of …

The Alternative Bank Limited is taking proactive steps to combat hunger and environmental distress in Ogoniland. Teaming up with over 800 local farmers, the bank has launched the Agricultural Community Support Programme (ACSP) in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, in collaboration with Global Entrepreneurship City Limited. At the inauguration ceremony, Group Head of Agricultural Finance and Solid …

The Ogun State Government said it had disbursed the sum of N50 million to the Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction (IDIPR), Eriwe, for the development of the agriculture and fish sub-sectors in the state. According to a statement, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, who presented the cheque to the IDIPR representatives at the Ministry of …

In a bid to ensure food security in Nigeria, the Federal Government and Sustain Africa Initiative on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) targeted at revamping the nation’s agriculture sector. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is passionate about repositioning the nation’s agriculture sector towards achieving sustainable food security in the country. …

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Bank of Agriculture, has disbursed N2.3m in agricultural loans to civil servants with the aim of bolstering the development of agriculture and enhancing food security in the country. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, who spoke while presenting cheques to four beneficiaries from the first batch of …

The Nigerian Army and Police Force have been urged to immediately launch an inquiry into the alleged extortion of farmers and herders in some conflict-ridden communities of Benue, Taraba and Kaduna States. A recent investigative report by Daily Trust had indicted soldiers and police officers deployed in Adaka and Wadata communities of Benue, Jalingo town in Taraba and Zangon Kataf …