food security
22 Feb
The United States (U.S.) Government has said it would do a lot in the agric sector to support Nigeria to overcome food security challenges and post-harvest losses suffered by the country that lead to hunger and hardship.
21 Feb
A United Kingdom-based data scientist, Adewale Omoniyi, has asked the state governors in the country to suspend all non-essential capital projects and channel their efforts and resources on eradicating hunger. Omoniyi, who has authored many books on data and statistics in Africa, said the current situation in Nigeria deserves critical and deliberate action plan devoid…
16 Feb
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), in partnership with, the National Assembly, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and Third-party Advocacy Campaign..
15 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is ready to cut all forms of "rent seekers" tied to imported food. Tinubu also insisted that his administration is set to tackle the nation's food security challenges by setting up schemes to boost local food production. “We cannot allow speculators, hoarders, and rent seekers to undermine our…
12 Feb
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is revolutionizing agriculture to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production and a net exporter of agricultural products.
12 Feb
The Lagos State Government says it has kicked off partnership programme with Niger and Kwara states towards bridging food supply-demand gaps under the Produce-4-Lagos initiative.
11 Feb
Thirty-six states in Nigeria are on the verge of slipping into comatose with rising unemployment, hunger, involuntary emigration (japa) and the spread of illicit economic activities, a report shows.
9 Feb
Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN) has called for a transformative potential approach within the veterinary field to improve food security across the country, following a shortage of food threatening Nigerian homes
6 Feb
The Niger State government and CBM Developments have signed a groundbreaking agreement, "The Niger Irrigation Infrastructure Advancement Scheme," aimed at significantly enhancing irrigation across 50,000 hectares of land. This ambitious project promises to revolutionize agriculture in the state, bolstering food security and economic prosperity. Renowned irrigation specialist CBM Developments, led by Chairman Telia J. Urey,…
5 Feb
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, continued the distribution agricultural inputs and assets across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) on Sunday saying that the planned rebirth of the area has commenced. With a stimulus package empowerment for over 100,000 farmers across the 14 LGAs involving essential farm assets in the next four years, Lawal said the…
4 Feb
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has said that the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) is pivotal to achieving the food security goal of the Federal Government.
3 Feb
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has taken a step towards bolstering the agricultural sector and alleviating rural poverty by distributing farm inputs and agricultural assets to farmers in Bungudu and Maru Local Government Areas (LGAs). This initiative, part of the ongoing COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus programme sponsored by FADAMA III, aims to…