food security
15 Jan
The Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, and his team are in New York, where a collaborative meeting was held with Matthias Berninger, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Science & Sustainability of Bayer AG. The German multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical and biotechnology giant is set to play a key role in facilitating innovation and development within the…
10 Jan
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure food security in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this when Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State paid him a courtesy call on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that Katsina State remained one of the frontline states in the…
20 Dec
Google is pushing new frontiers in the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
17 Dec
The Federal Government has flagged-off the 2023/2024 national dry season farming, with the aim of bridging the food insecurity gap across the country.
11 Dec
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the distribution of another 20,000 50kg-bags of maize at more than 50% subsidised rates to the people of the state. The distribution commenced on Sunday by the state palliative committee that oversaw the sharing of the first 25,000 bags a few months ago. The gesture had received huge…
3 Dec
To gain the respect of developing countries, Africa must turn itself into a global powerhouse in food and agriculture, by taking advantage of its vast natural resources to develop its economies and transform the lives of the people.
1 Dec
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), yesterday, gave the assurance that it would support the Federal Government's drive towards achievement of food security, employment generation and economic diversification in the new agricultural policy.
27 Nov
‘Climate-Smart agriculture has been identified as the way to go if Nigeria must achieve sustainable food security and sufficiency within the framework of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
26 Nov
The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, an initiative of the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sports (DCMS) is partnering the Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria (NINE) to launch an impact accelerator – ‘Social Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship’ for social impact entrepreneurs. According to the organisers, selected entrepreneurs under the initiative will join the…
23 Nov
The Federal Government has pledged to support Taraba State government in tackling food security issues and the provision of basic services in t state.
18 Nov
Food security is one of the most crucial factors in every nation’s growth and development.
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