Food security: FG providing N200 billion to support the cultivation of hectares of land – George Akume
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has announced that the federal government is allocating ...
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Monthly food inflation declines for second consecutive month in April- NBS
Nigeria’s month-on-month food inflation declined in April for the second consecutive time following five months of consistent increase dating back ...
FG to soon begin distribution of N100 billion worth of fertilisers donated by CBN
The federal government will soon begin the distribution of N100 billion worth of fertilisers donated earlier by the Central Bank ...
Nigeria, Japan sign MoU to boost rice seeds production, diagnostic capacity
The governments of Nigeria and Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday in a bid to revolutionise Nigeria’s ...
Rice prices crash by over 20% in relief for Nigerian households
Despite a significant rise in food inflation, Nigerians get to sigh a breath of relief as the price of a ...
One in six children to go hungry in Nigeria over high food inflation – Report
A new report by Save the Children has projected that one in every six children which is 15 million in ...
Post-harvest losses for fresh produce at almost 50% in Nigeria- USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has stated that about 50% of fresh agricultural produce in Nigeria are ...
Nigeria requires 312,000 metric tonnes of seeds to guarantee food security- Agric Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has estimated that the country needs about 312,000 metric tons ...
Food crisis: LCFE urges Federal Government to utilize commodities exchanges for food security
LCFE has called on the Federal Government to leverage the commodities exchange ecosystem to bolster food security, generate employment opportunities, ...
Food Security: Japan to invest about $99.1 million in Nigeria Agric Sector – Wale Edun
Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, announced that the Japanese International Cooperation Agency is ...
