Food
Stakeholders are advocating for immediate action to address food security issues in Ondo, Ekiti, and Osun
In a bid to address the growing concerns over food security, stakeholders in Ondo, Ekiti and Osun States have urged both citizens and government at all levels to prioritize mechanised and technology based farming as against subsistence farming. They…
The adoption of the CNG initiative will significantly lower food prices- FCPCC
Adoption of CNG initiative of the Federal Government will help to address the continuous high cost of food prices, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says. Dr Adamu Abdullahi, the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, said this…
Senate urges FG to address imminent insecurity risk of food
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency initiate measures to tackle the impending food insecurity in the country, it also urged government to outline measures put in place to combat the situation and address…
Alia donates rice, cows to Federal Girls’ College, Gboko
BY Titus Atondu, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has donated 50 bags of rice and 8 cows to Federal Government Girls’ College, Gboko to cushion the hardship faced in feeding the students of the college.…
Food prices continue to rise in November – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said that prices of selected food items increased in November. This is, according to the NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for November 2022, released in Abuja on Monday. The report said that the…
FG distributes inputs to boost rice farming in Plateau
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has distributed inputs to smallholder rice farmers in the North Central zone to boost rice farming. The distribution was done in Jos on Thursday in a one- day…
BUA Foods Q3 revenue rises to N289bn
BUA Foods has said its revenue rose by 20.2 per cent to N289.8bn as of the end of the first nine months of 2022. Despite the challenges in the economy, the fast-moving consumer goods company’s revenue rose from N221.7bn recorded…
UNESCO to consider Nigeria cuisines as intangible heritage
UNESCO has called on Nigeria to forward a list of its traditional cuisines for consideration for inscription as intangible heritage. Dr Tawfik Jelassi, the Assistant Director-General Communication and Information UNESCO, made the call at a dinner on Monday night in…
Floods: Experts raise alarm over looming food scarcity
Some experts, following the trend of flooding in Nigeria, have raised concerns about a possible food crisis in the weeks ahead, as a result of excessive rains and floods that have affected a good number of states within the federation.…