Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, allocated farmlands to 26 members of the state House of Assembly as part of efforts aimed at ensuring food security and in support of the agricultural resurgence initiative of the federal government.…
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has allocated farmlands to the 26 members of the state House of Assembly as part of efforts at ensuring food security in the state. Abiodun presented letters of allocation on Thursday to the lawmakers in…
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s committee on food security has yet to impact the rising prices of food in Nigeria. Muda Yusuf, the Director of CPPE, disclosed this in…
By Jeleel Olawale Senator Shuaib Afolabi, the Senator Representing Ogun Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has charged the Federal Government to prioritise agriculture to increase food security across the country. Salisu gave the charge while speaking at the…
The Federal Government says its focus is to attain continuous year- round cropping in the dry and wet seasons farming to boost food production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this while…
With over 70 million arable land enough to feed not just Nigeria but Africa, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the Agency is willing to partner with the United States Agency for International Development…
The Federal Government says the poultry industry in Nigeria contributes over 25 per cent of the agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, says Nigeria requires about 312,000 metric tons of seed towards achieving food security, food sufficiency and global security in 2024. Kyari said this at a High-Level Stakeholders’ Forum on Seed…
By Jide Akinseye Farming plays a crucial role in ensuring food security, especially in our dear country Nigeria where a significant portion of the population relies on agriculture for livelihood. I could remember at some point in our history when…
The latest report by Cadre Harmonise paints a picture of Nigeria’s food security landscape, particularly in the northern regions. With a staggering 31.5 million Nigerians confronting the spectre of hunger this year 2024, urgent and decisive action is imperative to…
