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…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said Jigawa State is pivotal in Nigeria’s quest to attain food security under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Idris made the remarks in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Thursday when he…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inaugurated a multi-sectoral state working committee on food security, charging them to work with all stakeholders to ensure that people have access to affordable food. The committee comprises the Governor as the chairman;…
