There is urgent need for immediate security measures to halt attacks on sedentary farmers in Benue State, Nigeria’s Food Basket State. This is because food security is under serious threat. Investigation shows that after a period of relative peace, which…
By Dakuku Peterside Against the run of play, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State ruffled feathers with his speech at the 2023 annual Leadership Newspaper Conference and Awards held in Abuja last week. This speech was an instant hit…
The Federal Government (FG) has hinted at plans to establish a National Commodity Board as a solution to the escalating food inflation in the country. In tackling price volatility, the board will be given the mandate to assess and regulate…
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, on Wednesday, said that his administration has initiated seven pilot irrigation schemes to boost agricultural productivity and enhance food security. Zulum stated this at the inauguration of the Mafa Irrigation Scheme in Mafa Local Government…
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has signed an agreement for the production of coal-based fertilizers in Nigeria. The MoU which is signed with PT Saputra Global Harvest is targeted at improving food production and food security.…
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has called on relevant state governments to provide irrigable land for the 12 river basins across the country for irrigated farming. Utsev made the call in Minna when he paid a…
Delta Government says it has keyed into Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) to ensure food security and sufficiency and to create jobs for its teaming youths. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Perez Omoun, stated this when…
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Monday launched agricultural intervention in agro processing facilities and farm inputs for 6,200 smallholder farmers under the state Agro-Pastoral Development Project/Sasakawa Africa Association Crop Value chain intervention. This is contained in a statement…
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), on Wednesday expressed readiness to work with the Federal Government to improve food security in the country. The Director-General of IITA, Mr Simeon Ehui, made this known while answering questions from State House…
Some stakeholders in agriculture have called for effective implementation of the policy plan on achieving food security. The stakeholders, who praised declaration of a state of emergency on food security by the Federal Government, said the right people must drive…
