Nigeria is grappling with an annual loss of $10 billion due to post-harvest inefficiencies, according to Sen. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security. Speaking at the launch of the Green Legacy Rural Community Agriculture and Infrastructure Network (G.R.A.I.N) Pulse Centre in Kangire, Birnin-Kudu Local Government Area,...
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In a decisive move to tackle rising food costs, President Bola Tinubu has instructed a Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee to implement measures aimed at significantly reducing the prices of food items across Nigeria. The directive was announced by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen....
“We can’t poison our own people” – FG defends GMOs, assures Nigerians of safety, food security boost
“We can’t poison our own people” – FG defends GMOs, assures Nigerians of safety, food security boost
Federal Government has dismissed claims that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are harmful, emphasizing their role in enhancing food security and nutrition in Nigeria. During a sensitisation workshop in Abuja on Wednesday, organized by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) and the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA)...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has emphasized the strategic importance of strengthening livestock production, aimed at boosting food security, and promoting sustainable agricultural development across the nation. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud made this known at the 2025 National Pasture Planting Day...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on global stakeholders to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in rebuilding sustainable and inclusive food systems across Africa, saying true national sovereignty is incomplete without food sovereignty. He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has designed a comprehensive strategy to...
National Assembly has announced plans to hold a comprehensive national security summit to address the escalating insecurity that is jeopardizing lives, property, and agricultural productivity across Nigeria. Speaking at a Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting on the 2026 Agriculture Budget in Lagos on Wednesday, Senator Garba Maidoki, a key member of...
Following a successful first phase that supported over 150,000 beneficiaries, including under-five children, pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, out-of-school children, and food-insecure households in Northeast Nigeria, the launch of a second phase of the resilience and peacebuilding project in the region has been announced. The programme is funded...
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede has called on the National Assembly to enact a law banning open grazing in the country. Oluyede called on the National Assembly to pass a bill banning open grazing as part of the solutions to the perennial problem of farmer-herder...
The national Summit on Nutrition and Food Security organized by Nigeria’s House of Representatives entered its third day in Abuja on Thursday with various critical stakeholders and professionals offering suggestions on how to increase food production and combat hunger in Africa’s most populous nation. With its theme as “Curbing...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Chairman House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor, has called on the federal and state governments to deal decisively with gangs and bandits terrorizing farmers across the country, as many farmers have been killed, while even higher numbers have abandoned their...
—-Seeks continued collaboration between Govt, Development Partners to combat hunger Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday called for the continued collaboration between the Executive and Legislative arms of government at the federal and state levels in the push to significantly reduce malnutrition and stop the deaths caused by the...
The Chairman of the House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Honourable Chike Okafor, announced on Thursday that Vice President Kashim Shettima will declare open a three-day National Summit on Nutrition and Food Security, hosted by the House of Representatives, with the theme: ‘Curbing malnutrition and food insecurity through...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Government has begun discussions with the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) to foster a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing agribusiness and attracting global investment in agriculture and food security sector in the state. This was disclosed by the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has promised to allocate lands in satellite towns to farmers for agricultural production to tackle food insecurity. Wike made the promise during the inauguration of a newly constructed rural road in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. Wike...
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Abubakar Kyari, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Eight-Points Agenda has made significant progress in ensuring food availability, accessibility, and affordability across Nigeria. Speaking in Maiduguri on Monday, Kyari noted that the ministry has achieved 80% of its agricultural...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has revealed that the Kano-Maradi Railway project is crucial for improving food security in Nigeria. According to Opeifa, the rail connection between Nigeria and the Niger Republic is vital because mobility plays a central role in the food...
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise food security in all national plans. Kukah said given Nigeria’s abundant human and material resources Nigerians should not be hungry or poor. Kukah said this at his investiture as Trustee of the Nigerian Institute...
The Federal Government has secured a loan facility of 134 million dollars from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help farmers boost seeds and grain production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, made this known at the unveiling of the 2024/2025 National...
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing record hunger as conflict, displacement, economic hardship and repeated extreme weather push the region towards a major crisis. No fewer than 36 million people are struggling to meet their basic...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared a national emergency on food security, urging expanded irrigation infrastructure and participatory water resource management across Nigeria . Tinubu made the declaration while opening the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in Abuja. He was represented by the Secretary to the...