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FCCPC Intensifies Efforts to Curb Rising Food Prices
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, intensifying efforts to curb the rising food prices in Nigeria.
In a recent statement, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr Adamu Abdullahi expressed concern…
Ogun Govt Assures Support for Mass Food Production
The Ogun State Government has assured indigenes of its commitment to enhancing food production as this would cushion the effect of food inflation in Ogun state, Southwestern, Nigeria.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security,…
Group Canvasses Adequate Funding For Oil and Gas Regulatory Agencies
Some Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have called on the federal government of Nigeria to adequately fund the regulatory agencies in the oil and gas sector.
The CSOs made the call on Tuesday at a meeting organised by the Africa Network…
Stakeholders Collaborate On 250 Hectares For Food Cultivation
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Lagos State Chapter, is collaborating with the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, to cultivate food on 250 hectares of land in Lagos State, Southwestern, Nigeria.
AFAN’s…
Bee Farming Enhances Food Security – Expert
An apiculture expert, Mr Yusuf Adeyemo, has restated the relevance of bee farming in enhancing food security in Nigeria.
Adeyemo, the president of Youths for Apiculture Initiative, YFAI, said this in an interview with the News Agency of…
State Governors, NSA Join Forces to Combat Insecurity, Food Crisis
Governors and National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, agreed to join forces in order to combat insecurity and the lingering food crisis in the country.
Ribadu, who held a virtual meeting with the governors, told them…
North-East Development Commission to Establish Waste Recycling Plant
To address climate change and environmental degradation, the North-East Development Commission is considering the establishment of a waste recycling plant for the six states in the region.
“The proposal for the establishment of the plant…
Nigerian Government Urges Agric, Water Ministries to Collaborate on Food Security
The federal government has stressed the need for collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Water Resources, and their sub-national counterparts to ensure sufficient irrigation of farmlands for year-round food security.…
University Canvasses Research-based Solutions to Food Insecurity
The Mountain Top University said continuous practical research will solve real problems in readjusting food production in Nigeria.
The Deputy Director-General, Partnership for Development, International Institute for Tropical…
Nigerian Government restates commitment to protect Farmers
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima has restated the current administration’s commitment to building the capacity of smallholder farmers in order to address the food shortage.
Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on…