The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, on Friday described the empowerment programme of Kwara Central senator, Saliu Mustapha, as in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agriculture and…

During a recent hearing of the U.S. Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency, Congressman Scott Perry alleged that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) had inadvertently funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram (BH), in Nigeria. While these claims are…

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Abuja has held an official ceremony to distribute 100 tonnes (100,000kg) of dates to Nigeria as part of its annual humanitarian relief efforts. The initiative, facilitated by the King Salman Humanitarian…

The Kwara State Government has advised farmers in the state on how to cope with the prediction of a “shorter-than-usual” rainy season this year. The state Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development based the advisory on the 2025 Seasonal Climate…

As darkness slowly gave way to dawn one Saturday in January 2024, a truck’s engine rumbled into life, upending the stillness that had endured throughout the night. A few men gathered around the vehicle as they made final preparations before…

In a landmark gathering held on 31 October 2024, at the Abuja Continental Hotel, experts and stakeholders from various sectors came together for the National Policy Dialogue for Food and Nutrition-Focused Businesses. With the theme “Catalyzing Policy Reforms for Regulatory…

It is that time of year in Bauchi State, Nigeria, when farmers are busy harvesting cassava tubers, a vital crop in the region. In areas like Yalwan Duguri, Duguri, Pali, and Gwana in the Alkaleri Local Government Area, farmers are…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has budgeted $2.5 billion in the 2023 to 2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans (CSP), geared towards achieving zero hunger and improved nutrition across the country. The Head of Programme of the…

Nigeria’s agriculture sector recorded numerous challenges in January, from climate change impacts to conflicts between farmers and herders. Earlier in the month, the Nigerian Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) sounded an urgent call for greater attention to…

In 2022, global ocean governance took a major leap forward. That ‘super year’ included the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ban on harmful fisheries subsidies, progress to secure agreement on the United Nations (UN) High Seas Treaty, the second UN Ocean…

About 5000 hectares of rice plantation estimated at N11.5 billion were destroyed by the recent flooding in three local government areas of Kwara State, caused by the release of water from the Jebba and Kainji dams in Niger State, a…

Cocoa farmers in the agrarian communities of Oyo State are counting their gains from the soaring prices of cocoa beans in the outgoing season. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday, a…

The Kwara State Government has demanded an investigation after water from the Jebba Dam submerged rice plantations in Edu Local Government Area. Edu is a major rice producing area in Kwara State with thousands of farmers from across North-west Nigeria…

Kachia, a local government headquarters in the southern part of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, is a centre of the ginger trade. Middlemen and traders often arrived in their vehicles to buy the root crop from peasant farmers in the…

When President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023, he promised to prioritise agricultural development and ensure food sufficiency. Over 19 months later, Nigeria faces a hunger crisis aggravated by some of Mr Tinubu’s policies, especially the removal of fuel…