The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina (www.AfDB.org) has said the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow massive food importation risks destroying the country’s agriculture. This follows the announcement by Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture Abubakar Kyari…

President Bola Tinubu indicated Tuesday that his government would create a new livestock ministry as part of efforts to improve meat and dairy production and reduce violence between migrant herders and farmers. The president announced the possible creation of the…

President Bola Tinubu Tuesday inaugurated a committee to implement his government’s livestock policy. At the event at the State House in Abuja, the president announced that he would chair the committee, and Attahiru Jega, a former election chief, would be…

President Bola Tinubu Tuesday announced the creation of a new livestock ministry, part of efforts to reduce violence between migrant herders and farmers, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to NAN, the president announced the creation of the…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), have named two scientists, Umezuruike Opara and Richard Mkandawire, as the winners of the inaugural Afreximbank-FARA Research, Innovation and Competence in Agriculture (AFRICA) Awards. According to…

Musa Ado is sad that his village no longer retains its young men. Every year, they migrate to Lagos, Port-Harcourt and other southern Nigerian cities for menial jobs, he said ruefully in March, when PREMIUM TIMES’s reporter met him in…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the duty-free importation of major food items like rice, beans and wheat, to cushion the impact of the high food prices Nigerians have been grappling with since he assumed office last year. According to a…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday unveiled some proactive measures meant to address skyrocketing food prices in the country. According to a statement by Mr Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the measures will be “implemented over the next 180 days.” Mr Onanuga,…

The Director General of the Nigeria Biotechnology Management Agency (NBMA), Agnes Asagbra, has kicked against the disapproval of genetically engineered food by the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye. On…

Adebayo Adeleke, founder of Supply Chain Africa and the Nigerian Food Security Project (NFSP), has urged young Nigerians to support steps being taken to address the country’s food security challenges. Mr Adeleke made the call while speaking at a workshop…

The Acting Director General of the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), Khalid Ishiak, has said there are 40 metric tons of Tela maize variety within Nigeria for farmers at the moment. The official disclosed this Thursday during a press conference…

Nigerian poultry farmers have complained that several poultry farms are shutting down operations due to skyrocketing prices of poultry feed and unsustainable cost of production, among other challenges in the sector. The farmers, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES within the…

In March 2018, former Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong announced that the state government had procured 400 tractors for farmers across the state. The news was widely reported in the newspapers, as can be seen here, here, here, and here. However, when former President…

In March 2018, former Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong announced that the state government had procured 400 tractors for farmers across the state. The news was widely reported in the newspapers, as can be seen here, here, here, and here. However, when former President…

The House of Representatives has ordered probes into the N1.12 trillion Anchor Borrowers Scheme, a federal government initiative to provide agricultural funding through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The lawmakers also resolved to probe the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing…