The Sokoto State Government has said it will build three dams under its integrated agriculture project to support Fadama and dry-season farming. Bashir Achida, the economic adviser to the state governor, said this during an interview with the News Agency…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will be chairing a high-level workshop in Kano State, focusing on agricultural transformation through the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)-funded Kano State Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP). The workshop, themed “Agricultural Transformation and What Works: Reflections from…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said that his administration is working to ensure significant reduction in cost of living across the country, especially as it concerns food costs. Mr Tinubu spoke in a televised broadcast in commemoration of this year’s…

A Food System/Nutrition Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Ibrahim Ishaka, has revealed that Nigeria loses around 50 per cent of its agricultural products along the food supply chain. Mr Ishaka disclosed this in…

Abubakar Kyari, minister of agriculture and food security, says the Nigerian government is investing in dry season farming to address nutrition and food insecurity in the country.Part of the measures to curtail the ravaging food crisis in the country, the…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $600,000 (about N900 million) to support flood victims in Borno State and for the resuscitation of health and agriculture initiatives in Nigeria. The Foundation announced the donation while meeting with Nigeria’s Vice…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of beans, eggs, bread, rice, yam, and other food items witnessed significant price increases in August 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for August 2024 released…

President Bola Tiinubu on Thursday received a report from a committee he set up to reform Nigeria’s livestock sector. Mr Tinubu’s media adviser, Bayo Onanuga, announced the submission of the report in a post on X. Ministry of Livestock loading:…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, has destroyed 1,015 sacks of dried donkey meat and skin in Edo A statement by the Public Relations Officer, NCS, FOU, Zone C, Jerry Attah, on Wednesday, said that…

The Kwara State Government on Wednesday began the distribution of 42,000 bags of fertilisers to farmers across the state. The fertilisers were donated to the state government by the Central Bank of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and…

Beans, once a staple and budget-friendly source of protein for many Nigerian families, have become increasingly rare on menu lists due to their rising prices. Historically a fundamental part of the diet for low- and middle-income households, the price of…

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has recently blamed the altered composition of eggs on poor feed materials and egg storage. The association’s chairperson in Lagos State, Mojeed Iyiola, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…

Agricultural experts from across Africa, last week, met in Rwanda for the annual Africa Food Systems (AFS) Summit to advance conversation on transformative agricultural practices and policies to achieve sustainable food systems across the continent. The summit, themed “Innovate, Accelerate…

The Executive Secretary, Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, Paul Odenigbo, said some farmers in the state have embarked on premature harvesting of crops to beat impending flood disaster. Mr Odenigbo said this during an interactive session with journalists in Awka…

Aniediabasi Edet has been a palm wine tapper for 65 years in Mbiabong Itam, Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Every day, the 85-year-old Nigerian civil war veteran leaves home at 5 a.m. and treks several kilometres to…