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18 hours ago
The grant of $134 million by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to promote food security in the country is coming at the right time when food insecurity has become a major challenge.
17 Mar
As Nigeria moves to tackle food insecurity, some scientists in the agriculture value chain have argued that Genome Editing (GEd) would greatly help bridge the food insufficiency gap in the country.
6 Mar
A recent data submitted by locals has shown that to feed a family of four in Lagos for a month on essentials like rice, milk, eggs, and fruits would cost roughly N137,855.
12 Feb
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, yesterday, highlighted that challenges facing agriculture go beyond insecurity to include high cost of fuel.
12 Dec
The Federal Government, yesterday, lamented that the naira re-design policy carried out by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from December 15, 2022, to early February this year, when the Supreme Court ruled against it, ran farmers bankrupt.
11 Dec
Vice President Kashim Shettima has traced the nation's food insecurity to the heavy reliance on oil since the 1970s, which led to the neglect of the agriculture sector.
4 Nov
The food security situation report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has projected that 26 million people across Borno, Sokoto, Zamfara states and the Federal Capital Territory might experience food crisis between June and August 2024.
25 Sep 2023
As drivers of food provision in the home, women must thrive to return to the old ways of practicing gardening and farming in homes, to sustain their families. This will not only restore agriculture to the homes to address food security, it is also capable of solving the challenges facing the agriculture sector to reduce…
5 Jul 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to use research and modern technological techniques to proffer solutions to challenges of poverty, food insecurity and others plaguing the country.
23 Apr 2023
There are ominous signs that food insecurity is likely to deteriorate in Nigeria this year, as security challenges escalate further in some parts of the country, Kaduna State especially.
17 Apr 2023
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ireland’s international development programme, Irish Aid, at the weekend, announced funding to build more sustainable food systems to help fight global hunger and prevent the next food crisis in sub-Saharan Africa.

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25 mins ago
Nigerian banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. This comes after the apex bank urged Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base to strengthen the financial…
49 mins ago
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed Tinubu's approval of Bello's appointment in a statement on X on Thursday. According to the Ngelale, Dr. Bello is a consummate…
1 hour ago
Hoodlums attacked and set on fire the Neni Divisional Police station in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums numbering about 30 stormed the area at about 2am on Thursday and destroyed several buildings. READ ALSO: First phase of Lagos-Calabar Highway to be completed in three years – FG…
2 hours ago
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
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The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
3 hours ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
3 hours ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
4 hours ago
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4 hours ago
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