Suspension of import duties on food items will end by November – Abubakar Kyari
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated that the suspension of import duties on certain food items ...
Tag: food security
Food inflation increases by 13.89%-points one year after Tinubu declares emergency on food security
The state of emergency declaration on food security then follows concerns by the President over the escalating prices of food ...
FG to develop web application to train farmers in Nigeria
The federal government has said that it is working on a web application to train farmers on the best farming ...
Akinwunmi Adesina faults FG’s approval of duty-free food imports, says policy is depressing
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has raised concerns over the federal government’s plan to import ...
FEC approves procurement of 2000 tractors, 1200 trailers, others to boost food security in Nigeria
The federal executive council (FEC) has announced the approval of 2,000 tractors, 4,000 disc plough, 1,200 tractor trailers among other ...
Food Security: FG targets increase in staple crops to 135 million MT in 2024 for small-holder farmers
The Federal Government has announced a strategic plan to boost food security by increasing the production of staple crops by ...
Food Security: Saudi Arabia to set up farm equipment manufacturing plants in Nigeria – Abubakar Kyari
The Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the government of Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in setting up manufacturing ...
WFP partners Nigeria, others to kickstart food assistance program, targets 7.5 million people
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has partnered with the government of Nigeria and other countries in West and ...
Food security: FG providing N200 billion to support the cultivation of hectares of land – George Akume
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has announced that the federal government is allocating ...
Monthly food inflation declines for second consecutive month in April- NBS
Nigeria’s month-on-month food inflation declined in April for the second consecutive time following five months of consistent increase dating back ...
