Tag: food security
Food Security: Between duty-free importation and Anchor Borrowers initiative
By Kadiri AbdulrahmanThe Federal Government recently announced plans to allow a five-month duty-free window for staple food items like rice, wheat, maize.The government also...
NSE seeks partnership with Ministry of Agric on food security
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) on Friday sought partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to harness opportunities to boost...
Obasanjo lauds Gov. Aliyu, advise governors to focus on food security
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised state Governors to focus more on food security while calling on them to prioritise policies that enhance people’s...
What role for genome editing in Nigeria’s food security drive?
By Sylvester ThompsonThe Heads of States and Government of t African Union met in June 2014, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and adopted two decisions...
FG commits to SAPZ implementation to ensure food security
The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to accelerate the implementation of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) project in...
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Man brutally attacked for N250 transport fare gets succour from foundation
By Leonard OkachieA 45-year-old man, Mr Franklin Okafor, has...
Consumers decry persistent rise in prices of eggs, meat
Some consumers of eggs and meat have decried the persistent...
NAN MD urges media to harness AI opportunities
The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria...
Adewale Adeniyi says Nigeria Customs committed to enhancing Intra-African trade
The Comptroller-General (C-G) of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi of Nigeria...