FG TO FEED, DEWORM CHILDREN WITH N142.3 BILLION IN 2021 -Minister
The federal government has budgeted N142.3 billion to feed 9.86 million children, deworm seven million children and recount the pupils in 2021 under the Home-Grown School Feeding programme (NHGSFP).…
LAGOS GOVT TO ESTABLISH BUTCHERS’ ACADEMY
The Lagos State Government says it will establish a butchers’ academy in order to train new and existing butchers in global best practices on slaughtering in the red meat…
SANWO-OLU CONFIRMS OLUSANYA AS SUBSTANTIVE COMMISSIONER FOR AGRICULTURE
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has confirmed the appointment of Ms. Abisola Olusanya as the substantive Commissioner for Agriculture. The confirmation was contained in a circular issued by…
BUHARI FLAGS OFF NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS SCHEME
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday flagged off the National Young Farmers Scheme, designed by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) at the State House, Abuja. The scheme is to…
AVERTING FOOD CRISIS IN NIGERIA By Juliana Agbo
A food crisis is imminent in Nigeria as Nigerians continue to face challenges such as floods, climate change effects and insecurity. JULIANA AGBO examines stakeholders’ view on the need to…
BENUE GOVT DECLARES FRIDAYS WORK-FREE DAY FOR CROP HARVEST
Benue State Government has again declared Fridays as work-free days for civil servants in the state. The work-free day, according to the state government, begins on November 6 till January…
FARMERS RECEIVE FARM EQUIPMENT WORTH N5M FROM FED GOVT
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Oyo state chapter, on Tuesday received farm equipment worth N5 million from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. Newsmen report that the equipment included…
ActionAid CALLS FOR IMPROVED INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE
ActionAid has urged the three tiers of government to improve on agricultural financing especially in intelligent technologies to increase productivity and efficiency by farmers in order to ensure food security.…
RICE MILLERS TO SHUT DOWN PLANTS OVER LOOTING -RIMAN
Rice millers on Thursday declared that they would shut down some of their plants in some parts of the country following the destruction of some of their mills by protesters…
FG TASKED ON PROTEIN-LED NUTRITION POLICY
The Federal Government has been called upon to urgently develop and implement a national protein-led nutrition policy to address and curtail the rising incidence of protein deficiency in Nigeria. Dr.…