Agriculture

Kano, May 22, 2024 – Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has sought support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to boost agricultural production and mitigate the impact of climate change in the state. Yusuf made the request during a meeting with Ms. Eva De Wit, the First Secretary Migration at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Tuesday in Kano. Yusuf admired Netherlands’ impressive achievements in agriculture and climate change management in Europe. He expressed his administration’s willingness to partner with the Dutch government to replicate …

Minna, May 10, 2024 – President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria will soon achieve food sufficiency through projects being put in place by the government. Tinubu made the promise during the groundbreaking ceremony of the 84-kilometer Bida to Minna road.   He called on state governors to key into his administration’s agricultural revolution programme and plans on food security. The president, who was represented by Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, , said if the state governors could adopt this, it would relieve the citizens of the current …

Abuja, April 2024 – President Bola Tinubu has approved distribution of 20% of palliatives through traditional and faith-based institutions. Vice President Kashim Shettima said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a one-day dialogue on “Faith leaders as catalysts for enhanced human capital through nutrition,” organised by the National Council on Nutrition and the World Bank-assisted Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria [ANRiN] Project. He said the initiative was introduced to improve nutrition across Nigeria with a rallying call to faith and traditional leaders to champion the effort in their communities.  “President …

Lokoja, March 27, 2024 – Kogi State Government has mapped out 1,200 hectares of land for immediate cultivation of cassava. Timothy Ojoma, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, said this in Lokoja on Wednesday during the inauguration of the State Executive Council of the Cassava Cottage Processing Marketing Association (CACOPMAN). Ojoma said that the state government was going to provide 80 per cent of the work by bringing in tractors, improved stems, fertiliser, chemicals and clearing of the land. “We have already mapped out about 48 areas in the three senatorial districts …

Abuja, March 21, 2024 – The Federal Government will ban portfolios and political farmers parading as real farmers ahead of this year’s farming season. Aliyu Abdullahi, the Minister of State, Agriculture, said this on Thursday at a roundtable on “the Food Price, the Forex and the Farmer” organised by the Progressive Forum. He said government would soon begin to identify real farmers to ensure that government; attention to the sector got to real farmers. The minister said the president had given his ministry the necessary support to ensure that the …

Abuja, March 20, 2024 – Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Minister, says the Federal Government has started distribution of the 42,000 metric tonnes of grains. Kyari said this during an interactive session with the National Assembly Joint Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development on Tuesday. He said the Federal Government started the distribution from some focal points in state capitals across the country. “We have received directive and approval from Mr. President to distribute for immediate impact 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains free …