Nigeria’s federal government has unveiled sweeping agricultural reforms aimed at ensuring food is available, affordable, and accessible to every citizen, in a bold effort to counter rising food insecurity and economic instability. Speaking to journalists in Maiduguri, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, outlined a comprehensive strategy targeting key barriers such…
Prof Felicia Ayatse, wife of the Paramount Ruler of the Tiv nation (Tor Tiv), Prof. James Ayatse, has urged the Federal Government to address incessant attacks on farmers in Benue state to curb food insecurity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that she made the call at the 2025 Mba’ Apostoli Festival, a fiesta…
The Kosofe Local Government in Lagos State has donated food items to no fewer than 5,000 residents during its 10th edition of Kosofe Food Bank Initiative. Mr Moyosore Ogunlewe, Chairman, Kosofe LG, said this on Monday in Lagos, saying plans were in the works to extend the initiative to Kosofe estates and senior citizens in…
An Economist, Ephraim Audu, has attributed insecurity as the primary cause of food inflation in Benue, calling on the Federal Government to urgently tackle the menace across the country. Audu, the National President, Agricultural Agenda Nigeria Initiative (AANI), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He…
The First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday donated food items to vulnerable groups in Kogi under her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) through its Social Investment Programme (SIP). The First lady, represented by Hajiya Nana Shettima, wife of the Vice President, flagged off the distribution at Government House Lokoja. She said the food outreach commenced…
Mr Bayo Omojola, Chairman, Ikole Local Government Area, Ekiti State, has appealed to traders not to sell food items at inflated prices, especially as the Ramadan begins. Omojola made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikole-Ekiti on Sunday. He said that some traders were in the habit of…
Gov Umaru Bago of Niger has reaffirmed the state’s commitment to food security and sustainability for the state and the country at large. He said this in an event to commemorate the 2024 World Food Day with the theme ”Niger State Agricultural Revolution: Solution to Hunger and Better Health” in Minna on Wednesday. Bago, represented…
Some agriculture experts have called on the Federal Government to subsidise the cost of agro-inputs in order to improve food security in the country. The experts made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos in commemoration of the World Food Day. NAN reports that the World…
An Agriculturist, Prof. Lateef Sanni, has stressed the need for collaboration among government, non-governmental organisations, international partners and local communities to achieve food security and create a sustainable future for Nigeria. Sanni, also the Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Ilorin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
Matthias Schmale, the United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, has emphasized the importance of revitalizing Nigeria’s food systems to address widespread food insecurity in the country. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent declaration of food security as a national emergency was seen as a positive step, with Schmale hoping it would lead to…
