FG Kicks Against IMF Prediction, Says Nigeria Won’t Face Food Crisis The Federal Government on Monday has advised Nigerians to stay calm and not be afraid of any form of food crises as predicted by the International Monetary Fund. Kicking against the projections, FG stated that...

Digital Transformation: FG Unveils NAITS to Track, Identify Livestock Nationwide The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Animal Identification and Traceability System for Nigeria to identify and track livestock nationwide. The government said the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, under the National Livestock Transformation...

Bakery Operators Lament As Wheat Production Crashes By 89.4%   Local wheat production has fallen by 89.4 per cent, raising concerns by bakery operators over the rising cost of production. Wheat production in Nigeria has crashed by 89.44 per cent, dropping from about 350,000 metric tonnes annually...

Farmers Lambast Ministry Over N13bn Pest Control Fund   Nigerian Farmers on Thursday lambasted the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for planning to spend N13bn on the control of pests in 12 northern states. Last week, the FMARD announced that the Federal Government had approved...

Agric Ministry: Workers Protest Picketing, Asks FG To Clear N17bn Contract Debts     The protests and crisis rocking the Abuja head office of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development took another turn on Wednesday as ministry workers protested against disruption of work by indebted...

Contractors Continue Agric Ministry Picketing Over N17bn Debt   Aggrieved contractors owed over N17bn by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are mobilising to stop the FMARD’s minister from gaining entry into his office again on Friday (today). About 50 members of the Concerned Unpaid...