FG Signs MoU with Cuba on Food Security, Agricultural Advancement   On the sidelines of the G77 + China Leaders' Summit, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Federal Government with Cuba on...

Fuel Subsidy: 500,000 Hectares Farmland To Ensure Food Security - Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared state of emergency on food security as the Federal Government stepped up efforts to tackle food shortage following the removal of fuel subsidy. Tinubu also approved that all matters...

The Matter Of Food, by Salisu Na'inna Dambatta   Food, water, air and shelter are the most essential elements for life and living in every part of the world; and it is so in all past, present and even in future eras. But in this piece...

IFC Approves $35m For Food Security In Africa   The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is offering a $35 million financing package to Jubaili Agrotec, a Nigeria-based agrochemicals manufacturer and distributor, to increase smallholder farmers’ access to key input and boost food production to strengthen food security...

Fed Govt Plans $100bn Nigerian-Brazil Initiative On Economy, Food Security   Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government will soon unfold the $100bn Green Imperative Nigeria-Brazil Bilateral Development Programme designed to sustain the economy through agricultural mechanisation. He stated that the initiative would make...

CBN Disburses N1.487trn To Boost Food Security       The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N1.487 trillion under its various agricultural programmes to boost food security. Its Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, made this known while presenting the communiqué on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in...