5 h. ago Food insecurity to worsen as terrorists amplify bloody battle in North

…fear grips farmers ahead of rainy season As Boko Haram insurgents and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters read more Food insecurity to worsen as terrorists amplify bloody battle in North-East

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6 d. ago Controversy trails appointment of APC Chairmen to Agric Boards

•Stakeholders demand professionals, warn against politicisation By Okwe Obi, Abuja The recent appointment of about 15 All Progressives Congress (APC) state chairmen as board chairmen of key agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has sparked widespread criticism, just as it raised concerns over the Tinubu administration’s commitment to tackling food insecurity. Critics […] The post Controversy trails appointment of APC Chairmen to Agric Boards appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago IMF flays Nigeria’s persistent poverty, food insecurity despite economic reforms

By Uche Usim The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed worry over the continuing prevalence of poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria, despite a cocktail of economic reforms introduced by the federal government since 2023. In a statement released on Friday, following the conclusion of its Article IV consultation mission to Nigeria, which took place […] The post IMF flays Nigeria’s persistent poverty, food insecurity despite economic reforms appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Water minister urges more investments in irrigation to tackle climate change, food crisis

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has stressed the need for partnerships and greater investment in irrigation to tackle climate change, population growth, and food insecurity. The minister made this known at the 6th African Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) Conference, which concluded with an award ceremony on […] The post Water minister urges more investments in irrigation to tackle climate change, food crisis appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Ndume hails Tinubu on food security, calls for naira stabilisation

The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday, praised the Federal Government over its declaration of national emergency on food insecurity. Ndume gave the commendation in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja. His plaudit comes barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu made the declaration on Monday, while opening the 6th Read More

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2 w. ago Nigeria Records $9bn Post Harvest Loss Annually – Varsity Don

The Agric Business Incubation Centre director at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Philips Nto, has said the country records about $9bn in post-harvest losses annually. Nto made the statement while speaking to LEADERSHIP in Umuahia, Abia State capital, on mitigating food insecurity in the country as the farming season has begun in […]

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3 w. ago Adamawa govt to invest N2bn to support farmers, youths to tackle food insecurity

The Adamawa State government has disclosed that it would invest N2 billion to boost the agricultural sector by providing farmers read more Adamawa govt to invest N2bn to support farmers, youths to tackle food insecurity

Society

3 w. ago Adamawa govt earmarks N2bn for youths, farmers to tackle food insecurity

As part of efforts to boost agricultural production and food security drive of the Federal Government, the Adamawa State Government read more Adamawa govt earmarks N2bn for youths, farmers to tackle food insecurity

Society

3 w. ago Stop killing our farmers, Ogun women protest, seek Abiodun, Tinubu’s intervention

Women in Ogun State on Wednesday held a peaceful protest to call the attention of the government to the growing insecurity which they said is at the heart of the acute food shortage in the country. The women specifically called on the government to take more decisive action against some criminal herders destroying what some Read More

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4 w. ago Childhood struggles with food insecurity made me start Lagos Food Bank –Sunbola, lawyer, social entrepreneur

By Agatha Emeadi   Michael Sunbola is the founder of Lagos Food Bank Initiative, a non-profit organization.  He is also a social entrepreneur and legal practitioner at Pundit Firms.  In an interview with Sunday Sun, Sunbola said he struggled with food insecurity while growing up. That personal experience inspired him to start off his initiative […] The post Childhood struggles with food insecurity made me start Lagos Food Bank –Sunbola, lawyer, social entrepreneur appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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