31 March 2025
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“Jigawa State Leads Nigeria’s Agricultural Revolution with Record Wheat Harvest”

Wendy R.

Jigawa State has achieved a significant milestone in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, recording a bumper wheat harvest after cultivating over 105,000 hectares of wheat. This success is a result of collaboration between the federal and state governments, which have provided essential subsidies to farmers, empowering them to scale up production. Senator Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, alongside Governor Umar Namadi, visited the thriving farms on Tuesday. Kyari expressed his satisfaction with the flourishing wheat farms, highlighting that investments in agriculture offer unmatched returns. He further emphasized that the cultivation of 105,000 hectares of wheat could contribute an…

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FG Cracks Down Illegal Cooperative Societies

Wendy R.

The Federal Government has announced plans to clamp down on unregistered and fraudulent cooperative societies as part of a broader initiative to reform and revitalize the sector. The move, led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, aims to enhance accountability and ensure cooperatives contribute meaningfully to national development. Speaking at the Technical Strategy Session on the Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme in Abuja, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, expressed concern over the proliferation of fraudulent cooperatives exploiting unsuspecting citizens. “We will introduce a new order where cooperatives are not just registered but…

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Agric Sector Must Shift From Feeding to wealth creation – Kyari

Wendy R.

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has called for a paradigm shift in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, emphasizing that it must go beyond feeding the population to becoming a major source of wealth creation. Speaking at the 5th Meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum in Maiduguri, Senator Kyari stressed the need for increased productivity through research, climate-resilient seeds, soil health improvement, and smart agriculture. Boosting Agricultural Productivity To enhance productivity, the Ministry has distributed over 2.1 million bags of fertilizers to farmers and provided food aid to communities affected by floods. Additionally, in collaboration with…

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NOA Warns Against Harmful Chemical Use In Food Preservation

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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) Kano State office has urged fruit, grain, and vegetable sellers to stop using harmful chemicals for food preservation, warning of serious health risks. The Acting State Director of NOA, Alhaji Rabiu Ado, made the appeal during a public awareness campaign at Dawanau Grains Market and Nai’bawa Yan Lemu Fruits and Vegetables Market. The event was held in collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON). Ado condemned the increasing use of chemicals for food preservation, stressing that it could lead to life-threatening diseases…

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Minister Kyari’s Agricultural Masterplan: A Game-Changer for Nigeria

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Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, is driving significant growth in the country’s agricultural sector. His recent trip to Egypt was a major success, particularly the Egypt-Nigeria Business Forum held in Cairo on January 18, 2025. There, he met with Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture to strengthen agricultural ties and tackle shared challenges like rapid population growth, food insecurity, and climate change . This collaboration is a key part of Nigeria’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which focuses on sustainable development, economic transformation, and innovation. To achieve this, Senator Kyari visited Egypt’s Agricultural Research Center and Agricultural Bank of…

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JUST IN: Oyo Approves N500m For Youth Agribusiness Project

Wendy R.

The Oyo State Government has approved N500 million to support beneficiaries of the Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project. This decision, announced during an Executive Council meeting presided over by Acting Governor Bayo Lawal, is part of the state’s Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery programme. YEAP, facilitated by the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, trained about 3,300 youths in 2021. A late Wednesday post on the state’s official X account revealed that the approval was a significant move to bolster youth entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector. According to the post, this financial support is part of the broader SAfER programme, aimed…

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Job Creation: SNP Partners With South Korea To Establish Ethanol Four Plants In Nigeria To Support Over 500.000 Cassava Out Growers

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Save Nigeria Project, SNP Partners with South Korea To Establish four different plants of ethanol in four different states of the Federation namely, Osun, Kwara, Enugu and Akwa Ibom According to report by President of Save Nigeria Project, SNP, Chief Dr Charles Chukwu reported that SouthKorea firm, in partnership with Save Nigeria Project, SNP set tosign a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to establish a cassava-based ethanol plants in Osun, Akwa Ibom, Kwara and Enugu States. President of Save Nigeria Project, SNP Chief Dr Charles Chukwu said that the initiative underscores the president Tinubu’s administration commitment to advancing Nigeria’s bio-energy value…

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UN Calls On FG To Tackle Hunger And Other Threats To Agricultural Productivity

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The United Nations has again predicted that 82 million Nigerians, about 64 per cent of the country’s population, may go hungry by 2030, calling on the government to tackle climate change, pest infestations, and other threats to agricultural productivity. The prediction comes in the wake of a persistent hike in food prices in the country. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s food inflation rate hit a record high of 40.66 per cent in May 2024, surpassing the previous month’s 40.53 increase. This surge represents the largest year-on-year increase in food prices since records began in 1996. Historically, food…

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NIMET Predicts Rainfall Delays In North Central States

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  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET has predicted delays in rainfall especially in the North Central States, while Borno, Abia and Akwa Ibom States will have early rains. There will also be an early end of rainy season in parts of Yobe, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Ebonyi and Lagos States The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo announced this during the public presentation of the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction, SCP, and unveiling of related publications in Abuja. The Minister stressed that weather and climate had profound effects on aviation, agriculture, water resources, disaster risk management and infrastructure investment.…

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