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Ɗangote Restoring Value To Agriculture, Sponsors 2025 Agric Show

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Ɗangote Group has said that it is collaborating with strategic partners to revitalise and strengthen the agricultural sector of the Nigerian economy. This development comes as the company sponsors the 17th National Agricultural Show, which opens on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The company’s spokesman, Anthony Chiejina, stated that expanding mechanised agricultural practices will play a critical role in boosting Nigeria’s GDP while creating meaningful employment opportunities for the country’s growing youth population. “Through this partnership, the company aims to encourage greater participation in commercial agriculture…

Nigeria secures €190m EU funding for agricultural devt.

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s agricultural sector is set for a major financing boost as the European Union has approved a €190 million (about N320.5bn) credit line to expand lending to farmers and agri-businesses through Nigerian commercial banks and development finance institutions. The facility, provided by the European Investment Bank, (EIB) was announced during a bilateral meeting between senior EIB executives and a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning on the sidelines of the Global Gateway Forum held recently in Brussels, Belgium. A statement issued yesterday by the Minister of…

‘FG invests ₦200bn in agriculture, distributes free fertilisers’

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has invested over ₦200 billion in the agricultural sector as part of its efforts to boost food production and ensure national food security. Minister of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, in a statement released yesterday said: ”the Ministry has invested over ₦200bn in terms of intervention and has also given out free of charge two million, one hundred and fifty thousand naira fertilisers to support farmers across the country”. Kyari also revealed that the ministry distributed fertilisers worth over ₦2.15m free of…

FG bows to pressure, suspends Agric Ministry’s prayer, fasting plan for food crisis

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has suspended its controversial plan to hold national prayer and fasting sessions as a response to the worsening hunger crisis in Nigeria. In an issued press statement signed by the Assistant Information Officer for the Director of Information, Ezeaja Ikemefuna, yesterday, the ministry said that the ongoing prayer sessions were merely an internal initiative by the Human Resource Department to address staff well-being, and were not a policy directive. The spiritual programme, revealed in a leaked circular dated June 11, 2025, had…

Shefarmers@One: Livestock Project launched

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Shefarmers Association has celebrated its one year anniversary and launched the National Shefarmers Livestock Project. Mrs. Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, the FCTA Mandate Secretary for the Women Affairs Secretariat, at the occasion held in Abuja on Thursday, called for more investment in women which she said is investment in the community. Aminu Saleh, AIG (Rtd), Grand Patron of Shefarmers, in his address, called for urgent land reforms to address issues that hinder women from overcoming challenges to farming in Nigeria. He said the Association was conceived in 2021 to provide support…

“Agriculture is solution to Nigeria’s challenges” –Gov. Uba Sani

January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, is championing a return to agriculture, describing it as the solution to Nigeria’s challenges of poverty, unemployment, and insecurity. He emphasised the importance of investing heavily in agriculture, citing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as a shining example. “The President has prioritized agriculture, investing in mechanization and empowering smallholder farmers, with a goal to make Nigeria the leading producer of livestock in Africa. “Kaduna State is already making significant strides in agriculture. The 2025 budget allocates close to 10% of the total budget to the…

FG eyes livestock sector reform, investment to curb farmer-herder clashes

November 23, 2024November 23, 2024 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration�s commitment to resolving the farmer-herder crisis through strategic investments in Nigeria�s livestock sector. Speaking in Rio de-Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Tinubu stated during the signing of a ‘Letter of Intent’ between Nigeria and JBS S.A., one of the world�s leading meat processing companies. This was disclosed yesterday, in an issued statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to Onanuga, the initiative aligns with Tinubu�s broader agenda for agricultural transformation and economic growth. The statement said…

�Kidnapping, farmers extortion aggravating food insecurity in Nigeria� � All Farmers association�

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, (AFAN), has stated that food shortages will persist across the country due to on-going kidnappings, killings of farmers, and the occupation of farmlands. The association also expressed serious concerns over large-scale extortion of farmers at increasing numbers of illegal checkpoints in parts of the country. AFAN’s National vice-president, Chief Daniel Okafor, spoke to newsmen at the 46th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security in Calabar, Cross River State. He called on the federal government to implement the outcomes of…

Hardship: Nigerian children face malnutrition, as food costs skyrocket

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 Aminu Imam

Soaring food prices in Nigeria are forcing families to make difficult decisions, with severe consequences for nutrition and health. As food inflation reached a staggering 37.77% in September 2024, up from 30.64% the previous year, staple protein sources have become luxuries for many households. Items like a crate of eggs now cost around N6,000, while a kilogram of fish is N5,500 and beef ranges between N6,500 and N7,000. This makes providing balanced meals an uphill struggle for millions of Nigerian families. The impact is especially severe on children�s nutrition. Protein-rich…

Why Bama is suitable for Agric varsity

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

Bama, a seventy-six kilometers from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, which borders Chad and Cameroun Republics, and hitherto was headquarters of the Boko Haram, has faced profound challenges due to fourteen years of insurgency, resulting in a weakened agricultural sector, stunted urban and rural development, a disrupted educational system, and severe socio-economic setbacks. Despite these hardships, Bama, strategically located in the central senatorial zone of the state, bordering the Republics of Cameroon and Chad, holds tremendous potential for growth and development. The region boasts vast expanses of fertile agricultural…