Category: AGRICULTURE

“Poverty, out-of-school children driving insecurity in the North” — NSGF

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NSGF on North's insecurity

Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has identified widespread poverty, youth unemployment and the growing number of out-of-school children as major factors fuelling insecurity across northern Nigeria. Speaking yesterday at the meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council held in Dutse, Jigawa State, Governor Yahaya said the region’s security challenges are deeply rooted in decades of underdevelopment and social deprivation. According to him, about 86 million people in Northern Nigeria, representing 65 per cent of the region’s population, are living…

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Ɗangote Restoring Value To Agriculture, Sponsors 2025 Agric Show

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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…

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Nigeria secures €190m EU funding for agricultural devt.

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FG on agric devt.

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…

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

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FG invests in agric

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…

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

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FG bows to pressure

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…

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Shefarmers@One: Livestock Project launched

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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…

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

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Gov. Sani on agric

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…

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

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FG on livestock reform

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administrations commitment to resolving the farmer-herder crisis through strategic investments in Nigerias 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 worlds 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 Tinubus broader agenda for agricultural transformation and economic growth. The statement said…

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

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AFAN decries farmers extortion

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…

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Hardship: Nigerian children face malnutrition, as food costs skyrocket

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Hardship on children

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 childrens nutrition. Protein-rich…

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