Tag: Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

“Inflation better than hunger; Nigerians have enough food” – Agric Minister

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has assured the citizens that the country had enough to eat and that there would be no shortage of food. The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Muhammad Abubakar, gave the assurance yesterday in Abuja, at the fifth edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s Scorecard 2015-2017 Series. The Scorecard Series was organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture to showcase the achievements of President Buhari’s Administration in over seven years of being in office. Responding to questions after his presentation, Abubakar said the inflationary…

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Buhari orders release of 40,000 metric tonnes of grains to less-privileged Nigerians

Aminu Imam

…Summons Agric Minister President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of 40,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains from the Strategic Grains Reserve, (SGR), to assist less-privileged Nigerians to celebrate the forthcoming Easter and Sallah festivities. This was made known by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Mahmood Abubakar, while briefing State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. The president’s action is expected to help reduce the impact of the high prices of grains in the market on the…

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Yuletide: FG working to crash food prices – Agric Minister assures

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government says it is working tirelessly to crash the prices of food naturally between now and yuletide. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Muhammad Abubakar, stated this yesterday, in Abuja, during a working visit to the Agricultural Council of Nigeria, (ARCN). Abubakar assured that the Federal Government would not sit idly by watching food prices skyrocket. He further explained that the Government was also working with international organisations for the agricultural sector to be improved, to increase production that will be sufficient for Nigeria’s teeming population. He…

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74-yr-old Agric minister, Nanono marries 18-yr-old in secret wedding

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has married an 18-year-old school leaver in a secret wedding. Nanono, 74, reportedly tied the knot with the lady in a secret wedding attended by only three representatives of the septuagenarian groom on Saturday, in Jere town of Kaduna State. According to a family source who preferred anonymity, “The minister only assigned three people and warned them against disclosing the details of the marriage to people”. It was learnt that the bride, simply identified as Rakiya, has already settled in the…

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FG captures 5m farmers, targets more for subsidised fertilizer distribution

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Nigeria Agric Minister, Nanono

The Federal Government has said it has registered about 5 million smallholder farmers for easy distribution of subsidised fertilizers for maximum food production.   The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alh. Sabo Nanono, disclosed this yesterday, during a Consultative meeting with relevant stakeholders on the development of template for the administration of subsidy to the smallholder farmers on a sustainable basis.   He said the Ministry has developed and registered the database of smallholder farmers for easy targeting with the fertilizer subsidy support.  He further explained that the primary concern of…

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