Tag: food security
CBN donates 2.15m bags of fertiliser worth N100bn to farmers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has donated 2.15 million bags of fertiliser worth N100 billion to farmers through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture...
Governor to Tinubu: Reopen land borders to ease hardship
Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State has urged President Bola Tinubu to open land borders to enhance food security in the country.
Kabir-Yusuf, who lamented...
Agric coys pledge support for food security
A consortium of mid-sized agricultural companies in Nigeria has promised to support millions of farmers across different value chains to increase food security in...
Lagos govt, Niger State sign MoU on food production, security
The Lagos State Government has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Niger State Government on the enhancement of food production and security in...
Tinubu meets Brazil President, seeks ties on food security, direct flight
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, February 18, 2024, met the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, over a...
Tinubu assures food security, says Nigeria’ll become net exporter
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is revolutionising agriculture to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production and a net exporter of agricultural products.
Tinubu said...
Food crisis: Tinubu declares state of emergency, rolls out measures
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security in the country.
The President ordered immediate action to stem rising food prices...
Nigeria, Poland sign MoU to enhance food security
Nigeria and Poland, on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Agriculture, pledging their willingness to enlarge the fields of economic cooperation in...
AfDB mobilizes $540m for Nigeria’s food security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed readiness to support Nigeria to develop Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, as part of the quest for food...
World Bank approves $700m to build climate-resilient landscape in Nigeria
The World Bank has approved a $700 million credit from its International Development Association (IDA) for the Nigeria Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL)...