Tag: food security Nigeria

Nigeria targets global investors as BOA pushes funding drive to unlock $80m hectare agricultural potential

Business Damilola Bayonle -
BOA funding for agriculture takes centre stage as Nigeria seeks to bridge investment gap Nigeria’s quest to unlock the full...

Nigeria agricultural risk insurance covers farmers with N700bn protection

Agricultural sector Damilola Bayonle -
The Federal Government has disclosed that thousands of farmers across Nigeria have received financial protection through agricultural risk insurance...

FG unveils sweeping reform of agric insurance architecture to shield farmers from climate shocks

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FG moves to reform agric insurance architecture to deepen farmer protection The Federal Government has initiated a comprehensive policy reset...

Banditry crisis: Senate presses Tinubu to establish military barracks in Katsina after fresh killings

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Nigeria’s Senate has renewed pressure on President Bola Tinubu to urgently strengthen military presence in Katsina State following a...

NCX on the brink: Workers appeal to Tinubu as funding, welfare crisis, deepens

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Workers of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene and rescue...

Nigeria’s livestock sector GDP poised to hit $74bn as FG unveils bold reform plan

Agricultural sector Damilola Bayonle -
The Federal Government has set an ambitious target to more than double the economic contribution of Nigeria’s livestock industry,...

Nigeria faces urgent agricultural threats as minister warns 33% of Soil degradation

Agricultural sector Damilola Bayonle -
Soil degradation in Nigeria emerges as a critical threat to food security and climate resilience Nigeria’s agricultural future is under...

Bold Agric Reforms: FG moves to create 21m jobs

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The Federal Government has unveiled sweeping agric reforms designed to attract new investments, tackle food insecurity, and generate over...

Foreign workers flee Nigerian farms as earnings drop

Agricultural sector Damilola Bayonle -
Nigeria’s agricultural sector is facing one of its toughest challenges in recent years as the continued slide of the...

Tinubu OKs N1.5tn Boost for Bank of Agriculture

Agricultural sector Damilola Bayonle -
In a groundbreaking move to transform Nigeria’s agricultural landscape, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a massive ₦1.5 trillion...

Tinubu’s Mechanisation Drive to Boost Food Security

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President Bola Tinubu’s administration is driving forward a massive agricultural mechanisation programme, with the deployment of over 32,500 tractors...

Local Rice Industry in Crisis as Imports Flood Nigerian Market

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Nigeria’s once-thriving rice industry is now on the brink of collapse as a surge in cheap rice imports, worsening...