Tag: Food
Food prices rise in June- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of beans, tomatoes, irish potatoes, garri, yam and other food items witnessed significant price increases in...
Ignore critics on tariffs suspension on food importation – APC chieftain...
Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has advised President Bola Tinubu to ignore those criticising government’s recent decision...
Adoption of CNG initiative will crash food prices –FCCPC
Adoption of CNG initiative of the Federal Government will help to address the continuous high cost of food prices, the Federal Competition and Consumer...
Delta govt distributes food items to Oshimili South residents
Delta Government on Thursday distributed 940 bags of rice and 150 bags of garri as palliatives to the 11 wards in Oshimili South Local...
Epe LG empowers 200 farmers to boost food production
Ms Surah Animashaun, the Chairperson, Epe Local Government, has empowered 200 farmers with cash and other agricultural inputs to boost food production in the...
Senate urges FG to urgently tackle impending food insecurity
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency initiate measures to tackle the impending food insecurity in the country.
It...
Hardship: FG distributes food items to AMAC residents
The Federal Government on Tuesday distributed 2,416 bags of various grains as palliative to vulnerable residents of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
Speaking at the...
FCT: Farmers blame food inflation on insecurity, paucity of farm inputs
Some farmers in the FCT have attributed continuous rise in food prices to lingering insecurity, high cost of transportation and paucity of farm inputs.
However,...
International Cooperatives Day: FG addressing food insecurity through cooperatives –official
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is addressing food insecurity in the country through provision of farm inputs to...
Oyo govt. trains rural farmers to boost food production
Oyo Government on Friday launched a comprehensive training programme for farmers in rural communities as part of its continued efforts to enhance food security.
In...
Experts proffer measures to high cost of food
Some agriculture experts have proffered workable solutions to the Federal Government as measures to cut down the rising food prices.
The experts disclosed this in...
AFAN urges C’River to be proactive in tackling food insecurity
Mr Nathaniel Ellem, the Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Cross River chapter, has urged the state government to be more proactive in...
Stakeholders seek aggressive campaign against food insecurity in South-South
Some agriculture sector stakeholders in the South-South region have called for an aggressive campaign against food insecurity in the region.
Responding to a News Agency of...
Widows, others laud foundation over food, grants
Widows and indigent women in Dawaki community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have lauded the Nikki Udezue Foundation for donating food items and...
Eid-el Kabir: FOMWAN distributes food items to women in Jos
As Nigerian Muslims join their counterparts to celebrate Eid-el Kabir, the Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria(FOMWAN), has distributed food items to women...
Abiru supports constituents with food packs ahead Sallah
Sen. Mukhail Abiru (Lagos-East) on Thursday distributed food packs to numerous households in his senatorial district, ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
The News Agency of...
Abuja traders decry rising food prices, seek government’s intervention
Some residents and foodstuff traders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the instability of produce prices as well as the continued inflation...
