Tag: food security
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)...
DAKUKU PETERSIDE: Hunger Republic
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE
Every day, ordinary Nigerians from Maiduguri to Oyorokoto-Andoni in Rivers State, Okerenkoko-Delta to Wamako in Sokoto State make difficult decisions. They are...
Nigeria’s food security facing new threats – Defence Minister
The prevalence of the various security threats in Nigeria has adversely affected food security thereby posing new dimension of threats to the country, Minister...