Nigeria’s poultry industry is currently faced with challenges due to the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revised forex policy that banned importers of maize from accessing forex from the apex bank. There is an urgent call to strategize solutions to these challenges in order to meet the demand of poultry feed in the country. Wandieville put a series of webinars involving relevant stakeholders to discuss the new policy; the second day of the webinar which held on Thursday August 27, 2020 focused on “Nigeria’s Ban on Maize Importation: Implication on the Poultry Industry and Opportunities for Alternative Feed” with stakeholders from…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
With the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revised forex policy excluding Maize from the list of commodities eligible to obtain FX from the CBN. Wandieville put out a series of webinars involving relevant stakeholders to discuss the new policy. The first day of the webinar was on Wednesday August 26, 2020 focused on “Nigeria’s Ban on Maize Importation: Sustaining Productivity, Backward Integration and the way forward” with stakeholders from different segments of the value chain. The panelists for the session were Mr. Elenwor Ihua-FCCA FCA, Deputy Director Development Finance at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)/ Team Lead of the CBN Maize Initiative; Mr.…
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) had a Webinar on “Leveraging Agribusiness Investment Opportunities in Nigeria to Feed the Cities (The Role of Private Sector)” on Tuesday 25th of August 2020 to discuss the investment opportunities available at the Agribusiness Deal room session for the upcoming African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Summit 2020 The Vice President Strategic Partnerships and Chief of Party, Mrs Vanessa Adams, in her speech mentioned the urgency for a call to integrate globally to ensure food security. “There is a huge change in interest and awareness globally for food systems to be inclusive and…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB), has lifted suspension on its platforms to enable requests from candidates who took the pre-2020 UTME. According to a statement by the Spokesperson of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, obtained by Ashenewsonline on Sunday, “JAMB lifted suspension on processes covering those years to ensure that candidates who took the exams during the period, and who required certain corrections of their processes are accommodated. “As you may be aware, the need to prevent overcrowding at its Computer-Based Test Centres and other partner facilities, in line with extant COVID -19 protocols issued by relevant agencies,…
Nigeria’s quest to introduce maize varieties resistant to insect pests such as Stem Borer and Fall Army Worm (FAW) and drought, recorded promising result at the confined field trials (CFT) currently being conducted at the research farms of the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Samaru, Zaria. This is according to a statement by the Communication Officer (West and Central Africa) of African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AATF, Mr Alex Abutu made available to Ashenewsonline on Monday. “The trial carried out in a partnership between the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and the IAR is under the TELA Maize Project that is…
By Yushau A. Shuaib It was almost late into the night when the calls came in. Since I didn’t have the number in my phone’s list of contact, I was initially reluctant to answer it. But when the call came again, this time with the ID Caller displaying ‘Isa Pantami’, my heart skipped a beat. The quite critical article I did on Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy quickly flashed back to my mind. I had received different comments on the said article, with some friends saying I was not fair to the notable Islamic…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. A statement by Uwa Suleiman, spokesperson to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, on Monday said the move is “an effort to ensure that synergy and effective ministry supervisory mechanism is put in place to coordinate, monitor and track the progress of Federal Government’s digital transformation initiatives. “The approval for the transfer was based on Mr President’s consideration for the critical role of NIMC towards the realisation of the objectives of the National Digital Economy Policy…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Yahaya Bello as governor of Kogi state. Presided by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad on Monday, the apex court dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s, appeal challenging the outcome of the election. The lead judgment, which was prepared by Justice Inyang Okoro, was read by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji. The apex court resolved all the five issues raised for determination in the appeal against the PDP and its governorship candidate in the disputed poll, Musa Wada, who jointly filed the appeal. It declared the appellants’ appeal as lacking in…
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, has assured that his administration is willing to partner with any organization that is determined to foster development in food production. The governor also expressed the state’s desire to support and join any food development-centered organization, to achieve food sufficiency in the state and Nigeria as a whole. He gave the assurance at Government House, Birnin Kebbi on Sunday when he received the leadership and members of the Amana Farmers and Grains Suppliers Association of Nigeria (AFGASAN ), led by its National Chairman, Alhaji Haruna Ahmed Pambeguwa. Bagudu said the incumbent administration of President Muhammadu…
Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in Nigeria have questioned the suspension of legislative activities by the National Assembly, NASS, saying the development is not justifiable. According to a statement signed by 38 CSOs, given the “intermittent closure of the parliament in the wake of coronavirus pandemic,” it is only thoughtful of NASS to have devised a way of making up the lost days of legislative and oversight responsibilities. Read the statement below for the records: SUSPENSION OF LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND MATTERS ARISING We the undersigned civil society organizations, CSOs, are constrained to issue this statement…