The National Council on Nutrition (NCN) has approved measures to combat malnutrition and food insecurity in line with President Bola Tinubu administration’s efforts to improve the nutritional status of all Nigerians.
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The Federal Government on Tuesday says it would boost its cocoa production to 500,000 metric tonnes by 2025 from the 340,000 recorded in 2022.
The Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (alias Igboho) has issued a fresh warning to all Fulani herdsmen suspected to be…
Amid the summer grain harvest progressing in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, one of the country’s major grain barns, the region has set yield records for wheat in the country.
The cost of living in Nigeria continues to rise, with June 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showing a consistent increase in inflation rates across both all items and food, affecting the daily lives of people in states.
A public affairs analyst, Dr Ambrose Igboke has faulted the Federal Government’s proposal to create the Ministry of Livestock Development.
“This means that in June 2024, the rate of increase in the average price level is higher than the rate of increase in the average price level in May 2024,” the agency said.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has been inaugurated as one of the members of the Presidential Food System Coordinating Unit by the Vice President, Kasim Shettima.
Farmers and herders in Kankara Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State have agreed to promote peace in their communities through dialogue.
The equipment will be supplied by DMCC, a firm known for similar projects in Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa, and Togo. DMCC will also establish assembly plants for some of the machinery in Nigeria.