Poultry farming in Nigeria is a thriving industry where birds like chickens, turkeys, and guinea fowls are raised primarily for their meat and eggs.
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding.
Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) have deepened their partnership by signing agreements worth N589 billion (£272.6 million) to address critical issues such as health, climate resilience, governance, and economic development.
The President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Gabriel Idahosa, has highlighted Nigeria’s acute food security crisis, revealing that the nation spent $2.13 billion on food imports in 2023.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said Nigeria’s crude oil production has reached 1.66 million barrels per day. The spokesperson…
In a quiet neighbourhood in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Mrs Theresa Emebo, a Police Sergeant, struggles to manage her diabetes.
Philanthropist, Bill Gates, has highlighted the challenges associated with local vaccine production in Nigeria, citing regulatory complexities and economic scale as significant barriers.
“Nigeria today has the second-highest rate of food insecurity on earth, and climate change is only accelerating the problem,” Gates remarked. “Arable land has disappeared. Pests have wiped out harvests. And prices for staple foods have soared. Climate-related losses on many African farms are more than double those seen globally. The poorest farmers are the ones hit hardest, having to cope with more droughts, pests, and diseases, which in turn exacerbate food shortages and push up food prices.”
Nigeria and Indonesia have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the palm oil industry, production and market expansion, aiming to reduce reliance on traditional methods and boost smallholder farmers’ income.
Nigeria is facing a significant setback in its family planning efforts as the country struggles to meet its commitment to fund family planning commodities by the end of August 2024, jeopardising its goal of achieving a 27% Modern Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (MCPR) by 2030.