Amidst the upsurge of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian food system would be strained in the coming weeks and months, some agricultural experts have posited. The experts, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES, also suggested ways the country can navigate this period of uncertainty and ensure
Tunde Amole, the country director of International Livestock Research Institute, believes Nigeria could achieve food security if it has all the data of who is doing what in the agricultural value chain and if the food safety bill which has been on the floor of
Participants at a strategic session on advocacy for the president’s assent to the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the NASC Bill to enable farmers to have access to quality seeds. The event was organised by the National
Between January and November last year, the Federal Government made about N5.04tn from the sale of oil, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. The oil revenue, according to the CBN economic report for November, was lower than the N8.77tn revenue target
Kenya will next month send its third tea trade mission to Iran in the last four years as it seeks to retain the Tehran market despite mounting challenges resulting from US sanctions. The director general of Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) Anthony Muriithi said the
ZIMBABWEANS shall need more time to free themselves from the current hunger catastrophe with a report by Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) indicating locals may require continued food assistance up to 2021. The report, shared on FEWS NET’s website, indicates Zimbabwe is an
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other shareholders of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) which include Shell, Total and Eni yesterday announced the Final Investment Decision for the take-off of Train 7 Project of the NLNG. The Train 7, which would deliver
Nigeria has consistently met and exceeded its crude oil production cut target which it voluntarily entered into as a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the Federal Government declared on Sunday. It also gave assurances of its total commitment to the full implementation
From 11.61 per cent in October 2019, Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 11.85 per cent in November 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics, has said. The bureau released the latest inflation figures on Tuesday. “The urban inflation rate increased by 12.47 percent (year-on-year) in November
Government has removed duty on all foodstuffs as a way of ensuring their availability as well as protect hard-pressed citizens against the continued inflationary pressures that have resulted in constant price increases. Last week, Cabinet announced the removal of import duty on wheat and maize