Africa

Rise in food price hits Africa hardest

Guest Writer 5 September 2025 0

The rising cost of food has hit African countries harder than many other regions globally, a new UN report showed. Food prices grew sharply after both the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which significantly disrupted supply chains and elevated the price of

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Only 20% Nigerians Are Food Secured – Agric Ministry

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana Despite concerted efforts by the Federal Government and assistance from international bodies, only 20 percent Nigerians are food secured as the rest 80 percent do not have assurance of their next meals. This shocking disclosure was made by Alhaji Nuhu Kilishi, Director of the Nutrition and Food Safety Department, Federal Ministry of […]

Agriculture

FG, stakeholders mull review of Agric laws to boost food security

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and other relevant stakeholders have strategized to review agricultural laws to promote sustainable agricultural practices, empower farmers, and enhance food security Speaking during the workshop held at the Reiz Continental Hotel Abuja, on Monday, the Hon. Minister of State for Agriculture and Food

Agriculture

Nasarawa State Charts New Course for Food Systems Transformation with New Agriculture Policy

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 May 2025 0

In a bold step toward ensuring food and nutrition security, the Government of Nasarawa State has initiated the development of a new State Agricultural Policy (SAP) and a State Agricultural Investment Plan (SAIP). Supported by technical partners including JESNOC and AGRA, this initiative seeks to reposition agriculture as a cornerstone of prosperity, resilience, and

News

FG to introduce zinc rice varieties to boost food, nutrition safety – Agric Minister

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 30 April 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The federal government is set to introduce zinc rice varieties, Faro 71 and 72, to enhance food and nutrition safety. The Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar kyari, CON, disclosed this while briefing on the official release of Biofortified Zinc Rice Varieties in Nigeria, held in the Ministry’s conference […]

Business

FG to launch agribusiness policy to curb food inflation, boost yields

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 April 2025 0

BY TUNDE OPALNA The Federal Government is set to inaugurate the National Agribusiness Policy Mechanism (NAPM) in a bid to enhance agricultural productivity and stabilise food prices across Nigeria. Vice-President Kashim Shettima made the announcement during a meeting of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit Steering Committee at the Presidential Villa, where he

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Food Security: FG to establish soil testing laboratories in 774 LGAs

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 February 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana To ensure adequate food security and in fulfilment of sustainable agriculture as one of the key strategic policies of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration, soul testing laboratories are to be established in all the 774 local government areas in the country by setting up a Soil Information System. Minister […]

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Food prices skyrocket by 97% in one year, south-east hardest hit

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 January 2025 0

The cost of food in Nigeria has surged by 97 per cent between November 2023 and November 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest report has shown. This sharp increase reflects the mounting challenges faced by hou latest reportamidst economic pressures and rising inflation. The NBS data revealed that the average cost of food […]

Opinion

High costs of food and prevailing hunger in Nigeria: A call for democratic control of Agriculture

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 December 2024 0

By Dooyum Naadzenga Nigeria faces an alarming rise in chronic hunger and food insecurity. Millions of households, particularly among the working class and poor farmers, are grappling with the harsh reality of starvation as food prices soar. Even middle-class families find it increasingly difficult to afford three square meals a day, highlighting a deepening food […]

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Prof. James Adeyanju leading efforts towards improved food security and better nutrition

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2024 0

The food industry, a vital and fast-growing component of the agricultural value chain, is not just an industry for a few but rather an industry that affects the lives of everybody. Everybody eats, and It’s an industry that needs everybody’s contribution at all socioeconomic levels within the human communities. Considering the challenges of malnutrition in […]

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Food sufficiency remains FG’s priority – Minister

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 September 2024 0

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Mr Joseph Utsev, says food sufficiency in Nigeria remains a priority of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Utsev said this on Wednesday while on an assessment tour of the solarisation of the Centre Pivot Irrigation Unit of the Middle Ogun Irrigation Project, Iseyin, Oyo State. According to […]

News

PFSCU And NiMet Discuss Collaboration In Achieving President Tinubu’s Food Security Agenda

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2024 0

Officials of the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU), on Thursday, 22nd August 2024, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike. The PFSCU team was led by Marion Moon, Secretary of the PFSCU Board and Technical Assistant on Agriculture to the […]

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INSECURITY: Pathetic story of Daniel Anavhe, Ogun migrant farmer constantly under the grips of armed herders

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 July 2024 0

As food insecurity continues to take a toll on the country, stakeholders have continuously urged the government to tackle the herder-farmer tension which is seen as one of the major factors contributing to declining output in the agric sector. This piece reviews the menace of rampaging herders through the eyes of a victim in the […]

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FG suspends taxes on imported food items

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 July 2024 0

.Imported food items like maize, wheat, others to enjoy a 150-day Duty-Free Import Window In a move to stem the rise in prices of food items, the Federal Government, on Monday, announced the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on some food items imported through land and sea borders. The Minister of Agriculture and Food […]

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Food riots very imminent in Nigeria, warns Agbakoba

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 July 2024 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE The complaints in various quarters about the high cost of food items are making many prominent citizens of Nigeria uncomfortable indeed. In the last one year, prices of basic food items have risen by over 80% and this is spawning fears of civil unrest by the Nigerian poor, whose number has risen […]

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Nigeria’s high food inflation drives households to the brink

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 8 June 2024 0

BY OKEOGHENE AKUBUIKE There has been a continuous increase in food prices in the last one year, making it difficult for many Nigerians to afford basic staples, leading to hunger and malnourishment as witnessed by OKEOGHENE AKUBUIKE. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation report for April 2024 released by the National Bureau of […]

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Food security: FG targets rice, maize, others, for year-round cropping

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 May 2024 0

The Federal Government says its focus is to attain continuous year- round cropping in the dry and wet seasons farming to boost food production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja. Kyari said that rice, maize, cassava, sesame, soyabean, sorghum and […]

Money

BoI launches palliative food programme

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 March 2024 0

By Motolani Oseni To cushion the effect of challenges currently faced by Nigerians, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has unveiled the Bank of Industry’s (BoI’s) palliative food programme. The Honourable Minister, Dr Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, at the launch of the programme at BoI’s head office in Lagos, said the move is coming […]

Politics

NASS engages FG on way out of food crisis

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 March 2024 0

.. as Agric Minister roll out plans By Haruna Salami The National Assembly through its joint Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development , on Tuesday , engaged the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security on urgent solution to food inflation bedeviling the country . The Committee Chaired by Senator Saliu Mustapha ( APC […]

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State: Highest, lowest food prices in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2024 0

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released a list of states with the highest and lowest food inflation in Nigeria. According to the Bureau, Kogi, Rivers, and Kwara states have the highest food inflation year-on-year in Nigeria. Kogi – 46.32% Rivers – 44.34% Kwara – 43.05% The report also revealed that Bauchi, Plateau and […]