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October 25, 2025
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‘Our crops are dying’ — Plateau farmers lament short rainfall in southern zone

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Farmers in Plateau State’s southern zone say delayed rainfall is killing their crops and threatening their livelihoods. The affected zone includes Langtang North, Langtang South, Mikang, Shendam, Wase, and Qua’an Pan local government areas. Unlike other parts of the state where rains have been steady, the southern belt is experiencing a disturbing dry spell. Crops […]
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Food Security: National policy on mechanisation will promote agriculture economy – FG

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The Federal Government says a National Agriculture Mechanisation Policy will promote mechanisation for increased productivity, food security and agricultural economy. Mr Temitope Fashedemi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, stated this at a stakeholders workshop on the review of draft national agriculture mechanisation policy on
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‘Food security may remain elusive’

Ihesiulo Grace 0
By Ladesope Ladelokun Coupled with the threat posed by floods, the Acting Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof Alex Akpa, has raised the alarm that Nigeria cannot attain food security with the way agriculture is practised in the country. Akpa expressed worry that most of the innovations currently being adopted by nations that […]
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COVID-19 effects threaten food security, increase vulnerability of women farmers

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Mrs Motunrayo Ajagbe, 55, is a smallholder farmer in Ibadan. She has afarm at Oluyole Local Government Area. She and members of her familydepend on the sale of the farm produce for survival. During the initial five weeks of the lockdown occasioned by COVID 19pandemic, she lost 70 per cent of her crops and vegetables because shecould not go to the farm to tend to them.
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Osun to restrict cattle grazing to farm settlements

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Osun state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Adebayo Adewole, has assured farmers that the state government will restrict open grazing of cattle by herdsmen to farm settlements to prevent farmers-herders crisis. The commissioner gave the assurance in a statement by the ministry’s press officer, Mr.s Segilola Babalola, on Thursday in Osogbo while hosting
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FG approves N60bn for rice subsidy

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…Okays N24bn compensation for rice farmers affected by flood …National Food Security Council seeks ban of NPK 151515 fertilizer In a move to reduce the price of rice in the country and support the industry, the Federal Government has approved N60 billion as subsidy for rice proposed by the National Food Security Council. Speaking after […]
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GIFSEP Trains FCT Schools On Curbing Climate Change

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The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), has held a capacity building programme for some secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory to address climate change. The programme was supported by the Global Environment Facility –Small Grant Program (GEF-SGP) implemented by the United Nations Development Program UNDP. Executive
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Climate change: GIFSEP powers school with solar

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As part of capacity building of students to address climate change in schools in FCT Abuja, a Non-Government Organization Global Initiative for Food security and Ecosystem Preservation with support of GEF Small Grant Program has provided solar to power four class rooms in Government Secondary School Yaba Abaji Area Council Abuja. Speaking at workshop training […]
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Lagos spends N1.04b on Lake rice subsidy in 3 years

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Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has subsidized LAKE Rice to the tune of N1.049billion from December 2016 till date, as part of efforts aimed at sustaining food sufficiency and food security in the State. Speaking at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held […]