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Tinubu pushes for wage parity as Senate calls for food stamp

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 February 2024 0

By Ukpono Ukpong, Haruna Salami, Tom Okpe The Presidency and the National Assembly have pushed for a number of measures aimed at alleviating the effect of the biting economic hardship occasioned by high prices of food items in the country. One of such measures, the Expatriate Employment Levy

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FG to release 60,000 metric tonnes of grains to stabilise food crisis

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BY Ukpono Ukpong In a bid to ensure food availability and stabilise prices amidst economic challenges, the federal government has announced plans to release an additional 60,000 metric tonnes of food grains. The decision was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, during the Public Wealth Management Conference […]

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FG seeks support in food security, job creation

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By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has pleaded with development partners for support in food security, job creation, agriculture, power sector and e-mobility. Making the plea in Abuja on Monday, Vice President Kashim Shettima sought the support of the partners to enable the administration deliver on its renewed hope agenda. The Vice President made the […]

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Federal government unveils half a billion dollar plan for food security

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2023 0

The Bola Tinubu-led federal government has said it has mobilised over half a billion dollars to transform its food system. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at the UN Food Systems Summit in Rome, Italy. Shettima said the funds would be used to support innovative, profitable, […]

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FG restates commitment to food security, MSEs growth

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2023 0

By Tom Garba The Federal Government said it was determined to maintain food security and facilitate the growth of Medium and Small Enterprises in the country Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning said this in Yola during at ministerial town hall meeting on the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic […]

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Food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month in March

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2023 0

By Joy Obakeye The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month in March, driven by declines in world quotations for cereals and vegetable oils, The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged […]

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Global food insecurity: Nigeria, India move to increase millet production

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2023 0

By Joy Obakeye Nigeria and India have unveiled advanced millet producing strategy and advocacy to increase millet production to tackle the looming global food insecurity and improving nutritional values. Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gangadharan Balasubramanian and Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this during the

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There will be no shortage of food in Nigeria, FG assures

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2022 0

The Federal Government on Monday assured the citizens that the country had enough to eat and there would be no shortage of food. The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja at the fifth edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard 2015-2017 series. The […]

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There won’t be food shortage in 2023 – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2022 0

The Federal Government has again debunked claims that the nation would experience food shortage in 2023. Minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House. He stated that the government is working to decrease inflation rate and ensure […]

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NAFDAC welcomes trade, investors, creates room for pharmaceuticals, food partnership

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that products under its supervision being traded are important for the sustenance of trade relations amongst countries with bilateral agreements The Director General of the agency, Dr. Mojisola Adeyeye, who spoke at the 2nd Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference, in

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‘World food price index rises for third month running in 2020’

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2020 0

World food prices rose for a third month running in August, led by coarse grains, vegetable oils and sugar, the United Nations food agency has said. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 96.1 points last month […]

Opinion

Can the children of politicians eat N70 worth of food?

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

The common man has been on lockdown since the birth of Nigeria, not as an effect of a virus, but as an effect of man-made-poverty! He is being impoverished by his ‘leaders’, so he can neither think nor ask logical questions. In fact, he has been made so poor to the extent that he does […]

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Expert urges FG to check expiry dates, quality of donated food items

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2020 0

A public health expert, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde, has advised government to check the expiring dates and quality of food items donated by individuals and groups to support the vulnerable during the lockdown before distribution. Akintunde, also a Sanitation Expert, gave the advice on Thursday in an interview in Abeokuta. He said that there was need to ensure […]

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Groups alert FG on food security implications of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2020 0

Groups of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) and West African Institute for Trade and Agricultural Development (WAITAD) have called for urgent need to address food security implications of post COVID-19 on Nigeria. The two organisations made the call on Sunday in Abuja in a joint statement signed by the Presidentof NANTS, Dr Ken […]

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COVID-19 : Baptist Convention donates food items

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

The Nigerian Baptist Convention on Monday donated some food items to Oyo state government for onward distribution to the less privileged in the society. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Dr Olasupo Ayokunle, the National President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, handed over the food items to the Oyo State Commissioner for Agriculture and […]

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COVID-19: NGO distributes food to residents

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2020 0

Gateway Grassroots Development Association, an NGO, in collaboration with Great Scholars International School, Sagamu, has commenced distribution of foodstuff to residents of Sagamu, Osun State. The association said the gesture was geared towards complementing government’s efforts at mitigating the impact of the lock-down following the novel Coronavirus , outbreak. Ms Ebun

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Just in: NEMA, stakeholders meet on provision of food, water during COVID-19 lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

Lokoja – In anticipation of possible escalation of the COVID -19 pandemic, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday, met with stakeholders in Kogi to develop strategic plans for provision of food and water for people. Speaking at the meeting, Mr Bitrus Samuel, Head, Abuja Operations of NEMA, said that the move was to […]

Health

Different foods high in Fiber

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2020 0

Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body can’t digest, though most carbohydrate are broken down into sugar molecules. It comes in two varieties, soluble and insoluble, and most plant-based foods contain a mixture of the two. Soluble fiber turns to gel in the stomach and slows digestion, which helps lower cholesterol and blood […]

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Stop using plastic materials to pack food, NAFDAC warns Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), has warned Nigerians to stop using plastic materials, particularly polytene bags popularly known as nylon for food packaging to prevent cancer. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC gave the advise in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. […]

Opinion

A global brand positioning strategy for Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2020 0

When my article, ‘How to build a great brand’ was published recently, I received an email from an unlikeliest source. It came from Al Ries–one of the world’s best known marketing strategists — all the way from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, after reading the article. Al is 93 years old and he began his working […]