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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

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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 […]

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NAPTTON commends NDLEA, NAFDAC partnership in fight against illicit drugs

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

The National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria (NAPTTON) has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for their partnership in the fight against illicit drugs. President of NAPTTON, Adetola Balogun, made the commendation in Port

Agriculture Business

We must not go back to the days of importing food – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has made remarkable progress in the agriculture value chain, from fertilizers to rice, to animal feed production towards the Nation’s food security. Independence: Ortom calls for greater faith, patriotism The president, who revealed this in his Independence Day broadcast on Tuesday, warned that the country

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Obaseki launches agric cluster for 3000 farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2018 0

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has launched the Edo Food and Agriculture Cluster (Edo-FAC), kick-starting a knowledge-driven food sufficiency plan which targets over 3000 farmers in Ehor, with full complement of an agricultural training center at Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at the launch of Edo-FAC, in Ehor, the governor, said […]

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Influx of unregistered drugs: NAFDAC urges proper border checks

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2018 0

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called for security-tightened borders in order to checkmate influx of unregistered pharmaceutical products into the country and ensure strict adherence to provisions made for drug prescription. The agency said all land borders including Onne and Tincan Island Ports should remain shut as entry

Entertainment

Auto mogul, Michael Ade-Ojo calling it quit?

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2018 0

From been a street vendor to selling charcoal, food, and firewood to make ends meet, auto mogul, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo will be retiring after an entrepreneurship voyage spanning nearly half a century amassing fortunes mainly from selling Toyota cars.Ahead of his 80th birthday in June 14, Ade-Ojo announced he is about to bow out as […]

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‘There is no plastic fish in Nigeria,’ – NAFDAC shrugs rumour

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2018 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed rumours of plastic fish in Nigeria.     The Agency’s spokesman, Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said there is no plastic fish in circulation in Nigeria. And its finding followed “a thorough investigation and analysis of some unsuspected plastic […]