Buhari lauds AfDB for steps taken to avert food crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) for planning ahead of whatever negative consequences may come from the Russia-Ukraine war in terms […]
Food Security
ADF @50: invests $45bn across 40 countries — AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says the African Development Fund (ADF) has invested 45 billion dollars in 2,750 operations across 40 African countries. The Bank […]
Increased funding of women’s empowerment programmes, panacea to climate change
Climate change and environmental degradation represent a great threat to poverty reduction and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Women bear the brunt of […]
AUN, IITA Sign MoU to Create Agricultural Innovation Hub in the Northeast
History was made on Monday, February 21, 2022, as the American University of Nigeria (AUN) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, signed […]
Nigeria is viable to attract, sustain FDI – Buhari tells French Investors
President Muhammadu Buhari says outlook on Nigerian economy remains bright, with sustained investments in infrastructure, particularly ICT, that favour global businesses and a friendly regulatory […]
Delta Assemblymen task Agric ministry on food security
The Delta House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources has urged the State Ministry of Agriculture to ensure food security in 2022 by […]
Desert locust invasion can disrupt food security
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that the desert locust which is the world’s largest mitigatory crop pest is […]
World Food Day: Oyo Reiterates Commitment to Food Sufficiency
Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to support Farmers and youths in the state, in a bid to achieve food sustenance and sufficiency. This […]
‘Nigeria’s Economic Resurgence: Learning from the African Experience’, by Akinwumi Adesina
Thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me as the Guest Speaker on the theme ‘Nigeria’s economic resurgence: Learning from the African experience,’ at this year’s […]
Flood victims in Delta receive farm inputs from FG
Some farmers in Delta have lauded the Federal Government for providing agricultural materials to enable them recover from the 2020 flood disaster that ravaged properties […]