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Inflation: Adjust Policies To Boost Supply, World Bank Tells Nigeria, Others

President of the World Bank Group, Mr. David Malpass
The President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass has lamented the impact of rising food and energy costs across the world, urging Nigeria and other developing countries to adjustRead More

High Food Prices: FG Directs Release Of 40,000mt Of Grains To Nigerians

Foodstuffs
Says insecurity hasn’t depleted nation’s food production capacity Food crisis looms, Okonjo-Iweala warns WTO reduces 2022 global trade forecast to 3% President Muhammadu Buhari has given the go-ahead for theRead More

Adesina: 250 Million Africans Live On Empty Stomach Daily

President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
Says hunger has become a way of life in the continent The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has estimated that about 250 million men,Read More

Seventeen Southern Governors Storm Lagos To Discuss Open Grazing Ban, Insecurity

Open Grazing
The governors of the 17 states in the southern region will on Tuesday meet again in Lagos State as a follow-up to their May 11 meeting in Asaba, Delta State,Read More

Student Dies In Crossfire As Troops Free Five Kebbi School Abductees

Nigerian military
Bagudu visits school, promises all abductees will be rescued One of the students abducted by bandits who attacked the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, last Thursday night hasRead More

Agric Experts Brainstorm On Attaining Food Security

Agriculture
Contemporary issues affecting agribusiness in the country and efforts at achieving sustainable food security will be the central discourse as agric experts converge on Abuja for the International Conference andRead More

Food Security: NAF Unveils 2000-hectare Farm Project in Makurdi

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday launched a 2000-hectare farm project in Makurdi to create job opportunities for over 500 people.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday launched a 2000-hectare farm project in Makurdi to create job opportunities for over 500 people. Lunching the project in Makurdi, the Air OfficerRead More

Buhari Unveils N’East Rice Cultivation Programme

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday described the revolution in rice production across the country as a product of clear-cut policy and diligent execution by institutions such as the Central Bank ofRead More

Obaseki Pledges Sustained Investment In Education, Agriculture, Others

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reassured that this government will continue to prioritise investment in critical sectors of the state, which inclue education, agriculture and infrastructure, among others,Read More

Tackle Insecurity, Reopen Borders To Curb Inflation, OPS Urges FG

National Bureau of Statistics
CPI hits 14.89% in November Analysts and members of the organised private sector yesterday urged the Federal Government to step up efforts in tackling insecurity and ramping up measures toRead More