Tag: Food supply

Edo Urges Collaboration To Safeguard Food Supply Chain, Reduce Foodborne Diseases, Others
June 7, 2023 No Responses

Edo Urges Collaboration To Safeguard Food Supply Chain, Reduce Foodborne Diseases, Others

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has emphasized the need for increased collaboration among global stakeholders to address vulnerabilities within the food supply chain, ensuring a more secure and resilient food system that guarantees that more people have access...
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LCCI Tasks FG On Inflation, Others
January 12, 2022 No Responses

LCCI Tasks FG On Inflation, Others

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for better management of the country’s inflation, foreign exchange(FX) and debt portfolio indexes.  LCCI President, Dr Michael Olawale-Cole, made the call during the Chamber’s 2022 first qua...
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Enugu Residents Turn To Potatoes As Yam Prices Skyrocket
July 11, 2021 No Responses

Enugu Residents Turn To Potatoes As Yam Prices Skyrocket

Some residents in Enugu have shifted patronage to sweet potatoes as alternative staple food as price of yam continues to soar, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.  A correspondent of NAN, who visited major markets in Enugu metropolis on...
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Nigeria Targets 60,000 Tractors, Explains Agric Mechanisation Agenda
April 21, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Targets 60,000 Tractors, Explains Agric Mechanisation Agenda

The Federal Government is targeting about 60, 000 tractors to drive its Agriculture Mechanisation Programme, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, said on Tuesday.   Nanono disclosed this when participants of...
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Arik Air Donates Food To Old People’s Homes, Orphanages, IDPs Camps
April 12, 2021 No Responses

Arik Air Donates Food To Old People’s Homes, Orphanages, IDPs Camps

Arik Air on Sunday said  it had donated sundry items to Old People’s Homes, Orphanages and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across the country.  Public Relations and Communications Manager, Mr Adebanji Ola, in a statement explained th...
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COVID-19: Nigeria To Release 70,000 Metric Tonnes Of Grains
April 4, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Nigeria To Release 70,000 Metric Tonnes Of Grains

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to release 70,000 metric tonnes of assorted food items from the National Strategic Grains Reserve. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, made...
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