Nigeria’s efforts to reduce food prices has received another major boost as Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, unveiled a multi-billion naira rice production initiative in Niger state. This is coming days after fellow billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu vowed to continue crashing rice prices across the country. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Niger National […]
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Rice farmers have raised the alarm over the collapse of Nigeria’s rice industry, attributing the shutdown of local mills and mass job losses to cheap imports, insecurity, and lack of government support. Peter Dama, Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum Nigeria, lamented the closure of processing facilities and its devastating impact on workers in […]
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Agency Report The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, has attributed the reduced patronage of eggs to low purchasing power, greedy retailers, and low consumption. The PAN Lagos Chairman, Mojeed Iyiola, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. Iyiola noted that eggs remain the cheapest […]
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For many poultry farmers, year 2024 will not be forgotten in a hurry, considering the series of challenges that almost ran the sector aground. Based on reports, while many farms were shut down, others were running skeletal operations, as others moved to other line of businesses, due to their inability to cope with the hardship […]
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Agency Report The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State, and other stakeholders in the sector have lamented the incessant hike in the price of eggs while calling for the Federal Government’s intervention. They also expressed concern that eggs, which used to be the cheapest source of protein, were becoming unaffordable for many Nigerians. They made […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) dispelled recent online claims suggesting that Nigerians should avoid bread due to the alleged use of saccharine in its production on Tuesday. In a statement issued by Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC, the agency clarified that the circulating video misrepresents NAFDAC’s […]
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Experts and stakeholders in the agricultural sector have weighed in on the key variables responsible for Nigeria’s food crisis. The experts noted that in the past, agriculture in Nigeria was the major driver of the economy as farmers in the states and regions focused their productions on areas where they had comparative advantage and grew […]
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In an economy where many people have given up on luxury, the current rise in prices of food items is becoming a national embarrassment as households face a life of hunger and starvation, reports Festus Akanbi. It is a sad irony that the reform programme of President Bola Tinubu, which was intended to reposition the […]
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Nigeria’s food inflation has reached an all-time high of 40.87 percent as the Bola Tinubu-led government embarked on reforms that have spiked the cost of living. Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday show that in June 2024, the headline inflation rate increased to 34.19 percent relative to the May 2024 headline […]
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To ensure the safety of the citizens of Osun State from consuming contaminated food, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has officially adopted the National Policy on Food Safety and its Implementation Strategy (2014) in the State. The Governor made this announcement at the official launch of the policy document in the Ministry of Health, Osogbo. […]
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