Tag: food security

W’Bank Considers Nigerian States’ $1.5bn Loan Request Next Week

World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri

Insists deepening reforms critical in mitigating COVID-19 crisis The World Bank will next Monday deliberate on a fresh loan request of a total of $1.5 billion by states in Nigeria.Read More

Outrage Grows Over Killings As 43 Borno Farmers Buried

The remains of the victims, killed on Saturday, were interred yesterday after the funeral rites witnessed by Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, among other personalities.

UN puts death toll at 110 Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Northern govs, others demand more actions Boko Haram’s killing of no fewer than 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Read More

Obaseki Restates Commitment To Economic Diversification, Food Security, Others

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reaffirmed that his government remains committed to economic diversification, assuring that the state would continue to initiate and implement policies targeted at Read More

Border Drill: Buhari Orders Crackdown On Defaulting Security Agents

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, February 29th, 2020 ordered a severe punishment of security agents found to be undermining the current border drills designed to check smuggling at Nigeria’s borders.Read More