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FG Seeks To Bar Foreigners From Buying Food Commodities At Farm Gate

Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Mr. Adeniyi Adebayo
Move may rein in food inflation The Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Mr. Adeniyi Adebayo, yesterday inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee to oversee the implementation of a memo onRead More

Nigeria’s Grains Reserves Down To 50,000MT As FG Releases Commodities To Vulnerable Nigerians

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar
Buhari approves funding for restocking The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Abubakar, yesterday commenced the emergency release of assorted food commodities to vulnerable persons across the country. AlsoRead 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

Buhari: Prices Of Rice, Other Food Items To Crash Soon

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that prices of food items, especially rice will soon come down.
Rice importation from Thailand drops by 99.83% as Emefiele praises farmers for their doggedness despite challenges President hails CBN Governor, Fayemi, Bagudu, others’ contribution to agriculture PDP mocks FG, APCRead More

NDLEA Arrests Italy-bound woman concealing 100 Wraps Of Heroin In Hair Relaxer

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced a number of arrests and seizures by its operatives, including that of an Italy-bound woman, Nora Nnadi, who was allegedly caught withRead More

NDLEA Intercepts Drug Trafficker At Abuja Airport With N564m Heroin

Goodluck Igbineweka Odeh
A 40-year-old Goodluck Igbineweka Odeh has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with two kilogrammes of heroin, which has a street value of N564 million. Odeh, whoRead More

Blockade: Beef Scarcity, Rising Cost Of Food Items Hit Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Others

Cattle
The strike action embarked upon by the cattle and foodstuff dealers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) has driven up pricesRead More

Military Warns Against Blocking Trucks Conveying Food From North To South

Military task force
Clears Kaduna-Jebba Road The military high command has warned those obstructing trucks conveying agricultural products from North to the Southern parts of the country to desist from such acts orRead More

NAFDAC Warns Against Use Of Sniper To Preserve Foodstuffs

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned members of the public against the use of Sniper and all other brands of Dichlorvos (DDVP) inRead More

Share FG’s 118 Trailers Of Foodstuffs, APC Tells Bauchi Govt

All Progressives Congress (APC)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Bauchi State Government to forthwith share the COVID-19 palliatives donated by the Federal Government to the state. Similarly, the State ChapterRead More