The Federal Government says despite the revolution witnessed in the agricultural sector, the cost of food items is still high because of infrastructural deficit and export demands. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this on Tuesday when he featured on Africa Independent Television (AIT’s) Current Affairs programme “Focus Nigeria”. “Despite the […]
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Eight ships laden with various products, including petrol, are at the Lagos ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday. The NPA disclosed in its daily “Shipping Position” made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that four of the vessels had petrol consignment. It said that four […]
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The Federal Government has launched a 10-year Agricultural Sector Food Security and Nutrition Strategy to combat malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. At the Launch of the document in Abuja on Tuesday, Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, expressed regrets over the alarmingly poor level of food safety in the country. […]
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Mrs Priscilla Orji, a nutritionist, says people should take 80 per cent of food that has alkaline and 20 per cent of food with acidic content. Orji told newsmen on Monday in Jos that fruits and vegetables were alkaline in nature, while other foods were acidic in nature. She said that most people consume fruits […]
Continue ReadingIn the face of crashing oil price in the global market, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, during his tour of agricultural projects backed up by Kano State government, called on state governors in the country to emulate Kano State in its efforts at boosting agriculture, food security and providing jobs […]
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