July 26, 2026

food security

“We can’t poison our own people” – FG defends GMOs, assures Nigerians of safety, food security boost FG defends GMOs, assures Nigerians of safety, food security boost

“We can’t poison our own people” – FG defends GMOs, assures Nigerians of safety, food security boost

Tom Chiahemen August 27, 2025
Federal Government has dismissed claims that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are harmful, emphasizing their role in enhancing food security and nutrition in Nigeria. During a sensitisation workshop in Abuja on Wednesday, organized by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) and the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA)...
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FCTA champions livestock development to boost food security FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud in a group photograph with some Fulani ladies during the 2025 National Pasture Planting Day held at the Kawu Grazing Reserve in Bwari Area Council, Abuja.

FCTA champions livestock development to boost food security

Tom Chiahemen August 13, 2025
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has emphasized the strategic importance of strengthening livestock production, aimed at boosting food security, and promoting sustainable agricultural development across the nation. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud made this known at the 2025 National Pasture Planting Day...
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VP Shettima: Our target as nation is to attain food sovereignty Shettima

VP Shettima: Our target as nation is to attain food sovereignty

Offor Callistus July 30, 2025
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on global stakeholders to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in rebuilding sustainable and inclusive food systems across Africa, saying true national sovereignty is incomplete without food sovereignty. He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has designed a comprehensive strategy to...
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National Assembly to host summit to safeguard food security, livelihoods National Assembly

National Assembly to host summit to safeguard food security, livelihoods

Offor Callistus July 17, 2025
National Assembly has announced plans to hold a comprehensive national security summit to address the escalating insecurity that is jeopardizing lives, property, and agricultural productivity across Nigeria. Speaking at a Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting on the 2026 Agriculture Budget in Lagos on Wednesday, Senator Garba Maidoki, a key member of...
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Germany renews commitment to Northeast Nigeria recovery with second phase of UNICEF-WFP resilience programme Germany renews commitment to Northeast Nigeria recovery with second phase of UNICEF-WFP resilience programme

Germany renews commitment to Northeast Nigeria recovery with second phase of UNICEF-WFP resilience programme

Offor Callistus July 11, 2025
Following a successful first phase that supported over 150,000 beneficiaries, including under-five children, pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, out-of-school children, and food-insecure households in Northeast Nigeria, the launch of a second phase of the resilience and peacebuilding project in the region has been announced. The programme is funded...
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Nigeria holds summit in bid to increase food production, combat hunger HOR Cttee on Nutrition

Nigeria holds summit in bid to increase food production, combat hunger

GRACE AUDU, Abuja July 10, 2025
The national Summit on Nutrition and Food Security organized by Nigeria’s House of Representatives entered its third day in Abuja on Thursday with various critical stakeholders and professionals offering suggestions on how to increase food production and combat hunger in Africa’s most populous nation. With its theme as “Curbing...
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Curbing insecurity critical to increasing food production, combating hunger – Hon. Okafor Curbing insecurity critical to increasing food production, combating hunger – Hon. Okafor

Curbing insecurity critical to increasing food production, combating hunger – Hon. Okafor

Offor Callistus July 10, 2025
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Chairman House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor, has called on the federal and state governments to deal decisively with gangs and bandits terrorizing farmers across the country, as many farmers have been killed, while even higher numbers have abandoned their...
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Shettima commends creation of National Legislative Network on Malnutrition and Food Security Food security summit pix

Shettima commends creation of National Legislative Network on Malnutrition and Food Security

GRACE AUDU, Abuja July 9, 2025
—-Seeks continued collaboration between Govt, Development Partners to combat hunger  Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday called for the continued collaboration between the Executive and Legislative arms of government at the federal and state levels in the push to significantly reduce malnutrition and stop the deaths caused by the...
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VP Shettima, Uzodinma, Bago, others for National Summit on Food Security HOR Cttee on Nutrition

VP Shettima, Uzodinma, Bago, others for National Summit on Food Security

GRACE AUDU, Abuja July 4, 2025
The Chairman of the House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Honourable Chike Okafor, announced on Thursday that Vice President Kashim Shettima will declare open a three-day National Summit on Nutrition and Food Security, hosted by the House of Representatives, with the theme: ‘Curbing malnutrition and food insecurity through...
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Wike: FCT to allocate land for farming, combats food insecurity FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike in Abuja

Wike: FCT to allocate land for farming, combats food insecurity

Offor Callistus June 23, 2025
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has promised to allocate lands in satellite towns to farmers for agricultural production to tackle food insecurity. Wike made the promise during the inauguration of a newly constructed rural road in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. Wike...
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Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda boosting food security in Nigeria – Minister Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Abubakar Kyari

Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda boosting food security in Nigeria – Minister

Offor Callistus June 9, 2025
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Abubakar Kyari, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Eight-Points Agenda has made significant progress in ensuring food availability, accessibility, and affordability across Nigeria. Speaking in Maiduguri on Monday, Kyari noted that the ministry has achieved 80% of its agricultural...
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Rail link to Niger Republic key to Nigeria’s food security – NRC MD Trian NRC

Rail link to Niger Republic key to Nigeria’s food security – NRC MD

Offor Callistus June 8, 2025
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has revealed that the Kano-Maradi Railway project is crucial for improving food security in Nigeria. According to Opeifa, the rail connection between Nigeria and the Niger Republic is vital because mobility plays a central role in the food...
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Nigerian Govt declares national emergency on food security Nigerian Govt declares national emergency on food security

Nigerian Govt declares national emergency on food security

Offor Callistus April 14, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared a national emergency on food security, urging expanded irrigation infrastructure and participatory water resource management across Nigeria . Tinubu made the declaration while opening the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in Abuja. He was represented by the Secretary to the...
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Sierra-Leone President decries Africa’s $50bn annual spending on food importation President of Sierra-Leone, Dr Julius Bio

Sierra-Leone President decries Africa’s $50bn annual spending on food importation

Offor Callistus March 6, 2025
The President of Sierra-Leone, Dr Julius Bio, on Wednesday in Ibadan decried the sum of 50 billion US dollars being expended on food importation annually by African countries. Bio, while speaking at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Day 3 of his visit, said food items being...
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