COVID-19: FCT Residents, Traders Appeal to FG to Regulate Prices of Goods

CoronavirusFoodNigeriaCOVID-19: FCT Residents, Traders Appeal to FG to Regulate Prices of Goods

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2020

Some Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and traders have appealed to the Federal Government to regulate the prices of food items in these trying times. The residents and traders at various markets in the FCT said the prices of food items should be regulated to cushion the effect of the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...

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FG Frowns at Indiscriminate Hike in Cost of Rice

FoodNewsNigeriaFG Frowns at Indiscriminate Hike in Cost of Rice

PilotnewsMarch 21, 2020

The Federal Government has frowned at the indiscriminate hike in the cost of local rice, saying it is dishonesty on the part of the dealers and unfair to consumers. Alhaji Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. “l am going to engage with them on this; we are going to discuss this and l am going to be thorough on...

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ENUGU: More Agricultural Extension Workers Needed in Enugu State

FoodInvestingNigeriaENUGU: More Agricultural Extension Workers Needed in Enugu State

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 4, 2020

The Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (ENADEP), Programme Manager Dr. Matthias Onu has lamented over the inadequate number of extension workers in the state. Dr. Onu in an interview on Tuesday stated, “Inadequate extension workers affect ENADEP from achieving its objective of developing and promoting agriculture especially in the rural communities”. He further said, “For an effective and efficient delivery and accomplishment of the programme, about 365 extension workers is needed but presently the state...

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Gov. Matawalle Directs Schools Mgt. to Eat Same Food Fed to Students

FoodNigeriaWellnessGov. Matawalle Directs Schools Mgt. to Eat Same Food Fed to Students

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, has directed public boarding schools’ management and feeding officers in the state to eat the same food they feed their students. Matawalle gave the directive shortly after paying unscheduled visits to two boarding schools; Government Science Secondary School and Government Girls Secondary School, all in Gusau the state capital. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a Projects Verification Committee set up by the governor last December, had reported that...

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Lagos to launch maiden Eko City Farmers’ Market Feb. 23

EconomyFoodNewsLagos to launch maiden Eko City Farmers’ Market Feb. 23

PilotnewsFebruary 16, 2020

A new farmers’ market where Lagosians can buy fresh farm produce at farm gate prices will open at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) next Sunday. Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, told newsmen on Sunday that the Eko City Farmers’ Market, debuting on Feb. 23 at TBS, would subsequently hold on last Sunday of every month. He noted that the Eko City Farmers’ Markets was a platform where the best of Lagos farmers would meet...

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