Cassava Growers’ Association Allay Fears of Cassava Shortage in 2021

AgricultureFoodNewsCassava Growers’ Association Allay Fears of Cassava Shortage in 2021

PilotnewsNovember 28, 2020

Some farmers under the aegis of the Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (NCGA) have allayed fears of an impending shortage of cassava in 2021, due to inability to access government intervention funds. A member of the association, Yemi Williams told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Saturday in Lagos that farmers’ inability to access the government’s N19.7 billion promised in 2019, is projected to cause the anticipated shortage. “As part of...

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Hike in Onion Prices Unexplainable — FCT Residents

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaHike in Onion Prices Unexplainable — FCT Residents

PilotnewsNovember 28, 2020

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have lamented the recent hike in the price of onions in the market, saying that most homes are doing with little or no onions in their meals The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, said that the prices of onions had gone beyond the reach of the average Nigerian. Adullahi Ahmed, an onion seller in the popular Karu market,...

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Adamawa State Govt Resuscitates Vaccination Of Livestock

AgricultureFoodNewsAdamawa State Govt Resuscitates Vaccination Of Livestock

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 25, 2020

To improve the health of livestock for sufficient good meat and milk, the Adamawa State Government has resuscitated the annual vaccination of livestock against various diseases after ten years when the last exercise was carried out in the state. Flagging off the exercise in Girei, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri observed that the state is endowed with livestock resources but various diseases it has hindered the exploitation of the huge potentials in the livestock subsector to...

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Alcohol in Sachets and Small Volume PET Will Not be Registered – NAFDAC

FoodHealthNewsAlcohol in Sachets and Small Volume PET Will Not be Registered – NAFDAC

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 14, 2020

The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control  (NAFDAC)  has moved to phase out the registration of alcohol in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this in a statement. According to her, the uncontrolled access and availability of high concentration alcohol in sachet and small volume PET or glass bottles contribute to substance and alcohol abuse in Nigeria. Mojisola noted that NAFDAC and the ministry of health reached...

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Borno Govt. Distributes Relief Materials to 3,000 Jere LG Community Residents

FoodLocal GovernmentNewsBorno Govt. Distributes Relief Materials to 3,000 Jere LG Community Residents

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 23, 2020

The Borno Government has distributed assorted food items to 3,000 people in Dusuman community in Jere Local Government Area of the state to cushion the effect of economic hardship. The Chairperson of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hajiya Yabawa Kolo, who supervised the distribution in Maiduguri, said it was the government’s continued determination at alleviating the plights of the people across the state. Kolo, who doubles as the Secretary of the Palliative Response Committee,...

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School Feeding: Kaduna Begins Verification of 7,261 Cooks – Official

EducationFoodNewsNigeriaSchool Feeding: Kaduna Begins Verification of 7,261 Cooks – Official

PilotnewsAugust 19, 2020

The Kaduna government has begun verifying 7,261 cooks engaged under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in the state. Mr Umar Abdullahi, Programme Manager of the programme, made this known in Zaria on the sideline of a two-day Media Roundtable to enlist media support on reportage of social protection programmes Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the goal was to verify the cooks and ensure that they are doing the right...

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FG Distributes 20,000 Cocoa Seedlings, Inputs to Imo Farmers

EconomyFoodFG Distributes 20,000 Cocoa Seedlings, Inputs to Imo Farmers

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2020

Federal Government in its bid to help cushion the effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has supported smallholder farmers in Imo State with 20,000 Cocoa seedlings and other improved seeds. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Mr. Theodore Ogaziechi, said this on Sunday in Abuja. The minister said the Federal Government was committed to improving agriculture. Nanono said this during the official rollout ceremony of...

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Eid-el-Kabir: Zamfara Govt. Distributes Over 5,000 Rams, 993 Cows

CoronavirusFoodNewsEid-el-Kabir: Zamfara Govt. Distributes Over 5,000 Rams, 993 Cows

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

The  Zamfara Government has began the distribution of 5,667 rams and 993 cows as Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) palliatives to various categories of people in the state. The Director-General, Media, Public Enlightenment and Communication to the State Governor, Alhaji Yusuf Idris, disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau on Sunday. “As a tradition, the State Government under the leadership of Gov. Bello Matawalle has always kept its promise of bringing relief to its people. “We did...

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535 Maize Farmers Receive N89m CBN-ABP Inputs in Anambra

BusinessFoodNews535 Maize Farmers Receive N89m CBN-ABP Inputs in Anambra

PilotnewsJune 23, 2020

A total of 535 maize farmers in Anambra would receive farming inputs worth over N89 million under the Central Bank Anchor Borrowers Programme, for the 2020 wet farming season. Mr Simeon Nwafor, the  state chairman of Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), made the  disclosure at the inauguration of the inputs distribution, on Tuesday in Onitsha. Nwafor said that the number of beneficiaries in the state had risen from 122 in 2019 to 535 this cropping...

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Many Countries Ask Nigeria for Foods During Lockdown – Fashola

CoronavirusFoodNewsWest AfricaMany Countries Ask Nigeria for Foods During Lockdown – Fashola

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 13, 2020

The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that many neighboring countries asked Nigeria for food during the lockdown that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The minister reveals this in an Instagram Live Chat with City People Magazine on Saturday. Fashola speaks on the COVID-19 Economic Sustainability Plan recently submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. He said that the plan contains diverse measures to strengthen the Nigerian economy against the economic...

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