The Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Simeon Ehui, has emphasized the importance of youth involvement in agriculture, describing it as essential to eradicating hunger, poverty, and unemployment across Africa. Ehui made this appeal on Monday during a networking conference organised by IITA’s Youth in Agribusiness project in Abeokuta, Ogun READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
FG Commits $538m to Special Agro-Industrial Zones to Boost Food Security
The Federal Government has committed $538.05 million to the development of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) across the country, as part of broader efforts to transform Nigeria’s food systems and enhance agricultural productivity. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, announced the investment on Monday during the Community of Practice Summit on the READ MORE
Lagos govt engages 500 farmers on food security
The Lagos State Agricultural Input Supply Authority has engaged over 500 farmers and fishermen in the Ikorodu Division of the state. harping on food security. The one-day forum also focused on equipping the participants with innovative farming and fishing techniques tailored to their specific needs. A Sunday statement explained that the capacity-building session READ MORE
Dangote urges prioritisation of food security in Africa
* As AfricaRice seeks investments, public-private partnerships President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for the prioritisation of food security and self-sufficiency across Africa, stressing the continent’s vast agricultural potential. Speaking over the weekend during a courtesy visit by the AfricaRice Centre—a pan-African Centre of Excellence for rice research, development, READ MORE
Nigeria govt charges youths to embrace agribusiness, others
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on youths in the country to take ownership of their economic future by venturing into agribusiness and other productive enterprises. The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande who disclosed this during the High-Level Policy Dialogue on Youth and Women in Agribusiness convened by the African Development READ MORE
VP Shettima, AfDB president, Makinde break ground for Ijaiye Agribusiness Devt Hub
*As VP, others commend Oyo Govt’s agribusiness policy Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina and the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, turned the sod for the Oyo State Agribusiness Industrial Hub, Ijaiye, under the Special Agro-Industrial Processing READ MORE
Nigeria govt eyes agrivoltaics to boost food, energy production
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has said that the Federal Government remains committed to driving agrivoltaic farming to boost food and energy production in the country. Nnaji said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the maiden International Agrivoltaics Workshop and Official Unveiling of the Book titled “Democratising the Sun: Agrivoltaics and READ MORE
Lagos NIPR Unveils PR Fest 2025 With Focus on Communication, Culture, and Creativity for Urban Food Security
The Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is proud to announce the official unveiling of PR Fest 2025, a weeklong celebration of communication, creativity, culture, and community engagement. The unveiling took place at the Chapter’s Monthly Meeting and PR Clinic held on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Eko READ MORE
Nigeria: President Tinubu launches 2,000 tractors for mechanised farming
President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja declared that Nigeria’s agricultural renaissance has begun as he commissioned 2,000 tractors for nationwide deployment under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme. The commissioning ceremony marked the programme’s formal launch at the National Agricultural Seeds Council, Sheda, along the Abuja–Lokoja Expressway. President Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s READ MORE
Nigeria: Vice President Flags-off National Assets Restoration Programme
The Vice President Kashim Shettima GCON, has commissioned over 375 tractors for use in mechanized farming revitalized by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) under the National Assets Restoration Programme. The Vice President commissioned the programme on Sunday June 8, at the Borno State Agricultural Mechanization Agency, Farm Centre in Maiduguri, READ MORE
Lagos govt canvasses tech to boost food production
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority, has called on stakeholders in the agricultural sector to adopt technology-driven solutions to ensure food sufficiency. According to a statement on Sunday, the call was made during a pre-season training for the stakeholders at the Women’s Development Centre, Agege, Lagos. The training READ MORE
Agbekoya urges community policing, food security
The Agbekoya Society of Nigeria has urged the implementation of community policing to address the rising security challenges in some parts of the country. The society’s President, Mr Okikiola Kamorudeen, made the call in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday. Agbekoya is a Yoruba farmers and hunters association committed to protecting rural READ MORE
Nigeria govt demands priority for livestock in development plans
Nigeria’s Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has urged all stakeholders to prioritise the livestock value chain in both national and regional strategies in order to fully harness the sector’s potential. Making the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the ongoing inception meeting of the newly inaugurated Agricultural Sector Working Group (ASWG), Maiha highlighted READ MORE
FG Targets Increased income For Farmers As NASENI Kicks-off Irrigate Nigeria Project in Bauchi State
…Governor Bala Mohammed Applauds President Tinubu On Good Governance The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu has disclosed that the Federal Government’s Irrigate Nigeria Project, amongst other things, targets increase in income of Nigeria’s farmers nationwide, even as the formal READ MORE
Nigeria: NiMet partners varsities to boost farmers’ access to weather data
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Charles Anosike has announced that the agency’s partnerships with universities and other institutions of higher learning in Nigeria would benefit farmers. In a statement signed by the agency on Thursday, Anosike said, “NiMet’s network of university partners is increasing. This adds to READ MORE