Abattoirs silently ravaging Nigerians, animal experts warn
•Create diseases, tumor, cancer, high BP, strokeBy Gabriel EwepuMeat has its primary source from livestock including cows, goats, sheep, poultry products, and among others. This important source of protein is now a dangerous means of deadly parasites causing terminal diseases which are contracted from animals slaughtered at the abattoirs by butchers and sold to Nigerians. […]
Cashew value chain receives boost as FG, US sign MoU to increase productivity
Targets $10m investment As cashew emerges 2nd foreign exchange earner, generates $500m By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Cashew production and export received a boost at the weekend, as the Federal Government and the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, West Africa PRO-Cashew Project, signed Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to develop the nation’s cashew industry. This […]
COVID-19: Obasanjo cautions Africa on agric-business, manufacturing sectors
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has cautioned African countries not to allow agric-business and manufacturing sectors to degenerate in the face of COVID-19 pandemic. He observed that the two sectors were important areas which by and large have not been severely impacted upon by the disease. This was contained in […]
Tomato, onion sellers attribute further drop in prices to glut in Enugu
Some tomatoes and onion sellers in Enugu State have attributed the crash in prices of the commodities to their harvest season, leading to a glut in Enugu. A market survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday revealed that prices of the soup ingredients have crashed, compared to what they were some […]
Nigeria must feed herself — Minister
Dr Ogbonnya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, said in Abuja on Thursday that food security was very critical to Nigeria and that the nation must be well-positioned to feed itself. Onu said Nigeria’s burgeoning population meant that its inability to feed its citizens would create problems for the country and also for the global […]
FSSD: FG, UN collaborate to tackle hunger, malnutrition with food systems Summit 2021
Engages media organizations as frontline partners By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government and the United Nations, UN, on a Thursday, disclosed collaboration to tackle hunger and malnutrition affecting Nigerians with Food Systems Summit Dialogue, FSSD, in September 2021. This was made known via webinar for journalists on Nigeria National Food Systems Dialogue, FSSD, […]
