By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As lockdown order by President Muhammadu Buhari, enters day two, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Santuscom Agro-Hub Investment Nigeria Limited, Chief Paul Santus Ofana, Wednesday, distributed 500 bags of 10kilogram rice and 500 of four liters palm oil to vulnerable Nigerians in Abuja and Cross River State. This […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Director General of Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, NAQS, Dr Vincent Isegbe, Tuesday, urged Nigerians to obey government’s lockdown order to contain spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, across the country. Isegbe gave the advice in a statement signed by the Head of Media, Communications and Strategies, NAQS, Dr Chigozie […]

Says over 113 million people experiencing acute hunger By Gabriel Ewepu The Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, Monday, urged governments in countries affected by the coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic to keep the food chain alive in order to avoid the food crisis. This was contained in a statement signed by the  Director-General, FAO, QU Dongyu while […]

Smallholder farmers in Edo State have applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for its investment in the state’s agriculture sector, noting that the sustained investment will further complement the government’s efforts at attaining food sufficiency, driving job creation and improving livelihoods. The commendation came on the heels of the commencement of tilling, harrowing, ploughing, among […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Architect Ibrahim Kabir, Thursday, charged members to take responsibility to produce more food for Nigerians during this period of Coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak. Kabir stated this in a chat with Vanguard while urging members to maintain a high level of preventive measures […]