As the world marks World Food Day 2025 under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future,” Nigeria faces a stark reality. Once renowned for its rich culinary heritage and fertile farmlands, the nation now grapples with import dependency, ultra-processed diets, rising food inflation, and fragile agricultural systems. This is more …
With the persisting food crisis in Nigeria and lingering effects on households, the Centre for Gender Economics in Africa (CGE Africa), has called on governments at all levels to prioritise inclusion of women in planning and decision-making processes regarding food security. The centre observed that current realities show that women, as managers of households, mostly bear …
Dangote Group and AfricaRice have launched a ₦1.8‑trillion partnership to scale rice production to 10 million tonnes by 2030. The deal, announced by Engr. Sammy Adigun, Chairman of Niger Foods, promises high-quality locally produced rice, reduced dependence on imports and potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs. Ambitious Production Goals The agreement sets out to increase …
The Federal Government has announced plans to convert Nigeria’s 417 grazing reserves into “Renewed Hope Livestock Villages” with modern infrastructure and services. Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, revealed this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The agreement will lead to deployment of solar-powered mini-grids across …
The National Bambara Nut Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NBPMPMAN) is setting ambitious goals for the next two years, with plans to achieve 10 million metric tonnes of Bambara nut production. This goal highlights the importance of Bambara nuts as a vital commodity in Nigeria's agricultural sector, not only for their economic potential …
The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics LTD/GTE has issued a strong call for clarification from the Nigerian government regarding its recent ban on the export of raw shea nuts. In a strategic move aimed at maximising the potential of Nigeria’s shea industry, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced a six-month ban on the export of …
