Foods

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, said that Nigeria will soon end the importation of wheat which he said gulps 2 billion dollars annually. Buhari stated this on Tuesday while launching the first ever rainfed commercial wheat cultivation which took place in Bassa Local Government Area of …

Nigeria is considering an “Operation Feed Yourself” initiative to encourage the establishment of urban farms and small home gardens in the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the initiative, which was part of efforts to address malnutrition in Nigeria, would be under the auspices of the National Economic Council and …

OCP Africa, a global leading company in the production and exportation of phosphate-based fertilizers has deepened its partnership with Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), to ensure Nigerians are food secure by enhancing Tomato production techniques and creating a viable and sustainable business model and linkages around the value chain. …

Ekiti State Government on Monday urged traditional rulers in the state to make land available to promote agricultural development. Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Olabode Adetoyi, said the Ero Dam project resuscitated by the state government in the Moba Local Government had capacity to improve and promote irrigation system in agriculture …

Buhari’s Pot’: Man Constructs Pot For Cooking Two Meals At The Same Time (Photos) Photos of a pot tagged ‘Buhari’s Pot’ designed by a Nigerian man for cooking two meals at the same time has been shared online, Newsextra24 reports. The pot was constructed to reduce cooking gas consumption, following …

Residents in the South-South have sought Federal Government’s intervention in the ever-increasing cost of food items and cooking gas in the region. The analysts who made the call in separate interviews, said government should stem the rising cost of the items through proper economic recovery plan and implementation. They added …

Mid dire hunger necessitated by food price inflation in Nigeria, the President Muhammadu Buhari regime has proposed to spend an alarming N508 million on food and catering supplies for the State House in 2022. A copy of the 2023 Appropriation Bill seen by Peoples Gazette, shows that N301,138,860 has been …

A Video showing the moment a gas cylinder exploded while a female student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state was on Facebook live have surfaced on social media, Newsextra24 Reports. According to Reports Reaching Newsextra24  The gas explosion Happened in her lodge in Ifite Awka, the State Capital Of …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has lamented the impact of inflation on the N30, 000 national minimum wage. NLC President, Aliyu Wabba, noted that the wage, passed into law in 2019 by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had been reduced to nothing by inflation. Wabba spoke during the 2021 …

Governor Samuel Ortom, on Friday personally served his aides and friends food at the Governor’s Lodge, Benue Peoples House Makurdi to appreciate the services rendered to him and his wife, Dr Eunice Ortom. The Governor noted that his aides have been working for him diligently and deserved to be served …