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Expect Drastic Fall In Prices Of Rice, Beans, Other Food Items—Customs CG

The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi on Tuesday told Nigerians to expect a drastic reduction in prices of food items...

Wunti Al-Khair Foundation Distributes 6,000 Fertilizer Bags To Farmers As Food Inflation Bites

As part of move to boost food security in Nigeria, the Wunti Al-khair Foundation has distributed 6,000 bags of fertilisers to farmers in Africa’s...

FG Will Crash Food Prices In Six Months — Agric Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, Wednesday, announced that prices of food commodities will crash by December 2024.Recall that the...

Market Cartels Responsible For High Food Prices —FCCPC

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Thursday said market associations across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory are responsible...

FG Suspends Tax On Importation Of Rice, Wheat, Others

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, on Monday, announced the suspension of duties, tariffs and taxes on the importation of some food...

Nigerians Are Turning To Beggars- Ex-Attorney General Hits Tinubu Over Bad Leadership

The former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) has said that the economic situation of the country is...

CBN boosts fight against food insecurity with N100bn, 2m bags of fertilisers

In a bid to fight against the food insecurity in the country and cushion the effect of rising prices of food in the country,...

Senate advocates introduction of food stamps to tackle hunger in Nigeria

The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to introduce food stamps programme as a temporary solution to current hardship in the country.This followed...

FOOD SCARCITY: Customs Commence Distribution Of Over 20,000 Bags of Grains, Dried Fish To Artisans, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the disbursement of seized food items including over 20,000 bags of assorted grains such as rice, beans,...

To Reduce Prices Of Food Items, FG Plans 50% Subsidy On Farm Input

Farmers across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory will be receiving a subsidized “farm input of 50 per cent”,...

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