President Dr Julius Bio Decries $50 billion on Annual Food Importation
The President of Sierra-Leone, Dr Julius Bio, has decried the sum of 50 billion US dollars being expended on food importation annually by African countries. Bio, while speaking at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Day 3 of his visit to Nigeria, said food items being imported by these countries could be grown […]
President Tinubu insists on Fuel Subsidy Removal
President Bola Tinubu has maintained that his administration’s decision to remove the subsidy on Petroleum Motor spirit (petrol) was in the best interest of Nigeria, and in order to avert the Country plunging into bankruptcy. Speaking on Sunday during the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Saudi Arabia, President Tinubu, who acknowledged […]
President Tinubu directs Agric Ministry to release 42,000 metric tonnes of grains, vows to clampdown on food hoarders
President Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to immediately release about 42,000 metric tons of maize, millet, and other commodities in strategic reserves. Addressing State House Correspondent after a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention in Abuja, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said that […]