Tag:Food Security

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Africa Unveils Bold Plan to Turn Livestock Into Multi-Billion Dollar Economic Goldmine

African leaders, investors and development partners have adopted a bold action plan to transform the continent's pastoral livestock sector into a major driver of...

Uche Kingsley - July 18, 2026

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Africa Moves to Create Single Livestock Market Under AfCFTA

African countries have agreed to push sweeping policy reforms aimed at creating a single livestock market across the continent under the African Continental Free...

Ola Adebayo - July 16, 2026

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Reps Move to Flush Out Fake Nutritionists, Back Bill to Protect Nigerians

The House of Representatives has begun moves to sanitise Nigeria's nutrition profession as lawmakers backed a bill seeking to regulate the practice, eliminate quackery...

Olajumoke Sanusi - July 10, 2026

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Africa Targets Water Financing Drive at New Summit

ABUJA, Nigeria — African leaders are set to mobilise major financing for water security, irrigation, and sanitation under a new continental initiative to be...

Akeem Adebayo - July 1, 2026

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SEDC, Enugu Sign MoU to Boost Agro Development

Abuja, Nigeria — The South East Development Commission (SEDC) and the Enugu State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the...

Uche Kingsley - June 26, 2026

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NiMet Bets on AI to Boost Weather Forecasts, Food Security, Says Anosike

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has said the agency is deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

Shehu Danladi - June 26, 2026

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FG Saves ₦61.6bn with Early Fertiliser Procurement Ahead of 2026 Planting Season

The Federal Government has saved an estimated ₦61.58 billion through early fertiliser procurement, cushioning Nigerian farmers from the impact of a growing global supply...

Akeem Adebayo - June 15, 2026

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Governments Can Tackle Energy, Food Price Shocks Without Straining Finances — IMF Recommends Graduated Fiscal Strategy

Washington, D.C. — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised governments to adopt a structured and graduated fiscal response to rising energy and food price...

Akeem Adebayo - May 20, 2026

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