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October 14, 2024

Food Security: West, Central Africa seek strategic investment in wheat production

The summit sought a wheat transformation for sustainable food security and economic growth in the West and Central Africa Region.

Wheat
October 4, 2024

Jigawa to boost wheat production to aid food self-sufficiency

Mr Namadi emphasised the state’s commitment to expanding wheat cultivation and said plans were underway to scale production.

Jigawa Governor Umar Namadi
September 9, 2024

VAT remains 7.5%, says economy minister Wale Edun

“For emphasis, as of today, VAT remains 7.5% and that is what will be charged on all the goods and services that are VAT-able,” Mr Edun said.

Wale Edun; VAT
August 18, 2024

Stakeholders fear tariff removal on food items may hurt local production 

Mr Ambi said that farmers and producers may face increased competition from imported goods

Maize, Wheat, cowpea
July 24, 2024

Tinubu’s Inflation: Nigeria’s high food prices worsened in June, says data bureau

The National Bureau of Statistics says that the prices of beans, tomatoes, Irish potatoes, garri, yam, and other food items witnessed significant price increases in June 2024.

President Bola Tinubu
February 19, 2024

Atiku should be praising Tinubu instead of lying, rubbishing his economic policies: Presidency

Unlike the lies he spewed, we expected Alhaji Atiku to praise President Tinubu….

ATIKU AND TINUBU
September 12, 2023

Gridlock as truck fully loaded with wheat tumbles on Lagos bridge

“Effort is on for the recovery of the contents and the truck from the road,” it added.

Truck accident
July 27, 2023

Subsidy: Niger Assembly calls for distribution of food items from govt. reserves

He noted that the removal of subsidy affected the country’s economy and made prices of food items go up with 100 per cent increment.

Niger State House of Assembly
November 17, 2022

Russia-Ukraine grain export deal extended

The United Nations says the deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely from its Black Sea ports despite Russia’s invasion has been extended.

Grain Shipment
January 24, 2022

Thirteen states produced 36,943 metric tonnes of wheat in 2021: NBS

Kano state at 19.68 per cent, accounted for the highest wheat produced by producing 6,512.8 tonnes.