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FG To Stop Importing Materials For Producing Security Agencies Uniforms, The Minister of Interior, Lt General (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau has announced plans by the federal government to stop the importation of textile materials for producing uniforms by all Services under the Ministry of Interior. He said the materials would very soon be sourced from […]
Palm Oil Importation Cost Will Continue To Rise, The National President, National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) Henry Olatujoye, in this interview with GBENGA AKINFENWA, listed challenges facing the palm oil industry and why the country may not achieve self-sufficiency in palm oil anytime soon. • Banning Would Promote Smuggling • We Cannot Achieve […]
Maize Importation, Many farmers are forecasting a fall in the quantum of maize production this year for one reason: massive importation. They said this has led to a fall in the price of the locally produced variety. Cheap auction maize importation from the US, Ukraine and other countries has already taken a toll on Nigerian […]
The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban the importation of palm oil into the country in order to protect local production as well as encourage farmers.
Rice smuggling task force, The Federal Government is planning to stop the Nigerian Customs Service from raiding markets to seize imported rice, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said. The minister spoke to State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), saying that the Federal Government […]
The House of Representatives wednesday passed a motion mandating its Committees on Agricultural Production and Services and Water Resources to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Central Bank of Nigeria (CNB), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other stakeholders ….
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced that the country would stop importation of rice from 2018, to encourage the production of local rice. The president, who said this in his address to the nation in Abuja to mark the beginning of 2018, said it is in view of this reality that in 2015 he […]
National President, Maize Association of Nigeria, Pastor O. A. Adenola and the Natural Treasurer of the association, Dr Abiola Job, were at the Tribune House, last week. In this interview with ‘LAOLU AFOLABI, the national president spoke on the challenges facing maize farmers, especially the rumoured importation of maize into the country. Excerpts: How have […]
Basic food products importation have been one of the major factors dragging back the economic development of Nigeria over the years, and it needs to be addressed before the country can make any progress economically. Basic food importation also help ground local industries because the farmers will be discouraged to produce raw materials to feed […]
The formal mandate of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research is to conduct research into the production and products of oil palm and other palms of economic importance and transfer its research findings to farmers. Nigeria has imported palm oil worth over $3.2billion in the last ten years. The greatest challenge in Nigeria is […]
Over 1m metric tonnes rice waits to hit Nigeria from Benin Republic As preparation for Christmas gathers momentum, the Federal Government yesterday, met with importers over smuggled rice and other food items including frozen poultry products and fish through land borders into the country. The meeting was hosted by the Minister of State for Agriculture […]
Intensifies calls for patronage of made-in-Nigeria goods The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has raised the alarm over increased smuggling of unwholesome food items into the country occasioned by the approaching festive season. A statement signed by the Director of Information in the ministry, Blessing Lere-Adams said: “The attention of the Ministry of […]
Following a recent claim by the Executive Director of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Prof Olufemi Peters that Nigerian farmers and agro-based companies spend USD400 million annually on pesticides, Daily Trust examines the situation and discusses with experts on possible alternatives as to how the country can be self-reliant on pesticide formulation to […]
…Say unsold chickens worth N2.5bn rotting in cold rooms Poultry farmers at the ongoing Nigeria Poultry Show in Abeokuta, Ogun State, say activities of smugglers are crippling the poultry industry in the country. One of the farmers and immediate past President of the Poultry Farmers Association (PAN), Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, said 75 per cent of […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, disclosed during the weekend in chat with the press in Abuja, that British Airways has offered to fly Nigerian yams to the United Kingdom in a bid to sustain the export of the produce. He insisted that there was no alternative to the exportation of agricultural produce as the…” […]