Nigeria: Guinness World Records Confirms Hilda Baci's Jollof Rice Record

The record-breaking attempt, which took nine months of planning and two months of pot fabrication, was organised in collaboration with Gino Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Gino Announces New Venue for Hilda Baci's 'World's Largest Pot of Jollof'

Hilda Baci plans to cook 250 bags of rice in a specially designed pot with a capacity of 22,619 litres, which is expected to be filled to 80 per cent. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Govt Donates $32.5 Million to WFP to Address Hunger in Nigeria

The US government said the assistance includes complementary nutritional support for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, as well as 43,235 children, Read more »

Nigeria: UK Announces £5 Million Partnership With AGRA to Boost African Agricultural Trade

The partnership, according to him, aims to support the Kampala declaration and tap into the vast potential of Africa's agribusiness. Read more »

Ethiopia: Dangote, Ethiopia Sign Agreement to Build $2.5 Billion Fertiliser Plant

Mr Chiejina said under the partnership structure, EIH will hold a 40 per cent equity stake while Dangote Group will maintain 60 per cent ownership of the transformative project. Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Namadi Signs Landmark Laws to Drive Jigawa's Agric and Livestock Transformation

The governor emphasised that these initiatives are part of his administration's broader vision to transform agriculture from subsistence farming into an industrialized sector that… Read more »

Nigeria: Investigation - Agrochemicals Are Endangering Lives, Environment in Nigerian Communities

Many Nigerian farmers who rely on agrochemicals to fight pests and control weeds are not aware of the health and environmental hazards the chemicals pose. Read more »

Nigeria: Killings, Abductions, Cattle Rustling Surge Across Northern States

Terrorists have launched a new violent campaign in Kaduna, Niger, Kwara, Kano and Sokoto states, rustling livestock, abducting locals and forcibly displacing them. Read more »

Nigeria: BCDA, Chinese Investors Choose Jigawa's Border Town, Maigatari As Pilot Hub for Livestock

The project is a major step toward positioning Maigatari as a hub for livestock production and processing in Nigeria Read more »

Nigeria: Minister Raises Alarm Over Hunger, Flood Displacement in Nigeria

"Just a few days ago, the World Food Programme suspended some of its activities, which had supported more than 1.2 million Nigerians with emergency transfers in the North-east.… Read more »

Nigeria: Jigawa Replicates the Federal Government Livestock Ministry, Appoints a Commissioner

The creation of the ministry is a step to transform the livestock sector, collaborating with the Federal Government to boost food security, create jobs, and grow the economy. Read more »

Nigeria: INVESTIGATION: Unsupported by Govt, Nigerian Dairy Farmers Can't Compete with Subsidised, Cheap EU Imports

What makes Nigeria's situation dire is not just the importation of cheap milk substitutes, mainly from Europe, but that Nigerian farmers, unlike their European counterparts, get no… Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Lawal Launches Zamfara School Feeding Programme

The governor vowed to reduce to the barest minimum the number of out-of-school children in the state Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Uncovers Fake Chemicals, Expired Food Flavours Worth N1 Billion

The raid was carried out following credible intelligence about a criminal network endangering public health Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Farmers Abandon Maize, Grains for Vegetables

"The shift in cultivation pattern may further push the country to be dependent on foreign supply of grains." Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Farmers Lament As Govt Stalls Multi-Billion Dairy Project

On 17 January 2020, the then-governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, inaugurated the Damau household milk project in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Tomato Prices Are High - Farmers

"We promised that the price of tomatoes will drop after the Sallah celebration but we can (only) predict..." Read more »