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Food Importation

Nigeria Spent $1.24bn On Food Imports Despite Buhari’s Forex Ban

Paul Mbagwu May 17, 2021 0

Nigeria has spent $1.2bn on food importation, doubling the foreign exchange used for the importation of food products in the fourth quarter of last year.Central Bank of Nigeria has supplied foreign exchange from October 2020 to March…

Opinion

Putting our money where our mouth is – By Femi Adesina

John Ogunsemore Sep 25, 2020 0

There is a story that President Muhammadu Buhari likes to tell. He has done so many times in public and private meetings. It goes thus:“After we got inaugurated into office in 2015, I asked the Governor of Central Bank for the state of…

Agriculture

AATF Urges Cowpea Farmers to Cultivate SAMPEA-20T Over Ban on Food Importation

Dorcas Jonah Jun 9, 2020 0

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has urged cowpea farmers in Nigeria to take advantage of the recent push to ban food importation to cultivate SAMPEA-20T.SAMPEA-20T is the new variety of cowpea resistant to Pod…

Government

Buhari Tasks Farmers on Massive Food Production, Says“No Money For Food Importation”

Ismaila Chafe May 24, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Nigerian farmers on the need to embark on massive productive agricultural activities this farming season as Nigeria has no money for food importation.The president gave the challenge…

Politics

Buhari, APC punishing Nigerians – says PDP on food importation ban

Samuel Oduoye Aug 16, 2019 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for placing a ban on foreign exchange for food importation in the country.The PDP said Buhari's decision was a punishment on the public, adding that it was…

Government

Buhari to CBN: Don’t give forex to food importers

Samuel Oduoye Aug 14, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he had directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for those importing food into Nigeria.Buhari disclosed this when he hosted All Progressives Congress (APC…

Agriculture

Nigeria Will no Longer Import Food by 2019

Ridwan Oct 1, 2016 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigeria would be self-sufficient in the production of rice, millet, sorghum, maize and soybean by 2019.The president made the disclosure on Saturday during a broadcast address as the nation…

Agriculture

Food Importation: FG To Stabilise Price Of Rice By April

Kelechi Uchenna Mar 14, 2016 0

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, made this known while declaring open the 2016 National wheat farmers field day in Alkamawa village in Bunkure Local Government of Kano state. Ogbeh said that the…

Government

Ogbeh Warns Nigerians to Beware of Imported Rice because they are Not Fit for Human Consumption

Jumoke Dec 17, 2015 0

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh has warned Nigerians to beware of imported rice coming into the country from neighboring countries because some of them have stayed up to 10 years and 'it is not fit for even pigs to…