Food Security Equals National Security, FG Declare 

  Nigeria’s Federal Government has reaffirmed that food security sits at the heart of the country’s economic stabilisation strategy, poverty reduction agenda and national sovereignty, with senior ministers using a high-level quarterly engagement forum in Abuja to outline the administration’s agricultural reform efforts and stress the importance of citizen participation in governance. The declaration came…

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FG Targets $74bn Livestock GDP Contribution Within 10 Years

The Federal Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to more than double the contribution of Nigeria’s livestock sub-sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, projecting growth from $32 billion to over $74 billion within the next decade. The Minister of Livestock Development disclosed this on Tuesday during a livestock stakeholders’ engagement in Ilorin, Kwara State,…

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KOGI SECURES $500M WORLD BANK FUNDING TO EXPAND LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT UNDER NG-CARES 2.0

Kogi State has secured $500 million in additional financing to expand livelihood support, food security initiatives, and social protection for poor and vulnerable households under the NG-CARES 2.0 programme. The funding approval, backed by the World Bank, is expected to significantly scale up the impact of the state’s community-driven development interventions. The General Manager of…

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