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5 days ago | 
independent.ng | Chibuzor Emejor
The African Union-InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),said Nigeria has feed and fodder resources that have over $1billion investment agribusiness opportunity. AU-IBAR pointed out that Nigeria can unlock over $1billion per year in new economic value by mobilising and trading under-utilised biomass through building rural feed markets and pelleting industries, training producers in conservation methods and promoting private-sector aggregation and inter-state trade.
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6 days ago | 
independent.ng | Chibuzor Emejor
ABUJA – The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has expressed its outrage over what it described as “relentless, senseless killings of innocent Nigerians” in Plateau State in the last few weeks, saying that the killings represent a failure of governance in Nigeria.
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6 days ago | 
independent.ng | Chibuzor Emejor
ABUJA – The Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) has convened a strategic dialogue with leading media houses and agricultural journalists to introduce the Unit’s mandate and explore collaborative approaches to strengthening agricultural reporting in Nigeria. The engagement underscored the media’s vital role in shaping public discourse, raising policy awareness, and driving accountability in the nation’s quest for food security.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ng | Chibuzor Emejor
ABUJA – A tax analyst, Mrs. Aderonke Atoyebi, has described the Federal Government’s Naira-for-Crude Policy as a transformative step toward reclaiming Nigeria’s economic sovereignty and stabilising its foreign exchange market. In a detailed analysis, Atoyebi praised the policy—formally inaugurated in October 2024—as a common-sense approach to utilising Nigeria’s crude oil resources without depending on the U.S. dollar for domestic transactions.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ng | Chibuzor Emejor |Kayode Ajiboye
ABUJA – The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has expressed its readiness to collaborate with Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG), to translate shared aspirations into actionable outcomes geared towards achieving food security.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ng | Chibuzor Emejor |Joy Anigbogu
…Obi Asks Tinubu To Suspend France Trip, Return To Address Insecurity …Nigeria Is In A Full-Blown State Of Emergency — Atiku ABUJA / LAGOS – The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed outrage over what it described as “relentless and barbaric killings” taking place in Plateau State, noting that it is a damning indictment of the Federal Government’s failure to discharge its primary duty protecting lives and property.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ng | Kayode Ajiboye |Chibuzor Emejor
ABUJA – The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed outrage, over what they described as “relentless and barbaric killings” taking place in Plateau State. A statement on Wednesday issued by Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere the Spokesperson, Northern Elders Forum, further described the incessant killings in the State, as a “national disgrace.” According to Jiddere, “What was once a symbol of unity, peace, and cultural diversity in Nigeria has now become a theatre of bloodshed and lawlessness.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ng | Shojobi Abisola |Chibuzor Emejor
Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, has said that a revived cooperative sector would drive economic growth and enhance social development for Nigerians, thereby making Cooperators part of the $1trillion economy within the decade.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ng | Shojobi Abisola |Chibuzor Emejor
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC),on Tuesday, raided and sealed five wholesale shops filled with bags of rice in Utako market, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for alleged sell of re-bagged and under-weight bags of rice to the consumers. Mrs Boladale Adeyinka, Director, Surveillance and Investigations Department, FCCPC, who led the enforcement team to the market, explained that the raid followed an intelligence gathered by the Commission.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ng | Chibuzor Emejor
ABUJA – A group, South-South PDP Youth Amalgamation, has strongly criticised the recent coalition between Abubakar Atiku, former Vice President and Nasir El-Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State, describing them as “irresponsible political jobbers”.
