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From left …Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice Enugu State, Justice Osinachi Nnajieze, Secretary to the Government of Enugu State Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Executive Director Natiural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Development SEDC Dr Cliff Ogbede, Executive Director Projects SEDC Hon Toby Okechukwu and Head of Service of SEDC Barr Nnanna Oketa during the South East Development Commission […]

No fewer than 50 agribusiness stakeholders in Oyo State have received training on export readiness, international market access and global trade requirements as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s non-oil export sector. The Export Readiness Training, held in Ibadan, was organised by FutuX Agri-consult Ltd in partnership with the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) […]

In a bid to end export rejections of Nigerian agricultural commodities due to non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and other sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has set up a committee made up of experts to review standards and procedures. Speaking on Monday in Abuja during the inauguration […]

The Federal Government, through the ministry of Agriculture, and food security has inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Agricultural produce residue standards to address recurring export rejections of Nigerian agricultural commodities due to non-compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and other sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. Speaking during the Inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Monday, […]

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing post-harvest losses and improving Nigeria’s food system through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme.  The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the federal inter-agency technical committee meeting on the SAPZ programme. He […]

Stakeholders during inauguration of Export Centre in Lagos. Polaris Bank Ltd and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) at the weekend inaugurated an Export Express Support Centre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre is located at the NACCIMA Secretariat in Ikeja. It is designed to […]

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has trained 18 retired civil servants on entrepreneurship skills development and agro-allied enterprises to enhance food security, employment generation and inclusivity     Speaking during the 5th edition of the entrepreneurship skills development workshop held at the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Abuja, on Friday, the […]

The Kogi State Government has intensified collaboration with federal agencies and international partners to reposition agriculture as the mainstay of the state’s economy, and to boost food security and promote agricultural export. This as the state government embarked on a working visit to Geregu in Ajaokuta Local Government Area on Friday, where government officials and […]