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The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)

Saturday 30 April 2022

National Livestock: Minister, FAO advocate implementation


 The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar and the Country Representative, Food for Agriculture Organization (FAO) have both said that consistent implementation of the 10 years National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) will unlock the full economic potentials of the meat and dairy productivity into agricultural economy development in Nigeria.

Friday 29 April 2022

AfDB boss meets Buhari, unveil plans on food security.

 


The president, African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has said Nigeria is on its priority list of nations that will benefit in the $1.5 billion Africa Emergency Food Production Plan (AfEFPP) meant to checkmate high food prices.

Sunday 24 April 2022

Agric correspondents, Ministry hold national summit on Livestock transformation

The Agricultural Correspondents of Nigeria (ACAN) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) will on Tuesday, April 26th host participants across the states of the federation to a national summit on livestock transformation plan. 

Friday 22 April 2022

CBN advises to assist states with agric projects

 National Coordinator, Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program (phase-1) Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Arabi 

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been implored to institute a developmental agricultural project that will reflect donors from  World and African Development Banks across the states of federation towards achieving food security, wealth and job creations in a more structured and accountable ways.

Thursday 21 April 2022

FG trains millers, farmers on using local contents for feeds



The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained both livestock farmers and feeds millers on how to use our own local materials for nutritious animal feeds at a very competitive cost.

Saturday 16 April 2022

Easter celebration: FG gives out 40TMT foods to IDPs


In obedience to President Mohammadu Buhari's directives to cushion high prices of foods to Nigerians, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has commenced 40,000 metric tons of foods distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country starting with the Federal Territory, Abuja.

Friday 8 April 2022

Sesame seeds yet to list in the anchor program

 National President, Sesame Seeds Association, Alhaji Sheriff Balogun.

Despite the high demand for Nigerian sesame seeds across the globe, with a current global market of roughly $500m, currently generation over $700million annually with the production rate of Nigeria between 450-500 metric tons, the crop is yet to be enlisted on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Program (APB), according to the National President, Sesame Seeds Association, Alhaji Sheriff Balogun.

GMO, a panacea not to sleep on empty stomach, says NABDA DG


 The application of Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs) technology into our food security programme has a solution to avert people from going to sleep without food in their stomachs, said the DG/CEO National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha. Prof. Mustapha stated this at a GMO food largess hosted by Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) as guests were treated to delicacies made from bt cowpea beans.

Wednesday 6 April 2022

What i will do as new Chief of Veterinary, Dr. Maimuna Habib

The new Chief of Veterinary of Nigeria, Dr. Maimuna Habib

 The new Chief of Veterinary of Nigeria, Dr. Maimuna Habib has promised Nigerians a more improved animals’ productivity for internal and external consumptions, saying the concept of yearly animal vaccination is going to be taken more seriously in all the six-geopolitical zones by the government to prevent spread of diseases..

Tuesday 5 April 2022

Images speak @ the Visit of participants of the senior executive course (sec) N0 44 (2022) of the National institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru held at the Honourable minister of Agriculture and Rural Developments Conference room Abuja.

 

Images speak @ the Visit of participants of the senior executive course (sec) N0 44 (2022) of the National institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru held at the Honourable minister of Agriculture and Rural Developments Conference room Abuja.

Senate insists on GMOs thorough regulation, passes bill to committee on environment

In a bit to ensure healthy food consumption and soils management against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) products, the senate presided over by Sen. Ahmad  Lawan has passed to second reading a bill presented to amend some areas of an act provision for National Bio-Safety Management  Agency (NBMA).

Monday 4 April 2022

Youth farmers promise electoral show down for ruling party


The youth farmers under the agies of Agriculture for Food and Job Plan (AFJP) have promised to use their electoral power against the ruling party for not being paid for services rendered as enumerators.

Friday 1 April 2022

Sacked AFAN executives appeal against High Court order


The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) executives led by Architect Kabir Ibrahim have approached the Abuja Court of Appeal to set aside the judgement that sacked them from office, saying the Federal High Court has no jurisdiction on internal matters that relate to civil society organizations like AFAN.